Sr. Manager, Corporate Affairs (Central)

Title: Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs (Central Region) Location: Austin or Dallas, Texas Your Role As the regional Corporate Affairs lead, you'll serve as the primary communications partner for Digital Realty's Central markets. Working closely with Government Affairs, business leaders, media, and community stakeholders, you'll help shape our public narrative, support strategic initiatives, manage reputational risks, and ensure consistent messaging across the region. This role is ideal for a communications professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys combining media relations, storytelling, and stakeholder engagement to drive business impact. What You'll Do Lead corporate affairs and media relations activities across the Central 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 What You’ll Need Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Political Science, or a related field 5+ 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 Strong writing, storytelling, and content creation skills 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 Central U.S. region and other company locations as needed Prefer experience supporting government affairs, public policy, or regulatory initiatives A bit about us 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 . A bit about our team Marketing Our Marketing team works in one of the world’s fastest-growing and exciting sectors. We collaborate with the Sales team to develop effective strategies that help build our business and also ensure our corporate strategy meets our local market needs. Our team helps the business keep the world connected and continue to grow by translating our unique offerings into bespoke campaigns, content and propositions for different locations and customer segments. What we can offer you Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers. Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us. Apply today, take charge of your career and grow your talents with us. Health and Safety Safety isn't just a priority here at Digital; it's critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and securing data aren't just ideals - they're essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people, our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress. Our Compensation Philosophy Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values. The individual in this role is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end content strategy, from planning and localization to execution and performance analysis. They manage editorial calendars, ensuring all content initiatives are timely and aligned with broader marketing objectives. The role requires developing compelling case studies, supporting the execution of localized campaigns, and maintaining high standards of copywriting and content review. Close collaboration with stakeholders across regions is vital to ensure content resonates with diverse audiences and adheres to brand guidelines. The marketer will also leverage data-driven insights to refine content approaches, utilize marketing automation tools for campaign delivery, and ensure content is effectively distributed across social media and other channels. - 7-10 years of experience in content management or marketing, preferably in a multi-regional or global context - Demonstrated expertise in copywriting, content editing, and managing editorial calendars - Proven ability to write and localize content for various markets and channels - Strong knowledge of data-driven campaign reporting and analytics - Familiarity with marketing automation platforms such as Marketo - Excellent collaboration skills with global, regional, and subregional teams