Public Relations and Communications Manager
Avant is revolutionizing the world of lending by lowering the costs and barriers of borrowing for everyday people. At our core, we are a technology company that builds advanced platforms and uses custom analytics. Today, we help underserved consumers, the majority of whom get fast funding on our online platform without having to talk to anyone. Tomorrow we plan to use our world class technology and underwriting capabilities to launch new products and bank partnerships that improve people’s financial lives.
What you do at Avant:
- Help shape the Amount and Avant narrative
- Work with Senior Executives across Amount and Avant to understand their vision, set realistic expectations, and deliver a realistic vision given time/resources/priorities
- Work on content development with support from an agency, product teams and Marketing
- Collaborate cross functionally to deliver communication plans in a timely and efficient manner
- Attend conferences to ensure positive outcome
- Lead all award nominations across company
- Be the main point of contact for all Press
Why you are a fit for Avant:
- 3+ years of direct PR/Communications experience
- Experience with crisis management
- Ability to travel 15-20% travel of the year
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Strong organization skills and project management experience
- Excellent analytical and presentation skills including handling many assignments simultaneously
- Entrepreneurial attitude and ability to think outside the box
- Knowledge of project management software is a plus
Why Avant is a fit for you:
At Avant, we believe our values make a difference:
We value, support, and help each other grow
We are committed to active inclusion and diversity
We are transparent and believe the best idea wins
We succeed when our customers succeed
We get sh!t done… responsibly
And we keep it fun!
We believe that ideas are more important than titles, everything is more fun together, everyone drives change, and everyone is an owner. While we believe the perks and benefits that we offer are terrific, nothing excites us more than having the ability to collaborate with intelligent, highly-motivated and talented people on challenging problems as we work to change the face of online lending.