# Public Affairs Advisor

**Company**: Discord
**Location**: San Francisco Bay Area
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $192,000-$216,000 USD
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Discord's Public Policy team builds and maintains relationships with policymakers, regulators, civil society organizations, academics, and industry partners who shape the future of online platforms. As a Public Affairs Advisor, you will help lead Discord's external engagement strategy, building lasting partnerships with civil society, industry groups, and other stakeholders around the world.

Responsibilities:

- Help shape and execute a global external affairs strategy that strengthens Discord's relationships and reputation with policymakers, regulators, civil society, academics, and industry partners

- Build and manage a portfolio of strategic partnerships, making sure each one advances clear policy and business objectives

- Measure the impact of partnerships and engagements, and report outcomes to team and company leadership

- Own Discord's headquarters visit program for policymakers, government officials, and other key stakeholders

- Lead special projects for the Public Policy team, such as external events, policy research initiatives, and cross-regional campaigns

- Develop external-facing materials such as briefing books, talking points, presentations, partnership proposals, and event programming

- Own the Public Policy team's budgets and related operational projects

Requirements:

- 5+ years of experience in public policy, public affairs, and/or civil society partnerships

- Experience owning and executing a multi-year public affairs or partnership program

- Experience building and managing partnerships with civil society, academic experts, and industry leaders across multiple regions

- A track record of planning and executing high-level visits, delegations, or events for senior government officials and executives

- Familiarity with technology policy issues

- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, especially executive briefings, and the ability to translate complex technical information into clear, compelling narratives for non-technical audiences

- Strong project management skills and the judgment to juggle multiple workstreams, stakeholders, and deadlines

## Skills

### Required
- public policy
- public affairs
- civil society partnerships
- project management
- communication skills

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