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This proposal is to hire @clayboyn as a Community and Project Manager for the SPS DAO for the period of one year at the rate of $60,000 USD, to be paid in monthly installments of $5,000 in USDT tokens. Members of the DAO would be free to submit a proposal to terminate this position for any reason. @clayboyn will maintain the right to terminate the position at the end of any monthly pay period for any reason as well.
It is extremely important that we increase and maintain the separation between the DAO and the Splinterlands company going forward, which is why I believe it will be very beneficial for the DAO to directly hire someone to act as its representative in dealing with Splinterlands, as well as other outside organizations, such as exchanges, in order to ensure that the DAO's interests are being seen to.
To date, the Splinterlands company has been providing a number of services on the DAO's behalf, for free, but given the company's need to aggresively manage expenses and the DAO having significant resources available, it is time for the DAO to begin to handle things like tournament creation, working with outside third-parties, and overseeing the implementation of passed proposals on its own.
Responsibilities
This role will primarily see to the following list of responsibilities, however I expect the responsibilities to naturally grow and change over time as the needs of the project change, and it is important that the person taking on this role is able to grow and adapt with the ecosystem, which I feel that Clayboyn will be able to handle quite well.
- Oversee and manage the implementation of any approved governance proposals, including interfacing with the Splinterlands team and/or any other external organizations to ensure that proposals are implemented correctly and in a timely manner, as well as keeping the community apprised of the status
- Work directly with the Splinterlands team to provide feedback on player sentiment and desires ensuring representation from the community
- Work with the Splinterlands team and community to vet and establish strategic partnerships in the Web3 space for the SPS DAO
- Act as a liason for the DAO in any Market Maker or Exchange listing negotiations
- Create and maintain DAO-sponsored Splinterlands tournaments and work with the community to gather feedback on tournament schedules and parameters
- Work with community members to offer guidance on new SPS proposal ideas to ensure that they are clear, complete, and can be realistically implemented should they be approved
- Promote and grow awareness for the SPS token on social media
- Work with the Splinterlands team and the community to help manage and moderate the Splinterlands discord server
Qualifications
I believe that Clayboyn is quite qualified for this role and after having had the pleasure of working with him over the past few years I believe he would do an excellent job and provide significant value to the DAO if given the opportunity.
- He has over 2 years of experience working directly with the Splinterlands team to manage and grow social media accounts, helping to moderate the Discord server and helping with establishing and handling strategic partnerships.
- He’s been a major part of Exchange and Market Making discussions related to the SPS DAO and has worked closely with @blockchainff to vet any potential partnerships to ensure they negotiate the best terms possible for the DAO.
- He has a fundamental understanding of the Splinterlands ecosystem, the underlying tech, including the HIVE blockchain, and a strong grasp on community sentiment and has a willingness to have honest and transparent discussions to work towards a brighter future for the SPS DAO and Splinterlands.
- He has over 10 years of experience in crypto working with multiple projects to build communities and has even hosted tournaments for Splinterlands as a volunteer in the early days.
- He’s extremely passionate about both the SPS DAO and Splinterlands and will work tirelessly to help both succeed.
Final Thoughts
I expect that many members of the community might question the need for the DAO to hire someone to work for it directly, and if that would be worth the cost. I believe that as the Splinterlands team steps back from the role of managing the DAO, the need will quickly become more apparent.
From a cost perspective, the $60k being offered as an annual salary for this role comes to only about 4% of the non-SL funds that the DAO currently has available (this mean funds that are not held in Splinterlands tokens such as DEC, SPS, or packs). This is quite small and I believe it would be well worth it to have someone directly working for the SPS token holders full time.
Additionally, this is in no means a permanent arrangement. As mentioned at the start of the proposal, the term of this contract is one year, at which point a new proposal would need to be passed for it to continue. On top of that, the DAO can vote to end the contract early at any time and for any reason. Ultimately, I believe that this is a relatively small cost for a large potential opportunity, without requiring any long-term commitment, and I believe the community is unlikely to find anyone more qualified than @clayboyn for such a reasonable rate.
UPDATE
After receiving feedback from the community, I feel it will be beneficial to add one additional item to this proposal:
Assuming this proposal passes, any future proposals to end this contract will only need a 50%+ majority vote to pass rather than the typical 66.6%. This will help reduce the risk to the DAO of accepting this proposal and ensure that a 33+% minority cannot keep the contract in place if the majority of staked SPS token holders wants to end it.