Remote Advanced Policy Analyst - State Government Relations

Pearson; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program

Remote work

Job summary

Pearson, in its US Government Relations function, seeks an Advanced Specialist to monitor state policy developments, analyse legislative activity, and produce clear policy materials guiding internal decisions and external advocacy.

The role partners with internal teams to reflect operational realities and support proactive engagement across multiple states in a fast-changing regulatory environment. A focus on policy writing and data-driven summaries is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Public Policy, Political Science, Law, Economics, Education Policy or related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in government relations, public policy, legislative affairs, or policy analysis.
• Hands-on experience with legislative tracking, bill analysis, and policy research.
• Strong writing and editing skills for clear, concise policy materials.
• Good understanding of state legislative processes and how policy decisions are shaped.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and ensure accuracy.
• Strong collaboration skills with internal stakeholders and adaptability to shifting priorities.
• Exposure to education policy or regulated industries is desirable.
• Experience drafting policy or regulatory content including summaries, tables, or amendments.
• Familiarity with legislation areas like education funding, assessments, or data privacy.
• Experience using legislative tracking tools such as FiscalNote, Quorum, State Net.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track state legislative and regulatory activity across assigned policy areas; escalate developments to senior colleagues.
• Develop and maintain policy scorecards and track progress against objectives for business units.
• Review introduced legislation; summarise provisions, status, and business implications.
• Produce updates including legislative trackers, policy digests, alerts, and summaries for internal planning.
• Prepare internal briefings by organizing research and drafting clear materials for the USGR team.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to validate business context and data.
• Provide timely support to state leads with background research and impact analysis.
• Draft policy-facing materials such as one-pagers, talking points, issue summaries, Q&A, and letters.
• Support meeting prep with briefing packs and detailed notes for policymakers and external stakeholders.
• Track deadlines, hearings, and milestones; maintain organized records.

Skills

Policy analysis

Legislative tracking

Policy research

Writing and editing

Stakeholder collaboration

Project management

Education policy exposure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Political Science, Law, Economics, Education Policy

Tools

FiscalNote

Quorum

State Net

Job description

Pearson, in its US Government Relations function, seeks an Advanced Specialist to monitor state policy developments, analyse legislative activity, and produce clear policy materials guiding internal decisions and external advocacy.

The role partners with internal teams to reflect operational realities and support proactive engagement across multiple states in a fast-changing regulatory environment. A focus on policy writing and data-driven summaries is essential.