Remote State Policy Analyst – Government Relations

Pearson; Helena (MT); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program

Job summary

Pearson seeks an Advanced Specialist, Government Relations to monitor state-level policy, analyse legislation, and shape insights that influence business decisions across a regulated environment.

Working with senior colleagues, you will produce clear policy materials, support advocacy strategies, and align with internal stakeholders to reflect operational realities. This remote US role involves coordinating with teams across multiple states.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree 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 to produce clear policy materials.
• Good understanding of state legislative processes.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Exposure to education policy or regulated industries is desirable.
• Experience drafting policy content such as summaries, tables, or amendments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor state legislative and regulatory activity across assigned policy areas and escalate relevant developments.
• Develop and maintain policy scorecards and track progress against objectives.
• Review introduced legislation and regulatory proposals and summarise key provisions and implications.
• Produce updates including legislative trackers, digests, alerts, and concise summaries.
• Prepare clear written materials for internal stakeholders and for policy briefings.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to validate business context and gather data.
• Respond to requests for background research, bill comparisons, and impact analysis.
• Draft policy-facing materials such as one-pagers, talking points, issue summaries, Q&A, and testimony support.
• Support meetings with policymakers by assembling briefing packs and notes.
• Track deadlines, hearings, and milestones and maintain organized records.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of tracking and documentation processes.
• Utilize legislative tools to ensure high-quality policy reporting and analysis.

Skills

Policy analysis

Policy research

Stakeholder collaboration

Writing skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy

Tools

FiscalNote

Quorum

State Net

Job description

Pearson seeks an Advanced Specialist, Government Relations to monitor state-level policy, analyse legislation, and shape insights that influence business decisions across a regulated environment.

Working with senior colleagues, you will produce clear policy materials, support advocacy strategies, and align with internal stakeholders to reflect operational realities. This remote US role involves coordinating with teams across multiple states.