Public Affairs Associate, Government Affairs and Public Policy

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Washington, DC, USA; New York, NY, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience working in communications, political campaigns and/or within government.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with executing effective public affairs campaigns with measurable results.
• Ability to be a team player, and exercise good judgment in a rapidly changing environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong track record of managing competing deadlines.
• Excellent analytic skills with high attention to detail.

About the job

As a member of Google’s Government Affairs and Public Policy team, you'll be part of a diverse global government affairs team, working across regions, product areas, and functions. You’ll combine creativity and intellectual excellence with the organizational skills to manage various campaigns, projects and initiatives. In this role, you’ll advocate for Google to bring external perspectives back into the company to inform our perception and direction. You're passionate about the opportunity to shape the future of how we use and build technology for everyone.Google takes its responsibilities seriously, including engaging with government and other stakeholders on important public policy challenges. The Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) team leads the company’s engagement with executive branch officials, legislators, regulators and third-parties in the formation of public policy. Working closely with Google leaders, GAPP seeks to identify key policy issues, listen carefully to others’ views and opinions, and distill and share the company’s perspective on those issues with external stakeholders. While we focus on challenges affecting the internet, our issue areas are increasingly broad and encompass many areas where public policy, business, and technology intersect.

Responsibilities

• Support public affairs programming that leads to the engagement of policy audiences and key opinion formers on matters affecting Google’s business and users.
• Write/edit materials, collateral, and talking points designed for a policy audience.
• Identify opportunities to amplify relevant Google announcements with priority audiences.
• Coordinate local policy events by facilitating invites and staffing/drafting briefing materials.

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 our Accommodations for Applicants form.