Remote State Policy Analyst — Government Relations

Remote Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Government Relations to monitor and analyse state-level policy developments across the United States. You will collaborate with senior colleagues to produce timely policy materials that guide internal decisions and external advocacy.

In this remote role, you will generate summaries, scorecards, and briefings, ensuring policy analyses reflect operational realities and support engagement with policymakers and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Political Science, Law, Economics, Education Policy, or a 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 policy materials.
• Understanding of state legislative processes and policy shaping.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Experience drafting policy or regulatory content (summaries, comparisons, amendments).

Responsibilities

• Monitor state legislative and regulatory activity across policy areas; escalate relevant developments.
• Develop and maintain policy scorecards and track progress against objectives.
• Review legislation and regulatory proposals; summarise provisions, status, and implications.
• Produce updates: trackers, digests, alerts, summaries for internal planning.
• Prepare clear written materials for internal USGR use.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to reflect operational realities in policy materials.
• Respond to background research requests, bill comparisons, and impact analysis.
• Draft policy-facing materials (one-pagers, talking points, issue summaries, Q&A, letters).
• Prepare briefing packs, agendas, and notes for policymaker meetings.
• Track deadlines, hearings, and milestones; maintain organized records.

Skills

Legislative tracking

Policy research

Policy writing

Stakeholder collaboration

Attention to detail

Deadline management

Education policy knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy/Political Science/Law/Economics

Tools

FiscalNote

Quorum

State Net

Job description

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Specialist, Government Relations to monitor and analyse state-level policy developments across the United States. You will collaborate with senior colleagues to produce timely policy materials that guide internal decisions and external advocacy.

In this remote role, you will generate summaries, scorecards, and briefings, ensuring policy analyses reflect operational realities and support engagement with policymakers and stakeholders.