According to a job posting on Linkedin, Youtube is looking for a director who will work with Web3 technology. While Youtube requires 15 years of product management experience, the company prefers a candidate that is familiar with “buying, owning, and trading cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and tokens.”
YouTube Wants to Hire a Director for Web3
Youtube, along with its parent company Alphabet Google (Google), have announced plans to investigate blockchain and Web3 technology. Last week, Bitcoin.com News reported on Alphabet (Google) revealing its plans, and the firm’s subsidiary Youtube published a blog post explaining that it has aims to leverage non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
YouTube’s chief product officer Neal Mohan’s blog post states:
Web3 offers new possibilities for creators. New technologies such as blockchain and NFTs may allow creators to develop deeper connections with their followers.
This week, Youtube published a job listing on Linkedin looking for a Web3 director with a bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field. The job’s title is called “Director, Product Management, YouTube Web3” and it requires 15 years of product management experience in terms of minimum qualifications. As far as Youtube’s preferences are concerned, it hopes the candidate has utilized blockchain technology.
Preferences include “understanding of cryptocurrencies, blockchain, consensus mechanisms, NFTs, and other Web3 technologies,” and “experience buying, owning, and trading cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and tokens.” In terms of responsibilities the candidate must:
Representative Youtube Web3 for executive-level talks, outside organizations, industry events and in executive conversations with executive partners.
Youtube’s Job Listing Follows Massive Amounts of Capital Directed at Web3 Tech
Youtube’s focus on Web3 comes at a time when the technology is seeing enormous growth and venture capital. FTX Ventures, Near Foundation and Animoca Brands all launched a venture capital fund of $2 billion to boost Web3, while Animoca Brands and FTX Ventures each raised $158 million for Web3 expansion.
While Youtube’s director of Web3 product management is based in San Bruno, California, salary information for Youtube’s Web3 job position is not available. During the last four days, 23 applicants applied for Youtube’s Web3 job.
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