Policy Communications Director at Roblox

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San Mateo, CA, United States

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.

At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.

A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.

Roblox is looking for an experienced communicator to support a wide range of issues, including leading public affairs communications.

As a member of the Global Communications and Corporate Affairs team, you will guide the development and implementation of corporate positioning and crisis management on a global scale. You will devise specific communications materials and proactive campaigns to inform and educate our community, opinion leaders, media about the benefits of Roblox products, our company culture/values and our approach to public policy issues of the day. You will follow the regulatory environment that impacts our industry and, as appropriate, work with the policy team to comment on or respond to legislation. You will engage in face-to-face meetings with commentators and other opinion formers, develop print and web-based material supporting these campaigns, and counter misinformation that might interfere with our business and ability to serve our community.

You should have a good understanding of consumer technology/social media, online safety, content enforcement, privacy, and policy.

This position will report into our Senior Director, Public Affairs and Corporate Communications.

You Will:

Advise and collaborate with various teams, including product, public policy, legal, international expansion, and Trust & Safety to help communicate with journalists.
Successfully handle high-profile and fast-passed issues while remaining calm and demonstrating good judgment.
Utilize your deep understanding of the media landscape and media relationships to build relationships and strategic recommendations that help drive and support business objectives.
Develop global positions on key issues as well as the strategy for reactive and proactive communications plans.
Provide recommendations and propose public messaging to comment on industry regulatory issues and legislation that could impact Roblox.
Develop proactive campaign strategies to educate policy makers and the Roblox community on key issues, in partnership with the policy team.
Successfully create and execute crisis communications and risk mitigation plans
Work closely with the Roblox Policy teams to distill complex concepts into coherent and easy-to-understand communications material, including regular outreach to press around policy updates.
Draft press releases, blogs, FAQs, and key messages. Brief spokespeople and staff interviews. Identify and proactively present stories to highlight Roblox’s decisions and efforts around trust, safety and civility.

You Have:

10+ years of experience in public affairs or crisis communications
Proven-track record developing and implementing corporate communications plans aligning internal, external, and stakeholder communications against business priorities
Proven performance managing communications in crisis and sensitive situations, including creating clear directives and follow-through
Strong relationships with key journalists and influencers in tech, policy, and business press
Experience as on the record spokesperson and communicator on complex topics, including policy or legal topics
Excellent written and verbal communications skills

For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits.

Annual Salary Range

$249,410—$288,720 USD

Roles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

You’ll Love:

Industry-leading compensation package
Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
A rewarding 401k program
Flexible vacation policy
Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
At Roblox HQ:

Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
Annual CalTrain Go Pass

Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Estimated Salary range:

Our salary intelligence, powered by our AI algorithms, has calculated an estimated range for this position between $120,000 - $140,000 . Please note that the actual salary for this position may vary, as it is dependent on various factors including but not limited to experience, location, and market dynamics.

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