Communications Manager - Google

About the job

As a member of the Global Communications & Public Affairs team you will work crossfunctionally to help communicate with journalists and other thought leaders; devise specific communications materials and campaigns; engage in facetoface meetings with commentators and other opinion formers; and develop print and webbased material supporting these campaigns. Were 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 Manager you will be responsible for managing communications around our business platforms consumer products and the competitive landscape in which we operate. You will work closely with Sales Marketing and Product teams and will partner with media outlets and influencers showing how we help others to grow and succeed.

We help inform and educate users advertisers partners opinion leadersand our own employeesabout the benefits of Googles products our distinctive company culture/values and our approach to the big public policy issues of the day. You are quickwitted 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 crossfunctionally with partners across PR Communications Marketing Product and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Develop close productive relationships with journalists social influencers key partners and influencers in tech business and mainstream press across the Middle East and North Africa with a focus on Saudi Arabia. Think creatively take smart risks and address tough issues as they arise.
• Develop written materials including story pitches messaging guidelines press releases Q&As presentations and speeches.
• 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. Assist with all communications activities in the Middle East and North Africa including Saudi Arabia.