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About the Role

As the regional Corporate Affairs lead for Digital Realty's Western U.S. markets, you will be the primary communications partner. You will shape public narrative, support strategic initiatives, manage reputational risks, and ensure consistent messaging by collaborating with Government Affairs, business leaders, media, and community stakeholders. This role is suited for a communications professional who excels in fast-paced environments and enjoys integrating media relations, storytelling, and stakeholder engagement to achieve business impact.

Responsibilities

Lead corporate affairs and media relations activities across the Western U.S. region
Partner with Government Affairs to align communications with policy and regulatory priorities
Develop media strategies, pitch stories, and manage press inquiries
Create engaging content for press releases, executive messaging, social media, web, and internal communications
Support events, community engagement programs, executive visits, and milestone announcements
Monitor media coverage and identify emerging reputational risks and opportunities
Develop thought leadership opportunities for regional leaders
Track and report on media performance and communications impact

Requirements

8-10 years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, media relations, or corporate affairs
Prefer a background in technology, infrastructure, real estate, or data center industries
Experience building relationships with media, government affairs teams, and senior stakeholders
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Strong judgment, organization, and problem-solving skills
Occasional travel throughout the Western U.S. region and other company locations as needed
Prefer experience supporting government affairs, public policy, or regulatory initiatives

Skills

Strong writing skills
Strong storytelling skills
Strong content creation skills

Location

San Francisco, California
Los Angeles, California

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Political Science, or a related field

Salary/Compensations

$130,000 to $170,000 per year

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
401k match
Disability benefits
Wellness benefits
Education benefits
Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time off
Holidays

About the Company

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions.
PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges.
Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.
To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.