We started with a simple idea—that everyone should be able to accept credit cards—and we’ve been rethinking buying and selling ever since.

For sellers, we’re creating one cohesive service to run your entire business, from a register in your pocket to analytics on your laptop. For buyers, we’re making it faster to order from the businesses you love and more fun to pay your friends back.

Buying and selling sound like simple things—and they should be. Somewhere along the way, they got complicated. We’re working hard to make commerce easy for everyone.

We are currently seeking an extraordinary communications professional to manage communications and public relations for Square in Australia.

Our global communications team is made up of tough, quick-witted, entrepreneurial, and intellectually-curious people. We communicate to the world Square’s mission to make commerce easy, and how we empower sellers with beautifully simple tools that give them an advantage where they previously and unfairly had none.

You will:

• Lead communications activities for Square in Australia, developing communications strategy and executing creative campaigns that highlight our sellers, our products, and our company

• Work closely with the Country Manager for Australia, marketing, and other teams, to highlight product announcements, business milestones, and initiatives that support Square’s business objectives and communicate the value of Square to Australian sellers

• Collaborate with members of the global communications team to make sure local initiatives complement and are consistent with company strategies

• Manage incoming media inquiries, act as company spokesperson, and develop close relationships with key reporters and publications

• Develop written materials, including company messaging and statements, communications plans, press releases, blog posts, FAQs, and other collateral

• Identify relevant speaking opportunities for company executives, manage incoming requests, and support public events

You have:

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

• Strong relationships with Australian media, including key consumer, trade, technology, and business press, both locally and nationally

• 8-10 years experience in business, technology, or B2B communications, either at a PR agency or on an in-house communications team

• Strong and prolific writing and editing skills

• An understanding of the bigger-picture and a knack for advancing company narratives in the down-cycles between launches

• A self-starter attitude: ability to work both independently and collaboratively to develop and execute on programs and achieve measurable results

• Communication skills that make working with remote colleagues efficient and effective

• Curiosity, flexibility, enthusiasm, and a sense of humor.

Work Environment & Benefits:

• Accountability and flexibility across a small and fast paced team

• Subsidised gym membership

• Daily meal allowance

• Progressive startup office environment

• Transportation (Myki) subsidy

• Competitive salary with significant career growth opportunities

This is a highly collaborative and cross-functional role and this person will need to work across all of Square, both in the Melbourne office and with headquarters in San Francisco, CA.

To be eligible for this position you must have appropriate Australian or New Zealand working rights.

The Company is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. All job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender identity, gender expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.