Remote Policy & State Government Relations Analyst

Pearson; Salem (OR); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist in Government Relations to monitor state policy, analyse legislation, and craft clear policy materials for internal and external audiences. This remote role supports the US Government Relations function and collaborates across business units to ensure policy work aligns with operational realities.

You will produce updates, digests, and briefing documents, while tracking deadlines and providing timely insights to inform advocacy strategies and regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 2–5 years of government relations or policy analysis experience.
• Hands-on legislative tracking and policy research experience.
• Strong writing and editing abilities.
• Knowledge of state legislative processes.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Experience with policy or regulatory content such as summaries or amendments.
• Familiarity with education funding, data privacy, or related policy areas.

Responsibilities

• Monitor state legislative and regulatory activity; escalate relevant developments.
• Develop and maintain policy scorecards; track progress against objectives.
• Summarise introduced legislation and regulatory proposals; note business implications.
• Produce updates: trackers, digests, alerts, concise summaries.
• Prepare internal briefings; organise research and written materials.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to reflect operational context.
• Respond to background research requests; perform bill comparisons and impact analyses.
• Draft policy-facing items: one-pagers, talking points, issue summaries, Q&A, letters, testimonies.

Skills

Policy analysis

Writing & editing

Stakeholder collaboration

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Political Science, Law, Economics, Education Policy, or a related field

Tools

FiscalNote

Quorum

State Net

Job description

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist in Government Relations to monitor state policy, analyse legislation, and craft clear policy materials for internal and external audiences. This remote role supports the US Government Relations function and collaborates across business units to ensure policy work aligns with operational realities.

You will produce updates, digests, and briefing documents, while tracking deadlines and providing timely insights to inform advocacy strategies and regulatory