External Engagement Lead

About the role

External Engagement Lead will work embedded with Google’s Data Center Economic and Community Development team, acting as the strategic architect for amplifying internal and external narratives. The role focuses on communicating Google’s global economic impact and community partnerships across leadership briefings, internal platforms, and social media.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive communications plans for major milestones, including press releases, blog posts and reactive media strategies.
• Define and refine the voice of senior leaders, create content calendars and manage toolkits that enable internal stakeholders to amplify impact stories.
• Partner with external creative and PR agencies, ensuring deliverables meet quality, timeline and budget expectations.
• Lead multi‑channel social media campaigns and own the executive social‑media presence.
• Translate technical infrastructure and economic data into relatable, human‑centric stories for both internal and public audiences.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to anticipate needs, craft persuasive pitches and secure buy‑in for communication initiatives.

Required profile

• 7+ years of experience in communications and messaging strategy.
• Proven ability to partner with senior executives and manage high‑level expectations.
• Track record of managing multi‑channel social media campaigns and developing amplification toolkits.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of turning dense data into engaging narratives.
• Proactive, ambitious and comfortable sharing opinions in a fast‑moving environment.

Required skills