Senior Communications Lead, Media Relations

About the role

Chainlink Labs is seeking a Senior Communications Lead, Media Relations to own the strategy and execution of our most important external announcements across DeFi, banking, capital markets, and institutional adoption. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role for someone who has repeatedly secured meaningful coverage around major company, product, partnership, and market-moving news.

Requirements

• 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
• Able to thrive in a remote-first environment where major announcements don't always fit a traditional 9-to-5

Preferred Requirements

• 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