Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and own the end-to-end communications strategy for Amazon's Prime Air drone delivery service.
• Serve as a senior on-the-record spokesperson for Prime Air with top-tier business, technology, and consumer media.
• Shape and direct long-form narrative and visual storytelling to build understanding of Prime Air across media, digital, and social channels.
• Lead high-stakes proactive and reactive media moments with high judgment, anticipating and mitigating reputational risk.
• Build and execute forward-looking communications plans for business developments and emerging issues.
• Advise and influence senior business, legal, and public policy leaders, aligning stakeholders across the organization on communications objectives and strategies.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with reporters and editors at key national and regional media outlets.
• Write, develop, and manage approvals for communications and external messaging on sensitive, complex, and time-critical topics.
• Orchestrate cross-team collaboration across a large organization to move communications strategies and tactics from plan to execution.
• Set high standards for the craft of communications and elevate the quality of storytelling across the program.

Requirements

• 10+ years of recent professional communications or public relations experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience developing and leading successful communications campaigns
• Experience in media relations and issues management
• Experience serving as an on-the-record spokesperson

Preferred

• Top-notch written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to drive progress and earn trust while operating across multiple teams and senior stakeholders
• Experience working directly with national and top-tier media
• Experience with government, regulation, and emerging technology policy topics
• Ability to set strategy and operate independently while coordinating across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Expert judgment, particularly under high-pressure and narrow time frames
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple launches, issues, and timelines simultaneously
• Experience communicating complex concepts clearly and persuasively to different audiences
• Experience anticipating and managing reputational risk

Benefits

• The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. 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 .