About the Team

The Communications team tells the story of how DoorDash empowers local economies by connecting customers to the best of their communities. The team is a collaborative group with important partners, touching every corner of the organization. A roll-up-your-sleeves attitude, meticulous attention to detail, and out-of-the-box thinking, coupled with a true team spirit and the ability to juggle projects and priorities, are what makes this group so effective. A role on this team will require expertise in media relations, policy communications, and issues management.

About the Role

We’re excited to hire for two Manager, Public Affairs Communications roles (Western US and Eastern US). In this role, you’ll be responsible for crafting and sharing the narrative around DoorDash’s public policy campaigns across your region and at the federal level. You will own and drive the narrative around how we’re empowering local economies. If you're passionate about storytelling, public policy, and making a real impact—this is your opportunity to lead from the front. 

Your day to day would include:

• Developing and managing communications strategy for state & local policy campaigns and initiatives to help shape DoorDash’s strategic narrative, working closely with Policy, Legal, and other teams.
• Leading public affairs proactive and reactive campaigns across the region that align with both policy and business priorities to advance policy objectives, help grow the business, and build DoorDash’s brand narrative locally.
• Assisting in issues management, advance planning and scenario mapping to develop response plans and materials for various potential issues.
• Developing media engagement strategies and enhance our relationship with essential media and influencers at the national, state and local level by telling the story of how DoorDash empowers local economies.
• Thinking strategically about all elements of a successful Public Affairs campaign, work with stakeholders to develop and execute on campaign plans. 

We’re excited about you because…

• You have 5-7+ years experience managing and executing public affairs campaigns and working with national and local media outlets to help advance public policy objectives. You understand the politics and media in the West region and can hit the ground running.
• You have experience working in fast-paced, fluid and challenging environments, and are familiar with the tech space and related issues. 
• You’ve cut your teeth working directly with elected officials, government agencies or political campaigns.
• You’ve demonstrated cross-functional leadership, taking ownership of communications programs and building strategic plans in a complex organization with varied priorities.
• You have excellent people and project management skills, with the ability to lead and manage multiple time-sensitive projects under tight deadlines.
• You are a master communicator, inclusive of listening and speaking, and a true leader, collaborator, and consensus builder. 
• You’re a self-starter, intrinsically motivated, detail oriented, and also a good teammate.
• You take your work, but not yourself, seriously—and maintain a good sense of humor about both.

Why You’ll Love Working at DoorDash

• We are leaders - Leadership is not limited to our management team. It’s something everyone at DoorDash embraces and embodies.
• We are doers - We believe the only way to predict the future is to build it. Creating solutions that will lead our company and our industry is what we do -- on every project, every day. 
• We are learners - We’re not afraid to dig in and uncover the truth, even if it’s scary or inconvenient. Everyone here is continually learning on the job, no matter if we’ve been in a role for one year or one minute.
• We are customer-obsessed - Our mission is to grow and empower local economies. We are committed to our customers, merchants, and dashers and believe in connecting people with possibility.
• We are all DoorDash - The magic of DoorDash is our people, together making our inspiring goals attainable and driving us to greater heights. 
• We offer great compensation packages and comprehensive health benefits.

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About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

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