Communications Manager, YouTube Ads

San Francisco, CA (Unknown)

$141K/yr – $205K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive brand storytelling and media strategy for YouTube ads products, partnering with product, business, and leadership teams to shape narratives and prepare executives for high-visibility opportunities.

  • Own cross-functional brand storytelling and media positioning across stakeholder groups.
  • Prepare leadership for high-profile press and media events.
  • Coordinate strategic communications and external partnerships with trade media and influencers.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Partner cross-functionally with product and business leads to craft persuasive and impactful brand narratives.
  • Develop comprehensive media strategies and tailored positioning for YouTube ads products across stakeholder groups.
  • Cultivate and sustain high-value partnerships with trade media, key opinion formers, and industry influencers.
  • Draft a variety of communications materials, including blog posts, talking points, question and answers (Q&As), and social media posts.
  • Provide strategic coaching and preparation for leadership ahead of high-visibility press and media opportunities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7 year of experience in public relations, media relations, or internal and executive communications with technology products or services.

Preferred

  • Understanding of digital advertising and streaming landscape and an established media relationships.
  • Ability to work effectively, cross-functionally and creatively to overcome problems.
  • Ability to plan and execute on multiple projects at the same time in a changing environment.
  • Ability to translate complex product launches into simple narratives understandable by business and trade press.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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Founded in 2014
San Bruno, California, USA
140K employees (97,278 in marketing)
88% recommend to a friend
89% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
28.8B
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$2.1M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
19.2%
Direct
77.1%
Referral
2.5%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~140.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
87,508 (62% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5

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