Senior Communications Lead, Media Relations
Skills
AdoptionAgency ManagementBackgroundersBriefingEuroclearJournalismManaging Media Relations
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- 7+ years of communications PR or media relations experience in crypto fintech financial services capital markets enterprise technology or high-growth tech
- Proven track record securing coverage for major company product partnership funding institutional or ecosystem announcements
- Strong existing relationships with top-tier business financial broadcast crypto fintech and trade media
- Ability to turn complex or technical topics into simple compelling narratives for mainstream and professional financial audiences
- Strong understanding of Web3 including DeFi tokenization stablecoins blockchain infrastructure crypto markets and institutional adoption
- Excellent writing and editing across press releases pitches messaging documents Q&As briefing materials and executive talking points
- Highly organized and execution-oriented with ability to manage multiple announcements stakeholders and timelines
- Comfortable working directly with senior executives and preparing them for high-stakes media moments
- Experience working in-house at an agency or across both
- Able to thrive in a remote-first environment with overlap to EST
Nice to have
- New York presence
- Financial broadcast contacts
- Banking communications
- Capital markets experience
- Crypto and mainstream audiences
- Agency leadership
- Conference support
- Interest in capital markets onchain
Day to day
- Lead media strategy and execution for major announcements across DeFi banking capital markets tokenized assets stablecoins interoperability data and compliance
- Translate complex technical institutional and market-infrastructure developments into clear narratives for mainstream business financial crypto and trade audiences
- Secure high-quality earned coverage and manage the full announcement process including pitching embargoes spokesperson prep interview coordination coverage tracking and post-launch reporting
Hiring process
- Applications reviewed within two weeks after posting closes
- Candidate receives status update shortly after closing date