Comms Strategy Lead

Stake is looking for a Comms Strategy Lead to join us at our Bondi Junction HQ, with a flexible hybrid working model (3 days in the office, 2 WFH).

We’re an Australian investing platform that helps ambitious people confidently grow their wealth. By offering seamless, immersive access to the share markets, we’ve empowered a new wave of investors. Stake has grown fast from a fintech startup into a robust financial services company. Today we have 700,000+ customers and more than A$5 billion under administration.

At Stake, we break barriers in everything we do. Just like our customers, we’re driven by ambition. Our desire for continuous growth is what creates the collaborative and high-performance environment we work in. Though we’re spread around the world, we’re a unified team moving towards a shared vision: to unleash the investor in everyone. 

Join us as we continue to reshape the financial industry, inspiring investor confidence and celebrating our wins along the way. 

About this role

The Comms Strategy Lead is a key member to Stake’s Marketing team and focuses on delivering a diverse range of projects. The Comms Strategy Lead is responsible for the organisation's public voice and image and is tasked with crafting, implementing and overseeing communication plans that align with our company identity to enhance reputation and brand equity. Moreover, the role works closely with Brand Marketing and members of the Senior Leadership Team to build, manage and improve the reputation and image of the organisation. Their responsibilities are varied and include developing long-term strategies that deliver on key messaging, media relations and outreach as well as identifying stakeholder needs and engagement across customers, employees, media and the general public.

Further responsibilities include:

• Developing comprehensive communication strategies that outlines key messaging, communication channels and timelines of activities
• Identifying and understanding various audiences to tailor messaging and communications to engage customers, employees, media and the general public with the organisation
• Developing clear, consistent, and compelling messaging that reflects the organisations values, mission and positioning woven into any variety of communication material
• Being the primary point of contact with Stake’s external PR agency to set the overarching media strategy that handles the day-to-day media pitching;
• Identifying and building relationships with media outlets and journalists;
• Working with various senior leadership team members to ensure a credible image and consistent voice in the category;
• Being the primary point of contact for all media enquiries at Stake;
• Manage the briefing, development and implementation of campaigns across owned, shared and paid channels;
• Develop and manage partner relationships that may be of benefit to Stake for any of an awareness, credibility, acquisition or other benefit;
• Working with Content Marketing to ensure a steady stream of relevant and engaging content across various platforms such as blogs, articles, white papers, videos and social media posts;

A bit about you

• Confident communicator with excellent writing skills and a natural ability to translate complex information into clear, engaging message 
• Extensive experience in communications strategy, public relations, media and/or journalism 
• Demonstrable experience in creating clear, consistent, and compelling messaging with consideration of audiences to engage customers, employees, media and the general public with the organisation
• Confident creating communications strategies and delivering them through owned, earned, shared and paid channels
• Strong writing and storytelling skills across multiple formats 
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams

At Stake, we’re more interested in your attitude than your resume. If you believe this is a role you want to jump into, please apply and let us know why in your cover letter!

Benefits of working at Stake

You’ll have the opportunity to work with autonomy while learning from some of the best talent in the industry, playing a meaningful role in building a company that has loads of positive momentum and excitement around it.

But we also have perks. Not long ago, we proudly introduced new benefits under the Grow with Stake program. Please see the whole list on our Careers website, including:

• Professional development allowance
• Wellbeing allowance
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Childcare allowance 
• Extra paid leave during tough times
• Discretionary performance bonus and talent referral bonus
• Employee Share Options scheme

Stake is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We’re proactive about providing an inclusive work environment and do not discriminate based on race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability status. We’re also endorsed by WORK180 as a great employer for women. 

Once we've received your application, we'll give it the attention it deserves and you'll hear from us either way. We’re a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer –which means we’re committed to responding to every applicant. If we think you’d be a good addition to our team, we’ll give you a call and from there, you'll cruise through our recruitment process.

To all recruitment agencies: Stake does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias or directly to Stake employees. Stake is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.