Contract

Marketing Events & Communications Manager

Updated on 8/1/2026

Clair

Clair

51-200 employees

No-cost on-demand wage advances for employees

Compensation Overview

$120k/yr

New York, NY, USA

Hybrid

Three days on-site per week required.

Category
Growth & Marketing (1)
Required Skills
Communications

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Requirements
  • 3+ years of experience in event marketing, field marketing, communications, PR, or a hybrid of the above
  • Demonstrated experience executing B2B events, conferences, executive dinners, or partner-facing experiences end-to-end
  • Experience managing or working alongside a PR agency—including briefing, reviewing pitches, tracking coverage, and holding an agency accountable to outcomes
  • Familiarity with media relations basics: media lists, pitch coordination, and press briefing prep
  • Exceptional project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills—comfortable drafting a pitch, a briefing doc, and a run-of-show in the same week
  • Comfortable working cross-functionally with executives, sales teams, partners, vendors and agency contacts
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities evolve quickly
  • Willingness to travel as needed
Responsibilities
  • Identify conferences, sponsorship opportunities, events, podcasts, and industry gatherings that align with Clair's go-to-market strategy.
  • Develop an annual and quarterly event calendar focused on driving partner and prospect engagement.
  • Evaluate event ROI and make recommendations on where Clair should invest time and resources.
  • Own end-to-end event planning and logistics, including vendor management, contracts, budgets, registrations, travel coordination, venue selection, and on-site execution.
  • Coordinate executive dinners, customer appreciation events, prospect roundtables, and partner gatherings from start to finish.
  • Lead Clair's operational participation in industry conferences, including HR Tech, Money20/20, Fintech Meetup, and other relevant events.
  • Support New York Tech Week programming and local community-building initiatives.
  • Serve as the operational day-to-day liaison with Clair's PR agency—tracking open items, following up on deliverables, and flagging blockers to the Head of B2B Marketing
  • Maintain and update Clair's media list of target journalists, newsletter writers, podcast hosts, and analysts covering fintech, HR tech, payroll, and embedded finance
  • Draft and send media pitches under the direction of the Head of B2B Marketing; coordinate logistics for executive interviews and press calls
  • Prepare briefing documents for executive media appearances, including journalist background research, key talking points, and logistics
  • Monitor media coverage and flag relevant press mentions, competitive coverage, and inbound inquiries
  • Support award nomination submissions—gathering materials, drafting responses, and managing deadlines
  • Coordinate logistics for speaking opportunities and podcast appearances, including scheduling, prep materials, and follow-up
  • Partner closely with Sales, Partnerships, Marketing, and Leadership teams to ensure events and communications efforts generate meaningful business outcomes
  • Help identify target attendees and coordinate outreach efforts before, during, and after events
  • Work with leadership to maximize networking opportunities and strategic introductions
  • Track event performance and maintain reporting on attendance, meetings generated, pipeline influenced, and overall ROI
  • Track PR performance against KPIs including share of voice, tier-one placements, and executive visibility metrics
  • Manage event and PR budgets and ensure programs are delivered efficiently and effectively
  • Continuously improve processes and identify opportunities to scale Clair's events and communications strategy
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in fintech, HR tech, SaaS, payroll, or the future of work space
  • Existing relationships with journalists, analysts, or newsletter writers covering fintech or HR tech
  • Experience supporting conference sponsorships and speaking opportunities
  • Experience managing award submissions and analyst relations
  • Familiarity with CRM, event management, and media monitoring tools

Clair offers on-demand wage access as a fintech service for employees. It partners with employers to integrate wage-advance functionality into payroll systems, allowing workers to access a portion of their earned wages before payday through Clair’s platform and a virtual or physical debit card. The core product has no fees or interest, so employees can obtain advances without extra costs. Clair generates revenue through employer partnerships and optional rewards programs, and its service is designed as an employee benefit that supports financial wellness and workplace satisfaction. Clair differentiates itself by providing a no-cost, no-interest wage-advance option and by embedding the service into existing HR/payroll workflows, making it easy for employers to offer this benefit. The company’s goal is to expand access to earned wages, helping hourly workers and gig economy workers cover unexpected expenses and manage finances more effectively.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$218.3M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2019

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • QuickBooks Payroll partnership expands reach inside Intuit's workforce ecosystem.
  • Security-sector launches target high-turnover hourly labor with acute liquidity needs.
  • Series B funding supports product expansion and additional platform integrations.

What critics are saying

  • Intuit can replace Clair with a native payroll feature.
  • Pathward dependency exposes Clair to partner contract or compliance changes.
  • State regulators scrutinize EWA fees, disclosures, and bank-originated advance structures.

What makes Clair unique

  • Embedded EWA integrates directly into HR and payroll platforms.
  • Bank-originated advances stay interest-free and no-cost to employers.
  • Debit-card monetization reduces reliance on employee access fees.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Vacation

Hybrid Work Options

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Parental Leave

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
Business Wire
May 22nd, 2025
Wages Earned, Wages Paid: Embedded Fintech Clair Raises Over $23M in Series B to Continue its Mission to Provide Secure, Simple Earned Wage Access

Clair, the pioneering fintech company offering Earned Wage Access (“EWA”) originated by national bank, Pathward®, N.A., today announced that it has raised $2...

FinTech Weekly
May 22nd, 2025
Clair Raises $23.2 Million in Series B to Expand Earned Wage Access Offering

Clair has raised $23.2 million in a Series B funding round led by Upfront Ventures, with continued participation from existing investors including Thrive Capital.

Fortune
May 21st, 2025
Clair raises $23.2M in Series B

Clair, an embedded earned wage access startup, has raised $23.2 million in a Series B round led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Thrive Capital. Founded in 2020, Clair offers a service allowing employees to access wages before payday. The company operates across 80,000 businesses and two million employees. CEO Nico Simko emphasizes regulatory compliance, supporting the classification of EWA as a loan to ensure transparency and consumer protection.

PR Newswire
Jun 25th, 2024
Trinet Addresses The Evolving Needs Of Smbs And Announces New Products And Partners Including Additional Solutions For Global Workforces And A Curated Marketplace

Updates Announced at the SHRM 2024 Annual ConferenceCHICAGO, June 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TriNet (NYSE: TNET), a leading provider of comprehensive human resources solutions for small and medium-size businesses (SMBs), announced a series of new product enhancements, capabilities and strategic partners designed to meet the needs of its customers in today's ever-evolving business environment. These announcements were made today in Chicago at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Annual Conference and Expo 2024.TriNet has announced a series of new product enhancements, capabilities and strategic partners designed to meet the ever-evolving needs of small and medium-size businesses."SMBs rely on solutions that allow them to adapt and remain agile without sacrificing the time and energy they should be investing in growing their businesses," said TriNet Chief Product Officer, Lisa Reeves. "TriNet's product updates, which include additional integrated partners for managing a global workforce, on-the-go payroll through our mobile app, and access to a curated marketplace of business solutions, empower our customers to execute with convenience and speed while also assembling talent from around the world."TriNet's announced marketplace and product enhancements include the following:Marketplace: Through TriNet's thoughtfully curated network of solutions for SMBs, customers can confidently and conveniently find solutions to their ever-changing needs.This update will provide:A reputable network of solutions for confident decision-making, in a convenient online platform. Easily sort from a range of categories: HR, finance, talent acquisition, recruiting, global workforce, expense, security and more.Preferred pricing on a number of solutions that translates into potential cost savings for its customers.Prebuilt integrations that connect and sync data across select applications for greater security, accuracy and efficiency. Additionally, its customers can conveniently access single sign-on to select integrated apps.Global Workforce: TriNet is partnering with leading global employment platforms Oyster (now live) and Multiplier (coming soon) to support the international growth of its customers. The collaboration will include prebuilt integrations allowing customers to visualize and track their full workforce, US and international, from TriNet's PEO platform and with global employment platform partners, provide the ability to:Onboard and pay global workers quickly.Navigate international employment-related rules and requirements.Access local employee benefits to attract top talent.Mobile app, payroll run approval: New mobile app feature will allow administrators to review and approve payroll runs while on the go

Crowdfund Insider
May 9th, 2024
Nico Simko, Ceo At Fintech Clair, Shares Perspective On Earned Wage Access (Ewa) Adoption

As Wisconsin becomes the latest state to regulate Earned Wage Access (EWA) services, we connected with Nico Simko, founder and CEO of on-demand pay app Clair, to discuss the ever-changing EWA landscape, the impact of local state government’s efforts to protect consumers, and more.Nico Simko from Clair is often in DC meeting with legislators and has a lot of expertise and experience related to EWA / fintech regulation.Our discussion with Nico is shared below.Crowdfund Insider: How does Clair differ from other earned wage access providers in the space?Nico Simko: Clair’s differentiator from other earned wage access (EWA) providers is its business model. When my co-founder Alex and I were conceptualizing how Clair would serve employers and their workforces, we wanted to make sure to go about it differently from other on-demand pay providers who charge fees to employees looking to access their earned wages.To us, that’s money they’ve already earned and employees shouldn’t have to pay to access it. Fee-based models create a cycle where EWA providers encourage more borrowing because they’ll earn more money, and this ultimately puts employees in tough financial situations. Clair does not earn revenue when employees borrow, but instead makes money from merchants through interchange when customers spend on their Clair Debit Mastercards.Clair has made incorporating compliance into its business model a priority. Most customers borrowing from EWA providers are often doing so for an emergency expense that they cannot afford. If they are unable to afford the initial expense, it’s easy for them to fall into toxic debt cycles when there are fees stacked against it.Since Clair does not charge fees, we are incentivized to help customers save and spend responsibly