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Communications Specialist, YouTube, Business to Business (English, Italian)

Communications Specialist, YouTube, Business to Business (English, Italian)

1 Month ago • 4 Years + • Public Relations

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Job Description

As a Communications Specialist at Google's Italian Communications and Public Affairs team, you'll work cross-functionally to communicate with journalists, thought leaders, and users. Responsibilities include developing communications materials and campaigns, engaging in face-to-face meetings, creating campaign support materials, countering misinformation, and training company officials for press activities. You'll build relationships with media influencers, develop written content (press releases, blog posts, etc.), and act as a company spokesperson. This role requires fluent English and Italian, excellent writing skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. You'll collaborate with teams across PR, Communications, Marketing, and Product.

Must have:

4+ years of experience in PR/communications
Fluent in English and Italian
Excellent writing & communication skills
Cross-functional collaboration
Project management skills

Good to have:

Social media & video content experience
Experience with PR agencies
Understanding of Italian media landscape

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
4 years of experience in public relations, media relations, or communications.
Ability to communicate in English and Italian fluently as this is a customer-facing role that requires interactions in Italian with local stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience in the use of social media to build audiences and in the development of video content.
Ability to work well as part of a team.
Ability to think, plan and execute on multiple projects simultaneously in an organized fashion.
Ability to focus and prioritize in a fast-paced environment and adapt/escalate as needed.
Ability to work with colleagues in various geographies and understand cultural differences.
Excellent writing skills, with the ability to tailor messages to the right audiences.

About the job

As a member of the Italian Communications and Public Affairs team, you will work cross-functionally to help communicate with journalists, other thought leaders, and with users. You will devise specific communications materials and campaigns based on understanding of the audiences’ interests, engage in face-to-face meetings with commentators, develop material supporting campaigns, and counter misinformation that might interfere with the business and the ability to serve users.

We 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. You are quick-witted, entrepreneurial and intellectually curious. To succeed in this role, you are willing to try new things and can manage numerous projects with tight deadlines. Things happen quickly at Google, and to do great work, you need to be an enthusiastic team player who can work cross-functionally with partners across PR, Communications, Marketing, Product, and beyond.

Responsibilities

Develop productive relationships with journalists, social influencers, key partners and influencers in tech, consumer, business, and mainstream media in Italy.
Develop written materials including messaging guidelines, press releases, blog posts, presentations, speeches, and social media assets.
Represent Google as a company spokesperson.
Train and provide guidance to company officials for press activities, and help manage a PR agency to support day-to-day inquiries, special projects, and events.

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