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Communications and Public Affairs Manager (English, Vietnamese)

Communications and Public Affairs Manager (English, Vietnamese)

1 Month ago • 7 Years + • Public Relations • Undisclosed

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Job Description

The Communications and Public Affairs Manager will lead external communications in Vietnam, acting as a Google spokesperson. This role requires collaboration with various teams to develop communication strategies showcasing Google's products. Responsibilities include building relationships with journalists and influencers, creating written materials (press releases, presentations), and managing a PR agency. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills in both English and Vietnamese, be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. The position involves pitching stories to media, producing internal communications, and understanding complex issues to communicate them effectively to diverse audiences.

Must have:

7+ years in PR/communications
Fluent in English & Vietnamese
Excellent written & verbal communication
Project management skills
Media relations expertise
Cross-functional collaboration

Good to have:

Experience managing PR agencies
Ability to tailor messages to diverse audiences
Experience working in a fast-paced environment

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
7 years of experience in public relations, media relations, or communications.
Ability to communicate in Vietnamese and English fluently to manage communications and written materials.

Preferred qualifications:

Ability to think, plan and execute multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to work and maintain good decisions in fluid environments and the ability to escalate issues appropriately.
Ability to tailor messages to the right audiences, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

About the job

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.

It's our job to 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. To succeed here, you'll combine creativity with organizational skills to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines simultaneously, as well as enjoy pitching to journalists, bloggers and commentators, or producing internal communications and events for our employees. Things happen quickly at Google and to get stuff done here you need to be an enthusiastic team player who can work cross-functionally and isn't hesitant to take risks or try new things.

Responsibilities

Lead all external communications activities in Vietnam and represent Google as a company spokesperson for a wide variety of media inquiries.
Collaborate with engineering, product, sales, and marketing teams to create communication strategies that illustrate the functionality and key benefits of our consumer and advertising products.
Develop close, productive relationships with journalists, social influencers, product reviewers and other key stakeholders in Vietnam.
Develop written materials, including story pitches, messaging guidelines, press releases, questions and answers, presentations and speeches.
Manage a Public Relation (PR) agency to help support day-to-day press and stakeholder inquiries, special projects, and events.

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