Community and Public Affairs Specialist Job at Waymo, Illinois

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  • Waymo
  • Illinois

Job Description

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

As a member of the Public Affairs team, you will be at the forefront of bringing autonomous driving technology to the public. Our focus is implementing advocacy, grassroots, and grasstops campaigns to drive acceptance and adoption of our life-saving technology. We work directly with key third party groups and influencers to educate the public on the safety benefits of Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology. Internally, our efforts support the innovative work of engineering, product, safety, and external engagement teams.

In this remote role, you will report into our Public Affairs Manager.

You Will

  • Build relationships
    • Develop and sustain relationships with influential community organizations and (non-elected) leaders to build trust in Waymo’s technology and maintain Waymo’s ability to operate in major Midwest cities
  • Creative storytelling & execution of public affairs campaigns in the Midwest
    • Assist with social media content regarding Waymo’s public affairs work with Midwest stakeholders
    • Assist with strategic planning and execution of digital media campaigns that showcase our third-party advocates and Waymo
  • Represent Waymo and advocate for our values in the Midwest
    • This may include speaking at sponsored events, neighborhood meetings, arranging and leading volunteer events that benefit our stakeholders, or assisting with local media inquiries
  • Identify and, sometimes, staff community events
    • Identify the most appropriate, influential, and impactful sponsorship opportunities in which Waymo should participate
    • Process sponsorships and manage event logistics
    • Budget management experience
You Have

  • Experience planning, creating and executing strategic digital campaigns; Campaign goal-setting design and execution
  • Vast and thorough knowledge of major Midwest cities and the nonprofits and grassroots organizations that move them
  • 5 years of external affairs and/or nonprofit leadership experience
  • Budget management experience

We Prefer

  • Experience managing agency support
  • Passion for advocacy and public speaking

This role requires regular travel (25-50%) to engage with community partners and represent Waymo at events throughout the Midwest.

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary Range

$158,000—$200,000 USD

Job Tags

Full time, Local area, Remote work,

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