**Minimum qualifications:** + Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. + 4 years of experience in journalism, public relations, internal or executive communications, or a related field. **Preferred qualifications:** + Strong understanding of editorial and creative content development, storytelling techniques, and external communications trends and best practices. + Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. 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. The Google Ink team is a group of storytellers who create compelling blog posts, social media and all manner of creative, engaging content to reach and engage important audiences with Google’s key messages across a broad range of products and issues. Ink is part of the Global Communications & Public Affairs team, working cross-functionally to help communicate our latest news with Google fans, everyday consumers, and journalists on the company’s owned and operated platforms. As part of the Editorial team, you’ll write, edit, and publish content for some of our most prominent channels. In this role, you’ll work across multiple formats and platforms to develop effective, strategic communications that communicates Google’s news and messages to the world. Working with editorial, communications, marketing and social teams across the company, you’ll help ensure our content continues to reach and engage important audiences across a broad range of products and issues. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $110,000-$157,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google . **Responsibilities:** + Write engaging, on-brand copy, including video scripts, for Google’s official corporate social media platforms. Write and edit articles for Google’s official blog, The Keyword. + Support programming for About.Google, including proposing content lineups, writing copy, and publishing. + Write a copy for The Keyword newsletter, and support building and sending the newsletter using our email and deployment tools. + Partner effectively with editorial, creative and social colleagues on the team, as well as across Google. Support strategies and content for Google executives on social, where required. + Help maintain a consistent brand voice, effective content strategy, and clear messaging in Google’s editorial content. Spot opportunities to communicate stories of interest from across the company on our platforms. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.