Consumer Communications Senior Associate

Job Description

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 member of the YouTube Consumer Communications team, you will work to tell the stories of our YouTube creator community and YouTube trends, as well as promote brand and consumer moments plus live-events on platform throughout the year. You will work cross-functionally across Communications, Marketing, Partnerships, Product, and more.

You will help communicate pitches and projects with journalists and producers, devise specific communication materials and plans based on understanding of reporter's interests, viral moments and/or consumer moments, plus develop creative ideas for both storytelling and taking creative risks. By finding unique story lines and building strong relationships with the press, your top goal will be to drive a steady drumbeat of positive YouTube coverage showcasing the best parts of our platform. In this role, you will be a great communicator who can passionately promote the magic of YouTube with a deep understanding of this landscape.

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, comms, marketing, product and beyond.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gkk9oq-18-223-32-230-42 in your application.