Sr. Communications Manager

About the role

At Tinder, we’re changing how people think about what Tinder is—between IRL Events, Group Hangouts, a new visual identity, and a wave of features built to make dating feel more human. This role sits at the center of that story: translating product innovation into narratives that break through, backed by real data, told with real craft. You’ll partner with Product, Product Marketing, Analytics, and Brand from the earliest stages of feature planning, shaping the story as a communications partner in the room. You’ll also own the data side of the story: spotting angles in behavioral trends, getting them approved, and pitching directly to press.

This role reports to the Head of Global Communications and operates from our New York office in a hybrid environment requiring in-office partnership 3x a week.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead communications strategy for major feature launches, partnering with Product, Product Marketing, and Brand from early planning through launch day
• Translate product improvements into stories consumers care about—why a feature makes dating better, not just what it does
• Turn complex product areas into simple, credible narratives with clear proof points
• Spot creative, non-obvious angles in Tinder's product and behavioral data and turn them into pitchable stories that break through a crowded feed
• Request and scope data pulls with Analytics, and shepherd every data-backed claim through approval (methodology, sample size, sign-off) before it reaches a reporter or agency
• Package approved data and narrative for PR agency partners to execute in-market pitch outreach
• Bring comms' perspective into cross-functional launch planning early enough to help shape the story, flagging when a narrative needs more definition or a claim isn’t ready
• Personally draft pitches and maintain your own press relationships

Requirements

• 5+ years in communications, ideally spanning both product and consumer storytelling in consumer tech
• A track record of hands-on management of feature launches with cross-functional teams, from strategy through placement
• Sharp instincts for finding the signal in a roadmap or dataset before anyone else spots it
• A real read on how the media landscape is shifting, and genuine curiosity about newer formats like podcasts and social-first reporters, not just traditional trade and consumer press
• Live media relationships—when a reporter emails, you’re the one who picks up the phone
• Comfort being in the room early with Product, Product Marketing, and Brand, not just receiving a brief after the fact
• Enough data fluency to look at behavioral numbers or performance metrics and find the one angle that’s a compelling story

Nice to Have

• An agency background, and the hunger to grow inside a company that moves quickly
• Experience navigating claims approval processes at a consumer tech company (working with Analytics or Legal to defend a stat before it goes external)
• The range to work a product-feature story one week and a bigger brand or cultural story the next

Benefits

• Flexible vacation and 10 sick days
• Time off to volunteer and charitable donations matched up to $15,000 annually
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
• 100% 401(k) employer match up to 10%
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• 100% paid parental leave (including for non-birthing parents) and family forming benefits
• Investment in your development: mentorship through MentorMatch, access to 6,000+ online courses via Udemy, and a $3,000 annual stipend for professional development
• Investment in your wellness: access to mental health support via Modern Health, paid concierge medical membership, pet insurance, fitness membership subsidy, and commuter subsidy
• Free subscription to Tinder Gold

Pay

The salary range for this position is $155,000 - $170,000. Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This range is reflective of a position based in New York, New York, and may be subject to geographic adjustment if authorized to work outside of this location.

Schedule

This is a hybrid role requiring in-office collaboration three times per week in either New York City or Los Angeles (preference for New York).