Speechwriter, Executive Communications

Google LLC; Mountain View, San Francisco (CA, CA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 247,000; Full time

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Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google Mountain View, CA, USA is seeking a Share Speechwriter, Executive Communications to craft speeches, op-eds, blog posts, and video scripts for Google's executive leaders. You will develop campaigns, stories, and materials that explain complex tech issues to journalists, policymakers, and employees.

You’ll work across teams to ensure timely, impactful messages that reinforce Google’s strategy and culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 year of experience in public relations, media relations, or internal and executive communications with technology products or services.
• Experience in speechwriting, executive communications strategy, and developing a brand voice.
• Ability to work calmly and maintain good judgment in fast-paced, high-stress environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead speechwriting and editorial for executive leaders across channels (blogs, op-eds, video scripts, internal communications).
• Work cross-functionally with teams across global communications, marketing, product, and policy to produce high quality, high volume content for external and internal audiences.
• Maintain editorial calendar, keeping up to date with the latest company and product announcements and creating data-driven strategies to inject executive voice.
• Develop and pitch creative ideas for editorial and content, staying up-to-date with industry trends and best practices.
• Pitch in on content development for social media, briefings, talking points, company narratives and special projects as needed.

Skills

Speechwriting

Executive communications

Brand voice development

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Share Speechwriter, Executive Communications

Google Mountain View, CA, USA ; San Francisco, CA, USA

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 year of experience in public relations, media relations, or internal and executive communications with technology products or services.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in speechwriting, executive communications strategy, and developing a brand voice.
• Ability to work calmly and maintain good judgment in fast-paced, high-stress environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

About the job

As a member of the Global Communications & Public Affairs team, you will work cross-functionally to help communicate with journalists and other thought leaders; devise specific communications materials and campaigns; engage in face-to-face meetings with commentators and other opinion formers; and develop print and web-based material supporting these campaigns. We're looking for great communicators who can understand complex issues and explain them in person and also via well written, simple blog posts, FAQs, video scripts and more.

As a member of our Central Communications team, you will be a part of the team responsible for Google’s most executive leaders and telling the stories of our products, strategy, and culture. You will lead on preparing speeches, op-eds, blog posts, video scripts and more around complex issues and technical breakthroughs. And you will be part of the creative engine that goes beyond traditional comms approaches to build trust with audiences, including policymakers, creators, journalists, and other key opinion formers.

It's our job to help inform and educate users, advertisers, partners, opinion leaders--and our own employees--about the benefits of Google's products, our distinctive company culture/values, and our approach to the big public policy issues of the day. To succeed here, you'll combine creativity with organizational skills to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines simultaneously, as well as enjoy pitching to journalists, bloggers and commentators, or producing internal communications and events for our employees. Things happen quickly at Google and to get stuff done here you need to be an enthusiastic team player who can work cross-functionally and isn't hesitant to take risks or try new things.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $171000 - $247000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Lead speechwriting and editorial for exceutive leaders across channels (including but not limited to blogs, op-eds, video scripts, internal communications).
• Work cross functionally with teams across global communications, marketing, product, and policy to produce high quality, high volume content for external and internal audiences.
• Maintain editorial calendar, keeping up to date with the latest company and product announcements and creating data-driven strategies to inject executive voice.
• Develop and pitch creative ideas for editorial and content, going beyond traditional channels and staying up-to-date with industry trends and best practices.
• Pitch in on content development for social media, briefings, talking point, company narratives and special projects as needed.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

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Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.