Communications Manager, Policy and Legal

The Business of HLTH Podcast; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Manager for the Policy Communications Team to shape regulatory strategy and drive global media coverage. You will work with executives across government affairs, product, sales, partnerships, and more to develop campaigns and materials that explain complex policy issues clearly.

You’ll manage programs with journalists, influencers, and analysts, coordinate events, and guide executives through media briefings and speaking engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in public relations, media relations, or communications.
• Experience working with regulatory issues.

Responsibilities

• Build and sustain communications programs for our differentiated regulatory positions that can scale with the business globally.
• Develop strategies and own day-to-day execution of public relations with business and tech press, analysts, and other influencers about our differentiated approach.
• Manage ongoing executive communications opportunities, including media briefings, speaking engagements, and more.
• Manage agencies and other third-party firms with specific deliverables, including outreach plans, research projects, and more.

Skills

Public relations

Media relations

Communications

Regulatory issues

Policy communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Benefits

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Benefits

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Seattle, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in public relations, media relations, or communications.
• Experience working with regulatory issues.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience driving policy-focused media campaigns and shaping coverage.
• Experience planning and executing integrated and scalable media campaigns.
• Experience maintaining an established network of relevant media contacts, including new media, and fluency in the current media/social landscape.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex issues into simple, clear and intuitive communications.

About the job

As a member of the Global Communications & Public Affairs team, you will work cross-functionally to help communicate with journalists and other thought leaders; devise specific communications materials and campaigns; engage in face-to-face meetings with commentators and other opinion formers; and develop print and web-based material supporting these campaigns. We're looking for great communicators who can understand complex issues and explain them in person and also via well written, simple blog posts, FAQs, video scripts and more.

As a Manager for the Policy Communications Team, you will help communicate our regulatory strategy and help differentiate our approach from particpants’. This is an opportunity for you to strategize and shape a program at a global level, working with executives across government affairs, product, sales, partnerships, and more. You’ll work with our agencies in landing strategic media coverage, as well as with journalists and influencers in San Francisco, Seattle, New York, and Washington, D.C. You’ll draft content, plan campaigns and attend events. It's our job to help inform and educate users, advertisers, partners, opinion leaders--and our own employees--about the benefits of Google's products, our distinctive company culture/values, and our approach to the big public policy issues of the day. To succeed here, you'll combine creativity with organizational skills to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines simultaneously, as well as enjoy pitching to journalists, bloggers and commentators, or producing internal communications and events for our employees. Things happen quickly at Google and to get stuff done here you need to be an enthusiastic team player who can work cross-functionally and isn't hesitant to take risks or try new things. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $171000 - $247000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Build and sustain communications programs for our differentiated regulatory positions that can scale with the business globally.
• Develop strategies and own day-to-day execution of public relations with business and tech press, analysts, and other influencers about our differentiated approach.
• Manage ongoing executive communications opportunities, including media briefings, speaking engagements, and more.
• Manage agencies and other third-party firms with specific deliverables, including outreach plans, research projects, and more.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.