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We're hiring a Communications Manager, Policy & Public Affairs to join our Communications team and lead the narratives that shape how the public, press, and policymakers understand crypto. This team sits at the center of Coinbase's highest-stakes regulatory and legislative moments, translating complex policy positions into clear, compelling stories that win public support. You'll own our policy communications strategy end to end, serving as the primary architect of narratives that connect crypto to financial freedom and consumer choice across the US political landscape.
What you'll do:
- Own the communications strategy for high-stakes legislative and regulatory initiatives, ensuring Coinbase has a clear, consistent voice across every policy moment.
- Partner with legal and policy teams to translate complex litigation, regulatory filings, and policy positions into winning public narratives.
- Lead earned media execution by leveraging deep relationships with national political, financial, and technology journalists to drive proactive coverage and manage rapid-response cycles.
- Drive digital communications across X and other social platforms to speak directly to policymakers, thought leaders, and the crypto community.
- Shape advocacy communications that elevate consumer voices and demonstrate the real-world impact of pro-innovation policy to legislators and regulators.
- Build long-term brand authority by maintaining Coinbase's position as the most trusted leader in the crypto space through multiple election and regulatory cycles.
Required Skills and Experience:
- 7+ years in high-stakes political communications, including direct experience in Congressional offices, political campaigns, or agency rapid-response environments.
- Proven track record as an on-the-record spokesperson managing high-pressure national media inquiries with consistent, disciplined messaging.
- Demonstrated ability to drive news cycles and move public opinion through X and other digital platforms, with a portfolio of measurable results.
- Deep fluency in the US regulatory and legislative landscape, with experience translating policy complexity into accessible public narratives.
- Track record of building and maintaining relationships with Tier 1 political and financial journalists that consistently result in earned coverage.
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
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- Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
- Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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- AI Disclosure: Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate. Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment.
Skills Required
- 7+ years in high-stakes political communications, including Congressional offices, political campaigns, or agency rapid-response environments.
- Proven track record as an on-the-record spokesperson managing high-pressure national media inquiries with disciplined messaging.
- Demonstrated ability to drive news cycles and move public opinion through X and other digital platforms, with measurable results.
- Deep fluency in the US regulatory and legislative landscape and ability to translate policy complexity into accessible public narratives.
- Track record of building and maintaining relationships with Tier 1 political and financial journalists that result in earned coverage.
- Experience partnering with legal and policy teams to translate litigation, regulatory filings, and policy positions into public narratives.
- Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and improve workflow efficiency.
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Crypto creates economic freedom by ensuring that people can participate fairly in the economy, and Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) is on a mission to increase economic freedom for more than 1 billion people. We’re updating the century-old financial system by providing a trusted platform that makes it easy for people and institutions to engage with crypto assets, including trading, staking, safekeeping, spending, and fast, free global transfers. We also provide critical infrastructure for onchain activity and support builders who share our vision that onchain is the new online. And together with the crypto community, we advocate for responsible rules to make the benefits of crypto available around the world.
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We have the opportunity to accelerate the pace of innovation in the world by building an open financial system. Our vision is to create more economic freedom in the world, to help people control their own wealth, start companies, have financial privacy, and participate in the global economy. And to get us there, we focus, build and move as a team.
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