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Meta · 19 hours ago

Public Affairs Manager

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$146K/yr - $206K/yr

8+ years exp

Meta is a technology company focused on connecting people and building communities. They are seeking a Public Affairs Manager to drive communications and public affairs initiatives, collaborating with various teams to manage policy issues and support proactive campaigns.

Computer Software

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Support the development and execution of public affairs strategies for a range of priority policy issues

Advise on strategy and help create communications plans, messaging, and related materials for policy audiences, including blog posts, statements, and social content

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Policy, Legal, Product, Marketing, etc.) to ensure alignment and effective execution of public affairs initiatives

Monitor and respond to emerging issues, providing rapid response support and helping to de-risk and de-escalate potential challenges

Develop and contribute to proactive campaigns that educate and engage policy audiences, leveraging internal experts, social channels, exec communications and other creative tactics

Distill complex policy and product topics into clear, accessible language for specific audiences

Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including agency partners, third-party stakeholders and reporters

Help the team remain agile, ready to take on new projects and priorities as they arise

Qualification

Public affairs experiencePolicy communicationsCrisis communicationsStakeholder relationship managementCross-functional collaborationEditing skillsNarrative creationCommunication skills

Required

8+ years of experience in public affairs, communications, or a related field

Experience supporting policy communications, public affairs, or issues management for a variety of clients or topics

Proven experience to work under deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously

Experience distilling complex policy areas into plain language for policy audiences and embracing ambiguity to drive innovative and impactful solutions

Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder relationships

Create compelling narratives, editing and communication skills

Preferred

Experience working at a communications firm or public affairs agency on legislative, regulatory, political or issue-based campaigns

Familiarity with driving public affairs campaigns related to technology policy areas such as security, privacy, new or emerging technology, and online safety

Experience supporting crisis communications and rapid response efforts

Demonstrated experience adapting to changing priorities and workstreams