Senior Communications Manager

Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is an organization dedicated to advancing blockchain technology and fostering inclusive access to the global financial infrastructure. Established in 2014, SDF has been instrumental in the significant development and expansion of the Stellar blockchain network, a high-performance, open-source platform that supports developers and businesses worldwide. With a commitment to innovation, SDF is continuously growing its team to meet the evolving needs of the Stellar ecosystem.

SDF is notable for its mission-driven approach, aiming to create equitable financial opportunities through cutting-edge technological advancements. The team focuses on maintaining and enhancing cloud infrastructures, supporting development processes, and ensuring the robustness and scalability of their services.

Interested in working on cutting-edge blockchain technology and creating equitable access to the global financial system? Since 2014, the mission-driven team at the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has helped fuel the tremendous growth of the Stellar blockchain network, an open-source platform that operates at high-scale today. Developers and companies around the world build on it, and the SDF team is expanding to support the rapidly growing and changing Stellar ecosystem.

SDF communications team helps tell the story of the Stellar network, the countless developers and businesses building the next generation of financial services on the network, and the ways the technology advances SDF’s mission of increasing financial access. We’re looking for a communications professional to help build awareness for and deepen the public understanding of SDF, the Stellar network, and its ecosystem of builders.

The ideal candidate will enjoy working collaboratively and cross-functionally to drive coordinated campaigns that align to SDF’s roadmap and help tell the stories of the vibrant Stellar ecosystem and mission. They will have experience developing media strategy and enjoy engaging with reporters and will have a creative approach to storytelling, with strong writing skills.

To succeed, you’ll be proactive, organized, and able to thrive in a fast-paced and scrappy environment. You will need to both help set strategy and be willing to execute.

In this role, you will:

• Drive our earned and owned communications strategy to build awareness for the Stellar network and the Stellar ecosystem.
• Translate the complexity of the Stellar network and the scope of our impact into pitches and stories that expand what people think of when they hear “Stellar.”
• Think creatively and outside the box in order to tell the stories happening of the network and its ecosystem partners.
• Develop and maintain relationships with industry press outlets, reporters and influencers.
• Draft blogs, press releases, messaging, op-eds and other content.
• Help manage relationships with PR agencies and vendors.
• Work with SDF marketing team to track impact of events to inform strategies that amplify outreach to target audiences.

Qualifications:

• Experience driving projects internally that result in external communications opportunities.
• Experience in media relations, including pitching and building relationships with the press.
• Ability to set strategy, drive and execute projects.
• Experience managing across teams to drive results.
• Solid research, writing and editing skills.
• Excellent project management and organization skills.

We offer competitive pay with a base salary range for this position of $130,000 - $170,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, we offer lumen-denominated grants along with the following perks and benefits:

• Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependants.
• Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company-wide holiday break.
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for both non-birthing and birthing parents, as well as up to 14 weeks of paid pregnancy leave for birthing parents.
• Gym reimbursement ($80 per month).
• Life & ADD (up to $50K).
• Short & Long term disability.
• 401K with 4% match.
• Health & Dependent Care FSA Accounts.
• Commuter benefits with $250/month employer contribution.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution.
• Family building benefits through Kindbody.
• L&D budget of $1,500/year.
• Daily lunch and snacks in office.
• Company retreats.

About Stellar: Stellar is more than a blockchain. Powered by a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable network made for financial products and services and a thriving and passionate ecosystem that includes a non-profit organization driven by a mission, Stellar is paving the path to unlock the world’s economic potential through blockchain technology.

About the Stellar Development Foundation: The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization focused on working with and supporting changemakers to create equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology. SDF provides grants, investments, funding, and other awards to builders and organizations. SDF also develops resources and tooling on the Stellar network to help unlock real world utility. As a nonprofit foundation, SDF puts the health of the Stellar network and the Stellar ecosystem and its mission above all else.

SDF is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. SDF does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal law.