PR Specialist, Worldwide Sustainability Communications

Responsibilities

• Understand the Sustainability business with a finger on the pulse of category/industry trends and the evolving media landscape
• Communicate complicated sustainability, energy, decarbonization, water, and operational issues with a clear point of view, and create a concise and well-written narrative to express it
• Support the execution of reactive media engagement programs to help advance the company’s Sustainability initiatives including high-visibility milestone events, press facility tours and filming opportunities, and other reactive media relations activities
• Build and maintain relationships with key media outlets/reporters to discuss and manage negative stories, correct inaccuracies, and establish a connection point for future story development
• Pay unrelenting attention to details
• Effectively represent Amazon as a spokesperson
• Work collaboratively across teams
• A day in the life
• Answer media inquiries and work with reporters
• Ensure accuracy of media coverage about Amazon's sustainability initiatives and progress

Requirements

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

Preferred

• Experience in stakeholder and communication management
• Experience communicating results to senior leadership, or experience working in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment
• Experience working closely with and advising senior executives of an organization or equivalent
• Experience working with journalists who write about climate, energy, carbon, and water topics
• Prior experience with steep learning curves, and the ability to effectively communicate complex information to a wide variety of audiences
• Experience using AI in daily communications work

Benefits

• Amazon also 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. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .