Senior Communications Manager, Kikoff
$135-190k
+ Equity
More information about location
Personal finance & credit building platform
Be an early applicant
Personal finance & credit building platform
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$135-190k
+ Equity
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To provide refreshingly fair, effective and simple pathways to meet your financial goals.
Role
Who you are
- Extensive experience (8+ years) in communications, with a strong focus on consumer products or technology
- Proven track record of delivering results
- Excellent strategic thinking, prioritization, and speed of execution
- Strong ability to maintain and foster media relationships. Bonus for having established relevant relationships already
- Ability to craft compelling stories, refine messaging through iteration, and inspire teams with clear and passionate storytelling and exceptional writing
- Adept at aligning stakeholders across diverse teams with competing priorities to ensure cohesive execution of PR strategies
- Deep understanding of consumer behavior and cultural trends in the space with an ability to match our product into the current narrative
- Culturally savvy, curious, and agile in fast-paced environments, constantly innovating while staying true to the brand identity
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Sr Communications Manager who can help us continue to grow as the #1 credit-building app
- Kikoff financial products have already helped hundreds of thousands of customers improve their credit scores; and with your help we can improve the financial lives of millions more
- You will be our first communications hire and define our PR strategy, KPIs, metrics, and initiatives with our cofounders and leadership
- You will own media relations, shape press angles and releases, and build and shape Kikoff’s public awareness and perception
- Establish PR and communications as our first hire
- Stand up and develop a strong media presence with both consumer and business media, measuring and improving favorability and share of voice
- Develop a comprehensive PR strategy and program and systematically secure coverage and shape our presence
- Prepare and coach Kikoff leaders and spokespersons for consumer-focused media appearances
- Own PR metrics measurement and grow them
- Keep pulse on our awareness, sentiment, perception, consumer trends and competitor activities and share of voice and dive into what drives those metrics and improve them over time
- Spot and leverage cultural trends to highlight Kikoff’s relevance and capabilities
- Manage proactive media relations endeavors, securing impactful coverage in top-tier consumer, lifestyle, and mainstream media across print, digital, and broadcast channels
- Work closely with Product, Partnerships, Marketing, Legal, and other team members to develop cohesive and compelling PR campaigns
- Preempt crisis before they happen - but quickly manage them if something still happens
Our take
Having a solid credit history is a fundamental building block for financial health and there is a large market of people looking to build or rebuild their credit scores. Roughly half of all American adults have subprime credit or no credit whatsoever, and it’s safe to say there is a demand for credit products tailored to beginners and builders.
Kikoff is a credit-building platform aimed at Millennials and GenZ. Their signature product helps consumers without a credit history to positively influence several key aspects of their credit score. This includes their payment history, how much they owe, and the length of their account history.
Kikoff's goal is to help customers across their entire financial journeys and create a simple and positive banking relationship: from stabilizing cash flows to accumulating savings, and building towards long-term goals such as a mortgage. The company plans to build out its technology and team, across all function areas, to bring new products to market in the future.
Kirsty
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2021
$30m
SERIES B
Jul 2020
$10m
SERIES A
Total funding: $42.5m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage - Kikoff covers the full cost of health insurance!
- Stock Options
- Generous unlimited vacation policy to help you recharge
- Regular team building events to help you get to know the Kikoff team and soo much more!
Company values
- Extreme ownership
- Clear communication
- A strong sense of craftsmanship
- The desire to create lasting work and work relationships
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Cynthia Chen
(Co-Founder & CEO)An experienced Chief Revenue/Risk Officer, Cynthia has worked at OnDeck, LendingHome and Figure. Co-founded Figure in 2018, and Kikoff in 2019.
Christophe Chong
(CTO)Experience as a Software Engineer at Facebook from 2016-2019, and Head of Growth at Lime between 2018-2019. Co-founded Kikoff in 2019.
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