Communications Lead

6-10+ years experience in a comms agency, journalism, venture and/or in-house environment
Deep relationships across press, newsletters, and podcasts; ability to navigate both new and traditional media without losing the nuance of what works in each environment
Experience managing comms across highly varied scenarios (executives, companies, technologists, etc)
Exceptional writing that can make the complex simple; can communicate with substance, objectivity and clarity
Ability to move quickly and decisively without jeopardizing quality or impact
High agency and optimistic approach; takes ownership of outcomes while working well across all personality types
Ability to build trust and credibility with any type of media – from features and product/technology-oriented to issues response

Lead strategy on portfolio company news, funding announcements, and issues response in partnership with agency
Assist CMO on comms strategy to scale the reach and impact of the Investing & Research team
Develop end-to-end comms strategies on everything from product launches and technical breakthroughs to critical shifts in industry-wide narratives
Manage press inbound with our comms agency; day-to-day partnership with agency on overall comms strategy and execution
Design playbooks and trainings for portfolio companies on storytelling, comms strategy and message discipline
Creative and quality partner to our policy team on issues and opportunities impacting the future of national and global crypto policy
Partner with our events and content team on content strategy and programming; develop and test creative approaches to scale impact and reach of content and storylines that emerge from our events

No preferred qualifications provided.