Director, Communications and Content

The Communications team at Chainalysis is made up of public relations experts, trained economists, policy experts, skilled writers, and information designers who leverage data-driven insights to demonstrate that Chainalysis knows the most about what’s happening on blockchains. We’re vibrant storytellers who produce cutting-edge original research that has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, and more.

The Director of Communications and Content is a strong writer and storyteller, savvy media strategist, analytical and data-driven thinker, and motivating people and agency manager.

In this role, you’ll:

• 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

We’re looking for candidates who have:

• 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

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