Senior Director, Policy Communications

**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 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 we’re 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.

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## Senior Director, Policy Communications

Roblox is looking for an experienced communicator to support a wide range of issues, including leading public affairs communications. You will report to the Chief Communications Officer.

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 communications materials and campaigns to inform and educate our community, opinion leaders, and media about the benefits of Roblox products, our company culture and values, and our approach to public policy issues. 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 participate in face‑to‑face meetings with commentators and opinion formers, develop print and web‑based materials supporting these campaigns, and counter misinformation that might interfere with our business and ability to serve our community.

This role will ideally be based in either our Washington, DC or San Mateo, CA offices (hybrid Tues–Thurs).

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## You will

– **Advise teams** — Collaborate with product, public policy, legal, international expansion, and Trust & Safety teams to help communicate with media and journalists.
– **Handle urgent issues** — Manage high‑profile and time‑sensitive matters with calm judgment.
– **Build media relationships** — Use your deep understanding of the media landscape to strengthen relationships and develop strategic recommendations.
– **Develop global positions** — Create global stances on key issues and strategies for reactive and proactive communications.
– **Propose public messaging** — Provide recommendations on regulatory issues and legislation that could affect Roblox.
– **Develop campaign strategies** — Educate policymakers and the Roblox community on key issues, in partnership with the policy team.
– **Execute crisis communications** — Create and implement crisis communications and risk‑mitigation plans.
– **Distill complex concepts** — Partner with Policy teams to translate complex topics into clear communications materials, including regular press outreach.
– **Draft content** — Write press releases, blogs, FAQs, and key messages.
– **Brief spokespeople** — Prepare spokespeople and staff for interviews and proactively highlight Roblox’s work around trust, safety, and civility.

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## You have

– A strong understanding of consumer technology/social media, online safety, content enforcement, and privacy policies.
– 12+ years of experience in public affairs, policy communications, and crisis communications.
– Experience with global regulations and policies for diverse age ranges of users and creators.
– A track record of developing and implementing corporate communications plans aligning internal, external, and partner communications.
– Proven performance managing communications in crisis and sensitive situations, including creating clear directives and follow‑up.
– Strong relationships with key journalists and influencers in tech, policy, and business press.
– Experience as an on‑the‑record spokesperson and communicator on complex topics, including policy or legal issues.

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## Compensation

**Annual Salary Range:**
$294,030 — $350,620 USD

For roles based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: Actual base pay depends on professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs, and market demand. In some cases, the actual salary may fall outside this range. This range is subject to change. All full‑time employees are eligible for equity compensation and benefits.

Roles based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

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## Equal Opportunity

Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any kind based on 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 law. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.

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## Work Authorization (U.S.)

For U.S.‑based roles only: The company may not be able to employ candidates who require certain visa categories or support future H‑1B sponsorship at this time.

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