Head of Communications

About the company Our client is an engineering-driven crypto technology company based in London. They build and operate leading Ethereum infrastructure, including core systems used in block production and an open-source relay, and they’re expanding the same infrastructure to other chains. They are venture backed and have been profitable for several years. Blockchains have created something genuinely new: a trustless, shared layer for financial instruments. For that to work at scale, the network needs infrastructure that can support extremely high throughput and sophisticated trading, while keeping the underlying system decentralised. That’s what they build. The role This role owns how the company is understood externally. You’ll set the communications strategy, including who they most want to reach, what they want to be known for and where they should invest their time. So far, most public communication has come directly from engineers and founders through technical deep dives, open-source releases, published research and talks. There’s real value in that approach, because the people communicating are also the people doing the work, and it’s something to preserve as the company grows. There’s also far more happening internally than gets shared. An engineer might spend weeks solving an interesting performance problem and then move on to the next one. A useful piece of infrastructure might be released without the story behind it being told. As the company expands into new chains and projects, that gap becomes more important. You’ll take responsibility for that bigger picture: how the company should be positioned as its work expands, which subjects it should have a stronger voice on, and how it builds relationships with the people and communities that matter. You’ll set direction across brand, research, launches, public appearances and owned channels. You’ll work directly with the founders, but you’re expected to bring your own ideas, make decisions and lead the function. What you’d work on Strategy and narrative Set the longer-term direction for external communications with the founders. As the work expands beyond Ethereum, you’ll shape how the different projects fit together, which areas the company wants to be recognised for and where to build stronger relationships. You’ll need to understand quite different audiences: Ethereum researchers and core developers, searchers and traders, orderflow sources, validators and relays, and the ecosystems they’re expanding into. Turn that thinking into a plan across launches, research, talks and events, with a clear view of why each opportunity is worth pursuing, what it should achieve and how success is measured. Some of this can be planned months ahead; other opportunities will appear quickly as the industry changes. The strategy should guide those decisions without tying the team to a rigid calendar. Launches Plan and run launches from early conversations with engineering through to the weeks after something ships. Launches should explain what is new, why it was built and who will find it useful, with the substance to back that up: technical writing, benchmarks, demos, documentation, talks or a series of posts from the people closest to the project. For a core protocol client, for example, the audience is core developers, researchers and other client teams, so the approach might be architecture write-ups, benchmarks, demos and talks spread over time rather than one big announcement. A more user-facing product would need a different approach. You’ll decide what makes sense for each project and how to keep momentum after it ships. Research and thought leadership Because the company operates these systems every day, it sees how block-building strategies change, how orderflow behaves and where protocol proposals meet production reality. That’s a strong position to contribute original research from. You’ll help engineers turn their analysis into papers, technical posts, research forum contributions and well-reasoned views on protocol changes such as ePBS, building a body of work other researchers return to and reference. Working with founders and engineers Engineers and founders will remain important voices. You’ll help decide which ideas are worth pursuing and how they’re presented, whether that’s drawing an argument out of a conversation, editing a technical post, preparing a talk or helping someone turn their thoughts into a thread. You’ll need to get far enough into the subject to understand what matters, and have the judgement to make it clearer without losing the substance. Talks and presence Develop a view on which conferences, research workshops, podcasts and ecosystem events are worth the team’s time, and get them involved. That means building relationships with organisers, researchers, writers and podcast hosts, pitching talks well ahead of events and helping speakers make their material as strong as possible. Running the channels Own the company’s X and other social accounts, website and blog. This is hands-on: writing, editing, publishing, replying and tracking where research and announcements are being discussed. Distribution should fit the work, and success is judged by whether it reaches people who care about the subject, not by volume of posts. How they work Small, focused teams with full ownership over their domain. You’ll have real ownership of how the company communicates, with plenty of freedom and a high bar, because the people you’ll work with understand their subjects very deeply. They’d rather hire a few exceptional, high-agency people than a larger team of good ones. What they’re looking for Strong strategic judgement: You’ve developed and owned communications or positioning strategies, not just executed them. Exceptional writing and editing: A portfolio showing you can make complex subjects clear, interesting and accurate. Excellent taste: A strong sense of what makes a company, launch or piece of research compelling, and how to earn the attention and respect of the right audiences. Technical curiosity: Comfortable working closely with engineers, asking difficult questions and learning enough about unfamiliar subjects to communicate them well. High agency: You’ve taken ambitious projects from idea to delivery without needing much direction. Nice to have Familiarity with crypto audiences Familiarity with Ethereum, MEV and the transaction supply chain (useful, but the right person can learn it) Comms experience for a technical product: open-source software, developer infrastructure, a protocol, a trading firm or a research organisation A background as a technical writer, journalist, researcher or engineer before moving into comms Experience landing speaking slots and coverage for technical founders Visual sense, or experience working with designers on diagrams, data and launch assets Compensation Top-of-market base salary Performance bonus tied to company and individual results Equity on joining, with more earned through performance Private healthcare Premium gym membership