Relay

Director of Communications

New York, NY · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 11 days ago

LeadershipCommunication

About the role

We do this by replacing financial guesswork with real visibility, transforming cash flow from a constant source of stress into a clear signal owners can use to run stronger, more resilient businesses.
The annual salary range for this role is $216,000 USD to $264,000 USD.
For candidates who demonstrate full readiness for the defined scope of the role, the typical starting salary is $240,000 USD.

Own executive communications for the CEO and leadership team, including speech writing, op-eds, LinkedIn presence, and media prep-helping Relay's founders show up as credible, recognizable voices in their category.
You'd rather build something better than defend something familiar.
If you require accommodations at any stage of the hiring process, please reach out to your Talent Partner.
Offers below this point reflect candidates we believe can grow into the full scope of the role with support and development.
You're a strategic operator who can build systems and processes, not just campaigns-you know what a mature comms function looks like and can run toward it from scratch.
You're comfortable being the only one in the room who owns this function, which means you're low-ego about doing the work while being high-conviction about the strategy.

You have 8+ years in communications, PR, or corporate affairs roles, with meaningful experience at a high-growth SaaS, fintech, or consumer brand.
You have strong executive communications chops: you've written for a CEO, shaped a founder's public presence, and know how to coach someone who's brilliant but not naturally a media personality.
You're a skilled writer with a high editorial bar-you can cut through jargon, write for a small business owner, and tell a financial product story without making it sound like a financial product.
You have experience working with brands that serve small business owners or self-employed professionals.
You have a public POV on communications, media, or brand-newsletter, talks, a LinkedIn presence people actually follow.

Our Compensation Approach
Compensation follows impact.
As impact increases, compensation grows, and we do not limit compensation changes to a once-a-year review cycle.
The annual salary range for this role is $216,000 USD to $264,000 USD.
For candidates who demonstrate full readiness for the defined scope of the role, the typical starting salary is $240,000 USD.
We encourage you to have a conversation with your recruiter and ask questions about compensation throughout the hiring process.

Lead the relationship with our PR agency, setting the strategic agenda, driving accountability on coverage outcomes, and ensuring the partnership is pulling in the same direction as internal priorities.
Drive communications around product launches, brand campaigns, and company milestones, partnering with PMM and Brand to build integrated announcement plans that earn coverage rather than just distribute press releases.

Build and manage a proactive media program-expanding relationships with reporters covering fintech, SMB, and entrepreneurship beats, pitching stories before they need to be pitched, and getting Relay into conversations we aren't currently part of.
We're looking for people who are relentless, curious, and care deeply about the work.

This listing is sourced directly from Relay's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.