Product Communications Manager, WhatsApp

WhatsApp; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Product Communications Manager to drive external messaging for WhatsApp, shaping how product innovations are communicated to media, policymakers, and the public. You will lead announcements, advise on social campaigns, and work cross-functionally across product, marketing, and partners.

The role emphasizes crafting narratives around launches, platform milestones, and business messaging growth, while preparing spokespeople and overseeing media relations across channels.

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in technology communications or a related field.
• Experience developing and executing communications strategies for consumer technology products or platforms with large-scale user bases.
• Experience managing media relations, including proactive pitching and reactive issues management for complex or high-profile topics.
• Experience writing and editing a range of communications materials including press releases, media pitches, executive talking points, and briefing documents.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners including product, legal, and policy teams to align messaging and execute communications plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute external communications strategies that advance WhatsApp’s reputation across consumer, business, and policy audiences.
• Build and maintain relationships with technology, business media, and creators.
• Craft compelling narratives around WhatsApp product launches, platform milestones, and business messaging growth.
• Prepare spokespeople for media interviews, press events, and public appearances by developing briefing materials, talking points, and Q&A documents.
• Lead proactive and reactive media relations efforts, including drafting press releases, pitches, statements, and op-eds.
• Think through integrated communications across all channels, including owned, earned and social.
• Help shape the tone for WhatsApp to create messaging and tactics that will resonate with target audiences.
• Work directly with Product and Marketing to shape how they can help advance our campaign or narratives.
• Create content such as key messaging, blogs, pitches, and other creative materials that evangelize various announcements and milestones.
• Lead press events, prepare spokespeople, and create briefing materials.
• Collaborate across multiple functions including engineering, product, marketing, content, and communications.
• Implement AI tooling into daily workflows to drive efficiency and speed of impact.

Job description

Meta is seeking a highly motivated Product Communications Manager to create awareness and excitement for WhatsApp, one of the world's most widely used messaging platforms. In this role, you will shape how WhatsApp’s product innovations are communicated to media, policymakers, and the public, supporting our go-to-market efforts that tell the story of how we are connecting people and businesses everywhere. The ideal candidate is someone who is passionate about technology and business, brings creativity, and writes well. This individual should have a track record of planning and executing announcements, working closely with earned media (reporters and creators), advising and/or executing on social media campaigns, and working cross-functionally across product, marketing, and partners.

Product Communications Manager, WhatsApp Responsibilities

• Develop and execute external communications strategies that advance WhatsApp’s reputation across consumer, business, and policy audiences
• Build and maintain relationships with technology, business media, and creators
• Craft compelling narratives around WhatsApp product launches, platform milestones, and business messaging growth
• Prepare spokespeople for media interviews, press events, and public appearances by developing briefing materials, talking points, and Q&A documents
• Lead proactive and reactive media relations efforts, including drafting press releases, pitches, statements, and op-eds
• Think through integrated communications across all channels, including owned, earned and social
• Help shape the tone for WhatsApp to create messaging and tactics that will resonate with target audiences
• Work directly with Product and Marketing to shape how they can help advance our campaign or narratives
• Create content such as key messaging, blogs, pitches, and other creative materials that evangelize various announcements and milestones
• Lead press events, prepare spokespeople, and create briefing materials
• Collaborate across multiple functions including engineering, product, marketing, content, and communications
• Implement AI tooling into daily workflows to drive efficiency and speed of impact

Minimum Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in technology communications or a related field
• Experience developing and executing communications strategies for consumer technology products or platforms with large-scale user bases
• Experience managing media relations, including proactive pitching and reactive issues management for complex or high-profile topics
• Experience writing and editing a range of communications materials including press releases, media pitches, executive talking points, and briefing documents
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners including product, legal, and policy teams to align messaging and execute communications plans

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in communications for messaging or platform-related products with global audiences across multiple markets
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Demonstrated use of AI tools to improve communication workflows, content development, or media monitoring processes
• Experience managing communications around product launches in international or emerging markets

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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$119,000/year to $171,000/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. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.