Communications Associate, U.S. Policy Communications

Location: 888 Brannan Street, LOC Office-USA-San Francisco, CA, 94103

Responsibilities:

• Support US Policy Communications Lead by spearheading organizational support for the team, ensuring cross-functional collaboration and integration with other functions, and providing surge capacity for overall policy communications needs nationwide.
• Serve as connective tissue between regional U.S. comms leads and communicating priorities internally to key stakeholders on other teams.
• Develop internal and external written materials: press materials, story pitches, op-eds, messaging guidelines, Q&As, briefs, presentations, talking points, etc.
• Identify opportunities to partner with organization's public policy team regarding new community policies that protect the business and strengthen the company’s reputation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of relevant experience in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, including supporting a team in a communications and administrative capacity.
• Strong process-oriented skills and passion for learning, improving, and sharing best practices.
• Confidence driving communications process and ensuring team organization.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to communicate across departments and to all levels of the organization.
• Strong communication and writing skills. Prior experience working with press and in communications.
• Positive attitude, enthusiasm and ability to keep a level head in even the most stressful situations.
• Personal integrity that reflects Airbnb’s core values and commitment to diversity and belonging.