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Policy Communications Manager, Central Communications

Brussels, Belgium (On-site)

Policy Communications Manager, Central Communications

2 Months ago • 4 Years + • Public Relations • Undisclosed

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Job Description

As a Policy Communications Manager in Central Communications, you will be responsible for communicating Google's compliance with European regulations, particularly focusing on the economy, and highlighting how Google's innovations contribute to economic activity. You will represent Google's perspective in reporting on tech policy topics that impact society, the economy, Google's products, customers, partners, and consumers across Europe. You will lead media relations, engage with Brussels-based journalists and commentators covering EU affairs, and support communications leads in EMEA to tell these stories. You will create compelling strategies and communications activities to promote Google's arguments in economic and regulatory debates. You will develop communications materials, speeches, and presentations for Google executives working in or visiting Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. You will train and advise company executives for major conferences, media interviews, etc.

Must have:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
4 years of experience in PR, media relations, or communications
Experience with stakeholder management, media liaison, and campaign planning
Ability to think, plan, and execute multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to collaborate and build strong relationships
Ability to adapt to tight timelines and coordinate information efficiently
Strong understanding of the European institutional and regulatory process

Good to have:

Experience in content production and social media strategy
Experience working with regulatory-focused press

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
4 years of experience in public relations, media relations, or communications.
Experience with stakeholder management, media liaison and campaign planning.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience in content production and social media strategy.
Experience working with regulatory-focused press.
Understanding of the European institutional and regulatory process.
Ability to think, plan and execute multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to collaborate and build strong relationships within and outside an organization.
Ability to adapt at working in tight timelines, coordinate information from various sources efficiently, and sometimes out of European hours.

About the job

As a member of the Global Communications and Public Affairs team, you will work with colleagues across the region to help communicate with journalists and other thought leaders, devise communications across earned, owned and social media. You will engage in meetings with journalists and commentators.

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

Communicate about our compliance with European regulations, with a specific focus on the economy, and highlight how Google’s innovations help drive economic activity.
Represent Google's point of view in reporting about tech policy topics that impact society or the economy, Google’s products, our customers and partners, and consumers across Europe.
Lead media relations and engage with Brussels-based journalists and commentators who cover EU affairs and support our communications leads in countries across the EMEA region to tell these stories.
Create compelling strategies and communications activities to put across Google’s arguments in economic and regulatory debates.
Develop communications materials, speeches and presentations for Google executives working in or visiting Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Train and advise company executives for major conferences, media interviews, etc..

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