# Communications Director

**Company:** [Rain](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/rain)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Communications
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Earned Media, Pr Strategy, Executive Communication, Thought Leadership, Media Relations, Crisis Communications, Messaging Frameworks, Agency Management, Newsjacking, Speaking Opportunities
**Posted:** 2026-02-05

> Leads earned media, executive communications, and crisis response for a fintech/crypto payments company. Drives visibility across enterprise, fintech, and crypto audiences while partnering with sales, product, and leadership teams. Requires 8-12+ years in high-growth tech PR.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own Rain’s earned media strategy end-to-end, driving sustained visibility and credibility across enterprise, fintech, TradFi, and crypto audiences
- Lead communications for major company moments, including product launches, partnerships, funding announcements, and corporate milestones
- Elevate Rain’s leadership team through proactive executive communications, thought leadership, and top-tier media placements
- Build and evolve core messaging frameworks that scale across press, speaking, content, and regional marketing efforts
- Partner closely with Sales, Business Development, Product, and Executive Leadership to provide air cover for pipeline growth and strategic initiatives
- Manage and hold a high-performing external PR agency accountable to outcomes, not activity
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with select top reporters across business, fintech, payments, and crypto media
- Identify and execute timely newsjacking opportunities that reinforce Rain’s point of view on the market
- Oversee earned speaking opportunities, from industry conferences to executive panels and media events
- Partner with regional marketing and BD teams to localize narratives and announcements for markets such as LATAM and beyond
- Lead crisis communications planning and execution, ensuring Rain is prepared to respond clearly and confidently when it matters most

## Requirements
- 8–12+ years of experience in communications, PR, or strategic storytelling at a high-growth technology company, or agency that explicitly focused on this category segment
- Direct experience navigating both the hype phase and the operational maturity phase of a fast-scaling company
- A strong track record of managing and scaling agency relationships while remaining hands-on as an individual contributor
- Experience working cross-functionally with executives, product, legal, sales, and regional teams across multiple countries
- Exceptional writing and editorial judgment, with the ability to simplify complex topics without losing credibility
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment with shifting priorities
- A strong ownership mentality—you see gaps, fill them, and drive work forward without waiting for perfect inputs
- Willingness and ability to be a senior IC as the function grows

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience leading or supporting communications around mergers, acquisitions, or major corporate restructurings
- Exposure to public-company communications, including earnings cycles, regulatory considerations, or investor relations coordination

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