About Us
Codeword is a communication agency that helps brands create breakthrough comms, content, and community experiences.
We’re a fast-moving team of writers, editors, designers, strategists, videographers, PR mavens, and even a few traditional marketers.
Our incredible roster of global brands trust us to launch their startups, run multi-channel campaigns, grow their user bases, and lead comprehensive PR and marketing initiatives. We're storytellers and brand engineers, and we love big ideas that serve a real purpose.
Codeword is a remote-first agency, with physical offices in NYC and SF that we won’t make you visit.
About You
- You are a strategic operator who thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
- You excel at managing information flow, prioritizing what truly matters, and serving as an extension of a senior leader.
- You have strong business acumen and quickly develop a deep understanding of an organization’s mission, priorities, and stakeholders.
- You’re a natural relationship builder — empathetic, trusted, and able to collaborate with leadership, cross-functional partners, and external stakeholders with ease.
- Project and program management are among your standout strengths, and you’re known for delivering complex initiatives with clarity and momentum.
- You have strong communication skills, including the ability to draft executive-level emails, presentations, and follow-ups.
- You’re highly organized, detail-oriented, and motivated by helping a team operate smoothly behind the scenes.
- Bonus points if you love problem-solving, are unflappable under pressure, and can translate strategy into practical, actionable next steps.
About This Role
This is a critical role supporting the Head of Economic & Community Development. You will function as a strategic advisor, operator, and project leader — ensuring the executive’s priorities are executed effectively and the broader organization stays aligned.
You will be deeply embedded with leadership, serving as a proxy for the executive when needed, and helping drive initiatives that span multiple teams, regions, and business functions. Your work will touch everything from strategic goal-setting and project delivery to communications, meeting operations, and daily decision support.
This role requires someone who can think big, operate independently, and manage the details that keep a large, complex organization running smoothly.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Acting as a strategic advisor to the Head of ECD, helping prioritize time, information, and organizational focus.
- Developing a strong understanding of the ECD mission, projects, and the broader Google business to inform decision-making and operate as a reliable proxy when needed.
- Leading and managing cross-functional projects from kick-off to completion, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and timely delivery.
- Facilitating communication and collaboration across key internal partners (Finance, GDC, Legal), Google leadership, and external stakeholders.
- Serving as the gatekeeper for the executive’s priorities — managing approvals, administrative requests, budgets, travel, and time-sensitive decisions with daily check-ins.
- Planning, structuring, and facilitating organizational meetings — including staff meetings, offsites, and business reviews — with clear agendas, productive discussions, and actionable outcomes.
- Tracking deadlines, key actions, and follow-ups across all stakeholder groups to maintain momentum and operational excellence.
- Creating quick-turn decks, slides, and visual materials for executive and leadership-level reviews using existing data, dashboards, and team resources.
- Drafting executive communications, including emails, meeting recaps, handoffs to the ECD leadership team, presentations, and reports.
- Streamlining internal processes, improving workflows, and ensuring organizational clarity and accountability.
Your Compensation
People – that’s you! – are the heart of our business, and we believe in pay transparency.
Our budget for this role is $160,000K – $175,000K depending on experience.
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