Zero Hash
Director / VP, Communications
Chicago, IL / New York, NY (any location)Full-timeGlobal
š Executiveš Remote
ActivePosted within the last 30 days
Job Description
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You will own earned media and the corporate narrative, advising the CEO and executive leadership on messaging and interviews. You will craft and adapt stories for financial, fintech, and crypto outlets, build and maintain reporter relationships, proactively pitch major announcements, and oversee internal communications alignment as needed.
Requirements
- ā10-12+ years experience in financial services, fintech, payments, or crypto communications
- āEstablished relationships across major business and financial media
- āDirect experience advising CEOs and senior executives
- āAbility to distill complex technical and regulatory topics into accessible narratives
- āData fluency and comfort anchoring stories in metrics and research
- āAbility to tailor messaging across institutional, technical, and industry audiences
- āExecutive presence and professionalism
- āCapacity to set strategy and execute independently
Responsibilities
- āLead and execute earned media strategy across financial, business, fintech, crypto, and technology publications
- āServe as strategic communications advisor to the CEO and executive leadership
- āAdapt messaging and storytelling based on audience, outlet, and market context
- āDevelop and maintain relationships with reporters, editors, and producers
- āDrive proactive pitching tied to product launches, partnerships, data reports, and major market moments
- āSecure executive interviews, thought leadership placements, speaking opportunities, and awards
- āShape and refine the corporate narrative across announcements and partner communications
- āPartner with Product, Relationship Management, and CMO on joint announcements and positioning
- āLeverage proprietary data and market insights to create differentiated story angles
- āOversee internal communications alignment as needed
Benefits & Perks
- āHealthcare insurance (U.S. only) with employer covering roughly 100% of employee premiums and a portion of spouse/children
- āVision insurance (U.S. only)
- āDental insurance (U.S. only)
- āChance to earn equity
- āMaternity and paternity leave (after 6 months)
- āWeWork All Access Membership
- āWork-from-home yearly stipend
- āLearning and development yearly stipend (after 6 months)
Tech Stack
financial mediamedia relationspitchingFintechcorporate narrativethought leadershipnarrative