Owns Epic's global public policy communications, driving proactive and rapid-response storytelling and campaigns around online safety, policy developments, and product initiatives.

Leads proactive and reactive communications across priority policy issues
Partners with public policy, Trust and Safety, and media relations teams to shape narratives and build media understanding

Job Description

Responsibilities

Create proactive and reactive communications strategies on priority policy, regulatory and legal developments, such as online safety
Partner with the public policy team on impactful public affairs campaigns globally to build understanding of and support for our products and safety approaches
Partner with Epic’s Trust and Safety team on storytelling around our industry-leading approach to online safety and product features
Work with cross-functional teams to develop proactive storytelling opportunities around Epic’s business, products, and technology in Latin America and Canada
Educate external stakeholders including third parties and media about Epic’s public policy and regulatory priorities
Establish and maintain relationships with journalists globally including technology, business and policy media on behalf of Epic
Be part of the team that manages Epic’s rapid response efforts, working in fast-paced environments to address issues with players, consumers, and policy makers

Requirements

7+ years of experience in communications or public relations, preferably a mix of in-house and agency and/or political organizations
Experience driving communications and advocacy strategies around complex public policy issues
Experience working on rapid response with internal stakeholders
Experience managing global agency partners
Someone who moves fast, is focused on delivering results, and has a track record of working well across a diverse group of internal and external partners
A succinct and creative writer
Someone who is people-focused, passionate, scrappy, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do
A proactive problem solver, with strong instincts for when to escalate issues
A team player who’s collaborative, supportive, and celebrates others’ wins
Communications skills, written and verbal, are stellar

Preferred

Experience working on online safety in gaming, tech or online platforms is a bonus

Epic Games

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Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.

Founded in 1991

Cary, North Carolina, USA

12K employees (3,252 in marketing)

www.epicgames.com

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