Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Chainlink Labs is the industry-standard oracle platform powering decentralized finance (DeFi). They are seeking a Senior Communications Lead, Media Relations to manage the strategy and execution of external announcements across various sectors including banking and capital markets, while ensuring clear communication of complex narratives to diverse audiences.
Responsibilities
- Lead media strategy and execution for Chainlink's 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 across top-tier business, financial, broadcast, crypto, fintech, and institutional trade publications
- Build and maintain strong personal relationships with journalists, editors, producers, and bookers across financial services, technology, crypto, and capital markets
- Identify the right targets for each announcement; mainstream business outlets, financial television, crypto-native publications, trade media, podcasts, newsletters, and industry analysts
- Own the full announcement process: strategy, press materials, targeted pitching, embargo management, spokesperson prep, interview coordination, coverage tracking, and post-launch reporting
- Prepare executives and spokespeople for interviews, briefings, broadcast appearances, podcasts, conference media, and sensitive conversations
- Write and refine press releases, pitches, messaging documents, Q&As, briefing materials, talking points, reactive statements, and reporter backgrounders
- Monitor market, media, policy, and Web3 narratives to find timely openings for Chainlink to enter or shape the broader conversation
- Partner cross-functionally with product, business development, ecosystem, legal, policy, marketing, social, and content teams to keep all external communications accurate and strategically aligned
Skills
- At least 7+ years of communications, PR, or media relations experience, ideally across 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; including journalists, editors, producers, and bookers
- Demonstrated ability to turn complex or technical topics into simple, compelling narratives for mainstream and professional financial audiences
- Strong understanding of the Web3 industry, 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, able to manage multiple announcements, stakeholders, and timelines at once
- 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 where major announcements don't always fit a traditional 9-to-5
- New York City; based or able to be regularly present in New York for executive media engagements, broadcast interviews, reporter meetings, and financial industry events
- Existing relationships with producers, bookers, and reporters at top financial broadcast outlets
- Experience supporting communications for banking, capital markets, tokenization, stablecoin, payments, or financial-infrastructure announcements
- Experience managing media relations for both crypto-native and mainstream business audiences
- Agency management experience; setting expectations, coordinating execution, and holding partners accountable to measurable outcomes
- Experience supporting executives at conferences, in broadcast studios, on podcasts, and in live media environments
- Strong interest in how Chainlink is bringing capital markets onchain
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