Chainalysis Inc.

Director, Communications and Content

Chainalysis Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $165,000 - $220,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead, coach, and develop a small in-house team of global PR and social media specialists, writers, and agency teams globally
  • Act as “Editor in Chief” of the company blog, maintaining a high bar for editorial quality for posts ranging from original research to SEO content to company, partner, customer, and product announcements
  • Manage major thought leadership media campaigns, many smaller projects, and inbound media requests
  • Work closely with senior executives to enhance their public profiles
  • Collaborate with leaders in marketing and product to launch new products and services
  • 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
  • Leverage opportunities with the media around breaking news related to cryptocurrency regulation, market news, and/or criminal activity
  • Systematically test new channels to reach audiences who don’t know us yet
  • Train and maintain a bench of expert spokespeople
  • Manage communications workflows in the event of a crisis
  • Partner with internal communications to share company news and motivate employees

Requirements

  • A degree in journalism, the liberal arts, or another writing intensive program and 12+ years of relevant experience
  • 4+ years of experience in a people leadership role
  • Directly managed PR agencies, ideally on a global or international scale
  • Designed and run data & content-first media campaigns
  • Experienced in a fast-paced environment and comfortable seizing unexpected opportunities and managing change
  • Built relationships with top-tier media outlets, and regularly worked with reporters and influencers
  • Nice to have experience: Managed multidisciplinary teams
  • Understanding of cryptocurrency technology and ecosystem
  • Experience in policy and/or crisis communication
  • Experience working with both public and private sector customer base
  • Understanding of cybercriminal activities
Benefits
  • Offers Equity
  • Offers Bonus

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
media campaignsSEO contentcrisis communicationdata-driven media campaignsjournalismwritingpublic relationscontent strategyrelationship buildingcryptocurrency technology
Soft skills
leadershipcoachingcollaborationcommunicationadaptabilityrelationship managementteam managementstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingcreativity