Communications and Public Affairs Manager at Google
careersThe Company
Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.
The Opportunity
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 Communications and Public Affairs Manager, you will be responsible for handling communications around our business platforms, consumer products and the landscape in which we operate. You will work closely with sales, marketing and product teams and will partner with media outlets and influencers, shaping communications and showing how we help others to grow and succeed. You’ll be responsible for managing media interest in who we are and what we do.
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’ll 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, comms, marketing, product and beyond.
Responsibilities:
- Develop close, productive relationships with journalists, social influencers, key partners and influencers in tech, business and mainstream press in the MENA region.
- Develop written materials, including story pitches, messaging guidelines, press releases, Q&As, presentations and speeches. Think creatively, take smart risks and resolve challenges as they arise.
- Collaborate with Product, Sales, Marketing and other teams across Google to create compelling communication strategies that show the usefulness and key benefits of our advertising and consumer products.
- Represent Google as a company spokesperson for a wide variety of media and blogger inquiries, and assist with all communications activities in MENA.
- 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.
Requirements
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- Communications experience engaging in a business, media or non-profit environment.
- Ability to speak and write in English and Arabic fluently and idiomatically.
Preferred qualifications:
- Ability to work with colleagues in various geographies and understand cultural differences.
- Ability to think, plan and execute on multiple projects simultaneously in an organized fashion.
- Effective team player who can lead efforts across disciplines.
- Ability to focus, prioritize and maintain good judgment in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to adapt quickly and escalate.
- Clear, creative communicator who can tailor messages to the right audiences.
Additional Recruitement Information
At Google, we don’t just accept difference—we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
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How to apply
Please complete the application form here
Once completed, please send the copy of your CV to Joyce Baz at jbaz@google.com and mention in the body of your email that you have completed the application form.
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