Responsibilities

• Develop and manage proactive communications strategies for AWS foundational services such as Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, networking, containers, serverless, and related technologies.
• Build and maintain relationships with key technology and business reporters; serve as a primary point of contact for media inquiries related to your portfolio.
• Create and execute always-on media programs that educate the press on service capabilities, customer adoption, and differentiated innovation.
• Identify and develop compelling stories that go beyond product announcements—including customer success narratives, industry trends, and behind-the-scenes technology innovation.
• Partner closely with product, engineering, and marketing teams to understand technology roadmaps and translate them into communications opportunities.
• Support senior executives with communications strategies, media preparation, and spokesperson readiness for press interactions and industry events.
• Plan and execute communications programs for major product launches, including announcements at re:Invent and other AWS events.
• Flex across multiple service areas as priorities shift, demonstrating versatility and the ability to quickly ramp on new technical domains.

Requirements

• 5+ years of recent professional communications or public relations experience
• Bachelor's degree

Preferred

• Experience in B2B, high-tech products/services preferred
• Experience conveying complex technical concepts to both technical and business audiences
• Experience working with fast-moving, high-performance teams and driving innovative solutions tailored to unique business environments
• Familiarity with AI and ML, including generative AI
• Current experience managing media relationships, and a network of media contacts
• Experience in AI, cloud, or SaaS product communications
• Experience advising senior executives on communications strategies and preparing them for press interactions

Benefits

• Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.