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Responsibilities
- Devise and lead launches and proactive media and social/influencer campaigns for WhatsApp consumer and privacy products and initiatives through press, influencers, opinion-makers
- Represent the Communications team in a wide range of internal, high-impact discussions including with cross-functional partners in engineering, product, policy, legal, and other groups within the company
- Counsel cross-functional partners in engineering, product, policy, legal, and other groups within the company on communications considerations for product updates
- Build and maintain meaningful relationships with your key audiences – press, influencers and opinion-makers
- Manage in-bound press inquiries on a range of time-sensitive issues with high stakes and visibility
- Prepare and train spokespeople as well as represent WhatsApp to the media
- Create and consistently land the story of WhatsApp and the benefits that our privacy and utility features bring to users around the world
- Develop and create a wide range of communications materials including blog posts, social media outreach and responses, communications plans, statements, briefing materials for executives and more
- Simplify complex ideas or technical issues and make them understandable and relatable to a wide range of audiences globally
- Support reactive and crisis communications to quickly drive a cross-functional team when needed
- Manage multiple PR agencies to support communications efforts
Minimum Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in communications
- Experience with communications and persuading different audiences across different channels
- Experience developing media campaigns for targeted audiences
- Experience with global product launches and consulting with product managers
- Experience working cross-functionally with marketing, policy, legal, and other communications teams
- Experience managing crises communications and developing communications strategies
- Experience creating messaging materials, and working collaboratively with cross-functional groups including Legal, Public Policy, Marketing, and Research
- Experience working in technology and using WhatsApp
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience developing global communications campaigns
- Proven track record of successful experimentation with influencer/social-first campaigns and launches
- Experience working with a creative and public relations agency or communications consultants
- Experience working on product launches outside the U.S
- Experience creating product narratives aligned to societal moments around the globe
$119,000/year to $171,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
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