Interim Public Relations Strategic Partner, AffiniPay
+ End-of-year bonuses and equity options
Essential tools for professionals
Be an early applicant
Essential tools for professionals
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
+ End-of-year bonuses and equity options
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower people to pursue their passion.
Role
Who you are
- 20+ years relevant work experience in communications with significant in-house experience, preferably at scaled technology or fintech companies
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred)
- Collaborative: You must be a collaborator and have a proven track record of achieving PR success while collaborating across functions and teams
- Proven experience in fintech, finance, or technology industries is highly desirable
- Established media relationships with key financial, technology, and business journalists
- Strong understanding of the media landscape, with a track record of successful PR campaigns and top-tier coverage
- Experience leading an outside PR agency relationship
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage diverse audiences
What the job involves
- AffiniPay is seeking a passionate, proactive, and media-savvy Public Relations Strategic Partner to support and scale our corporate communications efforts.
- Reporting to the CMO, this role will serve as a key player in building AffiniPay’s brand presence through earned media, executive visibility, and strategic storytelling.
- You’ll work closely with our Sr. Director of Communications and Communications team, subject matter experts, and agency partners to amplify the AffiniPay story in top-tier publications and industry outlets
- This is an exciting opportunity for a PR professional who thrives on landing meaningful media coverage, enjoys crafting compelling narratives, and is comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with reporters, editors, and influencers across business, fintech, and vertical-specific media
- Proactively pitch news, thought leadership, and executive commentary to drive consistent, quality, top-tier media coverage
- Monitor and respond to media inquiries, ensuring timely, thoughtful, and accurate responses
- Identify opportunities for commentary around relevant news cycles and industry trends
- Work with the Sr. Director of Communications in identifying and executing speaking, awards, and media opportunities for senior leaders
- Serve as strategic counsel for our Communications team in the development of public relations expansion surrounding growth
- Engage with the Communications team on press releases, blog posts, media pitches, Q&As, bylines, social copy, and other written content that elevates the brand and aligns with the strategic PR vision
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to source stories and develop content that reflects our values, impact, and innovation
- Partner with the Communications team on PR agency management to coordinate announcements, media outreach, and reporting
- Support the planning and execution of campaigns and product launches
- Consult on the communications budget, ensuring the effective allocation of resources for maximum impact
- Support measurement of PR efforts through reporting on reach, sentiment, and impact
Our take
Many professionals find their time taken up by administrative tasks and operational processes, leaving them fewer hours to focus on the work they love. AffiniPay supplies finance, payments and management software to make these processes swifter and easier, saving users precious time.
The company has a wide range of products including payments and reporting for accountants, legal case management software, and operations assistance for nonprofits. This broad scope allows AffiniPay to serve upwards of 150,000 professionals across legal, accounting, construction, design and association.
Recently, the company secured a significant investment from Genstar Capital that will fuel its next chapter of growth. This includes investing in innovation and the further extension of its suite of solutions.
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Company
Company benefits
- Robust 401(k) plan
- Bonus programs based on performance and tenure
- Fantastic amount of swag and food
- Happy hours, quarterly events, as well as virtual and in-person team building
- Continuing career development and education programs
- Award program with the chance to go on once-in-a-lifetime annual incentive trips
- Frequent company-wide volunteering events to give back to our communities
- Annual charity contribution matching program for the organization of your choice
- Opportunity to share in the success of the company through our employee option program
Company HQ
Davenport Ranch West, Austin, TX
Leadership
Dru Armstrong
(CEO, not founder)Advisor for Women@Austin and Board Member at YPO. Former CEO of Grace Hill, and co-founded and was CEO at Lily Pod.
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