Facebook Looking For Communications Associate, Strategic Response (Media Monitoring) at Menlo Park, CA Full Time

Facebook is seeking a Communications Associate on the media monitoring team to drive media analysis surrounding top trends in the tech industry. This person will identify and research emerging innovation trends and play a central role in sharing insights with the broader communications team.

The position requires an enthusiasm for Facebook technology products, and tech products in general. Candidates should have a strong technical understanding of how Facebook’s products work and the ability to explain them. Excellent writing skills, an affinity for technology and business press, experience analyzing media trends, and content development skills are crucial. Experience in using data-driven insights to inform communications strategies is a must.

This person should be highly organized, energetic, and detail-oriented. The ideal candidate will be able to multitask and work in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment. They will provide support for internal project management, steward relationships with internal and external partners, and ensure responsible sharing of data to inform key research questions.

Compile media clips & tech trends report on top new developments in innovation

Read, analyze, and summarize media coverage of important tech/policy-related Facebook issues, and tech industry as a whole

Stay informed on news cycle domestically and internationally

Monitor tech product launches, policy advocacy, and other announcements related to tech and innovation

Monitor media cycles for technology competitors

Participate in communications activities on some of Facebook’s most pressing and difficult issues

Partner internally with policy, legal, communications, and leadership teams to develop media strategies that protect our reputation

Build media strategies based on current events

Monitor social media activity that involves Facebook

2+ years of experience monitoring press and stakeholder relations

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, English, Journalism, Public Relations, Broadcast, or related field

Experience drafting messaging materials and creating news summaries

Experience distilling technology or policy concepts into consumer language

5+ years of experience at a technology or public affairs company

Experience owning multiples deliverables and working in a deadline driven environment

Experience working with technology press

Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we’re building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we’re creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities – we’re just getting started.

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