Communications Manager, Affirm
$138.8-208.2k
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POS installment loans
Job no longer available
POS installment loans
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$138.8-208.2k
Plus Equity
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver honest and transparent financial products that improve users' lives.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is a self-starter, persuasive storyteller, critical thinker, and problem solver
- They are an excellent writer, highly organized, and detail-oriented
- They love spending time with reporters, have a track record of media results, and bring long-standing reporter relationships
- They are collaborative, adaptable, tenacious, and excel in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- 5-7 years of PR/communications experience — in-house and/or agency — preferably with partner and/or product communications experience and time spent in a dynamic consumer tech company environment
- Strong writer and communicator who is confident pitching ideas internally and externally
- Extraordinary teammate — no job is too big or too small — who is eager to make their mark in a fast-paced organization
- Exceptional project management skills, with a heightened attention to detail
- Understanding of data-based measurement and decision making
What the job involves
- We're looking for a highly-talented, results-oriented communications professional to join the Communications Team
- The team advances Affirm’s business objectives in conjunction with building and protecting the company’s reputation
- Partner with other leading communications experts, marketers, and cross-functional teams to advance Affirm's mission and business objectives through creative, compelling storytelling opportunities
- Support communications efforts that increase Affirm’s awareness and preference among consumers and merchants through earned media, content, and social strategies
- Develop and execute communications strategies for key company initiatives, including merchant announcements, product launches and thought leadership, creating materials such as blog posts, press releases, talking points, FAQs, and media lists
- Identify, research and design unique story angles that proactively insert Affirm into the conversation or enable meaningful participation
- Manage complex issues impacting multiple audiences, collaborating closely with XFN business partners to ensure consistent and compelling communications to clients, consumers, and media
- Coach executives, providing media training, key message development, and interview preparation
- Build and manage relationships with members of the media reaching consumers and merchants
- Define and measure the impact of communications initiatives in partnership with the broader Communications team
Our take
Affirm offers point-of-sale loans to consumers, working with merchants like Shopify, KAYAK, and Walmart. Buy now, pay later transactions have grown in popularity in recent years, and this business is tapping into the market with a totally different approach to credit - by delivering the Affirm card, the first US debit card with the option to pay-over-time.
Boasting over 21M consumers and 337,000+ merchants, the company offers flexible payback options, ranging from 3 to 36 months. The interest rates run between 0% and 30%, so, while they are not necessarily the cheapest option, Affirm prides itself on having no fees for late payments, no hidden charges, and total transparency about what people will pay before they take out a loan.
Affirm collects payments from the customers and pays the merchants directly, shouldering the risk itself. The company has boosted its market share, expanding its availability beyond the US to include most of Canada, and continues to launch new features and create new partnerships towards bettering its offering.
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Insights
-11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Sep 2020
$500m
SERIES G
Apr 2019
$300m
SERIES F
Total funding: $1.1bn
Company benefits
- Compensation: We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family
- Spending Wallets: Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning wallets for your expenses
- Supportive Communities: Get involved with our employee resource groups and community groups
- Remote-first Workforce: If your role is remote, you can set up shop anywhere in your home country
- Generous Time Off: Take the time you need when life happens
- Health Benefits: Get a plan that fits your needs
- Mental Healthcare: Take care of your mind with great mental health programs
- Parental Leave: Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks’ paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay
- Away Days: We offer 20 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge
- Learning & Development: Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growth
Company HQ
Chinatown, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Max Levchin
(Co-Founder & CEO)Has founded/co-founded numerous companies, holding various executive positions at each, including Paypal, Slide, Glow, HVF Labs, and SciFi VC. Also worked at large brands including Google, Yelp, Yahoo, and Evernote.
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