ARDC Communication Thread

Arbitrum Research & Development Committee (ARDC) Supervisory Council
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Supervisory Council Update: Communications Role Consolidation

After careful consideration, all parties involved in the matter are in agreement to consolidate the communications roles, with @JuanRah, who has already been handling the majority of the communications responsibilities, continuing as the sole Communications member for the remainder of the term. Considering the changes in responsibilities and taking into account the decrease in ARB price, JuanRah’s monthly compensation will be increased from 5K ARB to 8.75K ARB. With an expected ~20 hours per week of work and ARB priced at ~$0.3, this would put the hourly compensation at ~$32, which all parties agreed is a fair rate.

As many in the community are aware, the ARDC V2 Supervisory Council was originally structured with two Communications members. With Frisson’s departure, @Tamara created a post on April 9th seeking input from delegates on four potential options to determine the best path forward, given the ARDC has 3 months remaining of its current term.

Upon review of the original ARDC V2 proposal, we found no explicit procedure for handling voluntary departures mid-term, unlike the process specified for removing members. Taking into account the feedback received by delegates and the short amount of time remaining in the current term, the ARDC Supervisory Council, in collaboration with all other relevant ARDC parties, came to the conclusion that it makes the most sense to consolidate the role.

Rationale

  1. Existing work distribution: JuanRah has already been managing approximately 75% of the communications workload, including maintaining key relationships with service providers, organizing calls, and handling most of the community-facing communications.
  2. Continuity: Having JuanRah take full responsibility ensures seamless continuation of ongoing work without disruption from onboarding a new member.
  3. Resource allocation: This approach would allow us to redirect a portion of Frisson’s compensation to JuanRah for taking on additional responsibilities.

Workload & Compensation Adjustment

JuanRah will be assuming the full communications workload, which requires approximately 18-21 hours per week:

  1. Translating ARDC Updates and Research Findings (5 hours/week)
  • Reading and understanding complex research (2 hours)
  • Simplifying and writing forum posts/communications (2 hours)
  • Editing and finalizing content (1 hour)
  1. Stakeholder Engagement (5 hours/week)
  • Coordinating with service providers (2 hours)
  • Communication with the Supervisory Council and Foundation (2 hours)
  • Delegate outreach and feedback collection (1 hour)
  1. Bi-weekly Community Calls (7 hours per event, averaging 3-4 hours/week)
  • Preparation and agenda setting (2 hours)
  • Coordinating with presenters (2 hours)
  • Hosting the actual call (1 hour)
  • Post-call follow-up and documentation (2 hours)
  1. Communications Strategy Implementation (3 hours/week)
  • Updating Notion pages and documentation (2 hours)
  • Planning upcoming communications (1 hour)
  1. Social Media Management (4 hours/week)
  • Creating X threads (2 hours)
  • Hosting X Spaces (1 hour)
  • Monitoring and responding to community feedback (1 hour)

As such, JuanRah’s compensation will be adjusted to 8750 ARB per month to reflect the increase in responsibilities and mandate, redirecting funds originally allocated to Frisson’s position.

Next Steps

The Supervisory Council will work with JuanRah to ensure all communications responsibilities continue to be met efficiently. In the meantime, the ARDC will continue to focus on its current deliverables and research initiatives.

We’re excited to announce our upcoming Twitter Space where we’ll discuss the recent Governance Attack research. Join us on April 30th at 17:00 UTC, where @Atomist from @CastleCapital and Harsh from @Nethermind will present their findings and answer community questions. The space will be hosted on the @arbitrumdao_gov account and will be added to the DAO calendar. Set a reminder for the space using this link.

This Twitter space is part of our ongoing efforts to make ARDC research accessible to the wider community and facilitate discussions around critical topics for Arbitrum governance. Additionally, the next ARDC Bi-Weekly Hours has been rescheduled to Friday, May 2nd at 16:00 UTC to accommodate the International Labor Day holiday on May 1st. We hope to see many delegates at both!

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