Policy Communications Manager, EMEA in City of London

Meta is looking for an experienced Communications Manager to join its Policy Communications team in EMEA. You will work across a range of business critical topic areas, handling complex crises and issues, coordinating closely across teams to build and execute advocacy campaigns that advance our policy goals and/or mitigate risks through earned and owned media. You will have extensive experience developing and executing high-profile communication plans tailored to policy audiences, using social-first and earned media tactics to achieve company goals.

You will be skilled at day-to-day media relations with senior reporters, and handling fast-moving crises and issues. You will be experienced at thinking through complicated reputational challenges—short and long term—and operating and thinking internationally. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, a good balance of strategic thinking and tactical execution, and the ability to juggle multiple simultaneous projects—ruthlessly prioritising across high-profile and fast-moving workstreams.

• Craft and execute communication plans and programs across a range of policy topics based on reputational needs and company priorities.
• Work cross-functionally with a range of teams—across communications and other disciplines—to manage media opportunities and mitigate crises.
• Create and support advocacy campaigns designed to advance policy goals and the company’s position across the region.
• Manage reactive press issues, working closely with country communication leads and Public Policy teams across EMEA to tackle issues and mitigate risk.
• Provide communications counsel and support for business leaders on high-profile topics.
• Build a meaningful understanding of Meta’s products, policies and approach and distil this work into plain language for media and the general public through a wide range of material like blog posts, social copy, Q&As, briefing materials and talking points.

• 8+ years experience in corporate/policy communications for consumer facing brands, or in relevant Government communications departments.
• Experience in managing high-profile and fast-moving crises and issues, building relationships with media, and working with executives.
• Significant experience in devising and coordinating advocacy campaigns designed to change policy positions via the media.
• Experience working directly with senior reporters and opinion leaders to shape editorial output.
• Experience working with and influencing very experienced stakeholders across legal, public policy, product and marketing.
• Proven project management and decision-making skills.
• Experienced collaborator, well-versed in influencing others, and adept at bringing larger groups along to execute complex cross-team projects.
• Adept at using AI in day-to-day work.
• Proven capability to balance multiple competing priorities, with flexibility to pivot/re-prioritise quickly as needs arise.

• Experience managing agencies and putting in place scalable processes to drive and measure results.
• Established relationships and contacts with Brussels reporters.
• Extensive experience in Policy Communications for a highly scrutinised tech company.

About Meta: Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology.