Director, PR & Communications Strategy

Wachsman; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wachsman is a global communications and strategy consultancy, advising founders and executives at the cutting edge of emerging technologies. The role will be remote initially, with a transition to a hybrid model in coming months.

The candidate will translate client needs into strategic PR actions, guide messaging, and oversee high-impact campaigns while managing media relations and crises for sophisticated clients in fintech and beyond.

Qualifications

• 7-9 years of recent PR agency experience conducting media relations.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of fintech and/or financial services sectors preferred
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and to identify opportunities for clients
• Excellent knowledge of the media landscape
• Ability to communicate clearly and transfer complex information in a concise and clear form
• Ability to prioritise and plan effectively
• Strong attention to detail
• Accomplished workshop facilitator
• Crisis communications experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams successfully
• Motivated to excel in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to maintain a high level of social, organisational and professional standards in job-related activities

Responsibilities

• Translate client business needs into PR action with compelling messaging and strategies that excite and invigorate clients
• Guide the creation, editing, and standards of client press materials, messaging and strategic plans
• Provide strategic counsel to ambitious, challenging and technical clients
• Oversee the planning and successful execution of highly impactful PR campaigns
• Provide counsel and strategy for branding, reputation management; embrace and understand the principles of global media relations
• Direct crisis communications response for clients
• Demonstrate commitment to industry, agency, and clients by mastering industry knowledge and understanding clients’ businesses
• Develop and maintain relationships with influential media to secure and grow coverage. Be an escalation point for high-stakes, high-value media opportunities and editor-level interactions on behalf of clients
• Conduct meetings with clients and new business
• Lead productive internal training and external client strategy workshops, including messaging and narrative development sessions and media training

Skills

PR agency experience

Written and verbal communication

Strategic thinking

Media relations

Crisis communications

Team leadership

Workshop facilitation

Fintech knowledge

Fast-paced environment

Job description

Wachsman is a global communications and strategy consultancy, advising founders and executives at the cutting edge of emerging technologies. The role will be remote initially, with a transition to a hybrid model in coming months.

The candidate will translate client needs into strategic PR actions, guide messaging, and oversee high-impact campaigns while managing media relations and crises for sophisticated clients in fintech and beyond.