Public Relations Specialist, Grocery Communications at Amazon.com | Arlington, VA | $77K/yr – $134K/yr

Amazon.com

Public Relations Specialist, Grocery Communications

Arlington, VA (Unknown)

$77K/yr – $134K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Amazon Grocery communications by leading multi-team programs, media relations, and NGO partnerships to protect and advance reputation around Quality Standards and Sustainability.

Own end-to-end grocery communications programs across earned media and stakeholder messaging.
Must-have: 5+ years of professional communications or PR experience with multi-stakeholder coordination.
Standout: Cross-functional collaboration with Legal, Policy, and NGO partnerships.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Communications Program Management: Plan and execute complex communications programs across multiple internal teams, including earned media, stakeholder messaging, and proactive storytelling for Amazon's grocery quality standards and sustainability initiatives.
Media Relations: Develop and maintain cooperative relationships with relevant media representatives across food, retail, sustainability, and business media.
Content Development: Write and edit press releases, blogs, talking points, FAQs, briefing materials, and other communications content with timely, accurate, consistent, and unambiguous messaging.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work across teams — including Legal, Public Policy, Brand, and Business teams — to ensure communications programs are aligned with broader organizational goals, timelines and priorities.
NGO Communications Support: Provide communications support for NGO engagement and partnerships, including developing messaging, coordinating stakeholder alignment, and supporting external-facing materials.
Stakeholder Alignment: Set priorities and milestones with stakeholders, act as communications partner. Accelerate progress by driving timely decisions and clearing blockers.
Process Improvement: Identify and optimize program workflows and team processes; recommend cross-team process improvements to drive better outputs.
Reputational Risk Management, Measurement and Reporting: Monitor media and customer insights; identify trends and themes and share insights with stakeholders and leadership. Provide recommendations on perceived risks and opportunities. Review and monitor data (media hits, feedback, engagement metrics) as relevant.

Requirements

5+ years of recent professional communications or public relations experience
Bachelor's degree
Experience working and communicating with multiple stakeholders, C-level executives and cross-functional teams
Strong writing and editing skills, with experience producing press releases, talking points, FAQs, and other PR materials
Experience developing and maintaining media relationships, garnering positive earned media coverage
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Experience identifying and mitigating reputational risk

Preferred

Experience in food, grocery, retail, sustainability, or consumer goods communications
Familiarity with sustainability topics (e.g., environmental certifications, food quality standards)
An entrepreneurial spirit, including ability to work independently and autonomously
Experience supporting NGO communications, partnerships, or stakeholder engagement
Experience working with or on behalf of a major consumer brand
Demonstrated ability to translate complex or technical topics into clear, accessible narratives for diverse audiences
Experience working cross-functionally with Legal, Policy, and/or Government Affairs teams

Benefits