Summary

In this role, you’ll: 

1. Lead, coach, and develop a small in-house team of global PR and social media specialists, as well as agency teams in 12+ markets
2. Manage major thought leadership media campaigns and many smaller projects
3. Work closely with senior executives to enhance their public profiles
4. Collaborate with leaders in marketing and product to launch new products and services
5. Develop close relationships with key business, finance, policy, and tech journalists at major publications in the mainstream media and cryptocurrency-specific news outlets and secure top-tier coverage 
6. Leverage opportunities with the media around breaking news related to cryptocurrency regulation, market news, and/or criminal activity 
7. Systematically test new channels to reach audiences who don’t know us yet
8. Train and maintain a bench of expert spokespeople
9. Manage communications workflows in the event of a crisis 
10. Partner with internal communications to share company news and motivate employees

We’re looking for candidates who have: 

1. A degree in journalism, the liberal arts, or another writing intensive program and 12+ years of relevant experience
2. 4+ years of experience in a people leadership role
3. Managed multidisciplinary teams
4. Directly managed PR agencies, ideally on a global or international scale 
5. Designed and run data & content-first media campaigns
6. Experience in a fast-paced environment, and are comfortable seizing unexpected opportunities and managing change
7. Built relationships with top-tier media outlets, and regularly worked with reporters and influencers

Nice to have experience:

1. Understanding of cryptocurrency technology and ecosystem 
2. Experience in policy and/or crisis communication
3. Experience working with both public and private sector customer base

Skills

• Communications Skills
• Leadership
• PR and Media Relations