Head of Media

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Create and drive a strategy and execute content and campaigns in various formats (text, video, audio, events, speeches, panels, etc.) across new media channels (newsletter, podcast, YouTube, social media, blog, conferences, etc.) in line with Taktile's target audience.
• Spot relevant cultural moments and jump on them before anyone else.
• Turn complex ideas (AI, fintech, risk) into creative and engaging content that people want to read and share.
• Encourage the CEO to publish personal perspectives and experiences in his own voice.
• Co-create broader stories with the CEO, amplifying through his channels when appropriate.
• Write, film, post, experiment, and track what works, then double down on successful strategies.

Requirements

• Extremely online, with a deep understanding of platforms, culture, memes, and movements.
• A sharp storyteller capable of simplifying complex ideas and making content memorable.
• Obsessed with long-term impact and reach rather than short-term vanity metrics.
• Creative, hustling, bold, with instincts for virality in the media realm.
• Has gone viral on any social platform, for themselves or others.

Nice to Have

• Significant personal followership on any social media platform (please declare alongside your application).

Qualifications

• Experience in developing multi-channel marketing campaigns.
• Strong content writing, video shooting, and social media content creation skills.
• Senior-level experience in media or related fields.

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: $180,000 - $350,000 plus equity.
• Full-time or part-time advisory role possible.
• Direct access to the CEO, top investors, and global financial services and technology leaders.
• Freedom to take risks, break conventions, and build innovative initiatives.
• A platform and budget to create cultural moments at scale in tech and financial services.