Data Center Content Manager, Community and Economic Development

Meta; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Content Manager for its Global Data Center Economic Development team to lead communications about community and economic impact of data center investments. You will craft strategic content for external stakeholders, local governments, and the public, shaping narratives that support site development and community engagement.

You will coordinate with site development, public affairs, and legal teams to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory alignment, while translating

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in content strategy, communications, or public affairs with focus on infrastructure or related capital-intensive industries.
• Experience developing stakeholder-facing content that communicates economic impact or workforce development outcomes for large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Experience collaborating with government relations, legal, and site development teams to produce regulatory or public accountability communications.
• Experience establishing content governance frameworks and editorial standards across complex multi-site programs.
• Experience translating quantitative data into clear narratives for non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a comprehensive content strategy for community and economic development communications tied to data center siting, permitting, and construction lifecycle.
• Author and edit high-quality materials including community impact reports, stakeholder briefings, fact sheets, and public-facing narratives.
• Collaborate with site development, public affairs, government relations, and legal teams to ensure accuracy and alignment with timelines and regulatory requirements.
• Translate complex economic impact data into accessible content for diverse audiences including local officials and media.
• Establish and maintain a content governance framework that standardizes messaging and data presentation across Meta's data center portfolio.
• Lead development of content for economic development negotiations and local hiring commitments.

Skills

Content strategy

Communications

Public affairs

Infrastructure

Economic development

Real estate

AI tools

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Meta's Global Data Center Economic Development team is seeking a Content Manager to lead the creation and management of community and economic development communications for Meta's global data center portfolio. In this role, you will develop compelling, accurate, and strategically aligned content that articulates the economic, workforce, and community impact of Meta's data center investments to external stakeholders, local governments, community organizations, and the public. You will serve as a content authority at the staff level, shaping narratives that support site development, permitting, and community engagement efforts across Meta's infrastructure expansion.

Data Center Content Manager, Community and Economic Development Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage a comprehensive content strategy for community and economic development communications tied to Meta's data center siting, permitting, and construction lifecycle
• Author and edit high-quality written materials including community impact reports, economic benefit analyses, stakeholder briefings, fact sheets, and public-facing narratives for data center projects
• Collaborate with site development, public affairs, government relations, and legal teams to ensure content accuracy, consistency, and alignment with project timelines and regulatory requirements
• Translate complex economic impact data, workforce development metrics, and infrastructure investment figures into accessible content for diverse audiences including local officials, community groups, and media
• Establish and maintain a content governance framework that standardizes messaging, terminology, and data presentation across Meta's global data center portfolio
• Partner with regional community engagement and global economic development leads to capture localized project stories and integrate them into broader corporate narratives
• Lead the development of content for economic development negotiations, local hiring commitments, and other regulatory or public accountability documents and presentations
• Define content production workflows, editorial calendars, and quality standards for Meta's data centers
• Provide content strategy guidance and editorial direction to cross-functional contributors and communications partners working on data center-related materials
• Track and synthesize emerging trends in data center community relations, economic development policy, and infrastructure communications to inform content positioning

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in content strategy, communications, or public affairs with a focus on infrastructure, economic development, real estate, energy, or a related capital-intensive industry
• Experience developing stakeholder-facing content that communicates economic impact, community investment, or workforce development outcomes for large-scale infrastructure or development projects
• Experience collaborating with government relations, legal, and site development teams to produce regulatory, permitting, or public accountability communications
• Experience establishing content governance frameworks, editorial standards, or messaging architectures across complex, multi-site or multi-region programs
• Experience translating quantitative economic or operational data into clear, compelling narratives for non-technical audiences including elected officials, community organizations, and the general public

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Familiarity with economic impact methodologies, community benefit agreements, or local government permitting processes relevant to infrastructure development
• Experience supporting economic development communications specifically for data center, utility, energy, or large-scale real estate development projects
• Experience managing content programs at a global scale across multiple concurrent development projects in different regulatory environments
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Track record of building and leading content functions within a corporate real estate, infrastructure development, or government affairs organization
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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$160,000/year to $232,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable.

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