Regional PR Specialist, U.S. Field Communications Team

Columbia, SC (Remote)

$69K/yr – $121K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and execute external earned storytelling programs for Amazon's city sites, shaping coverage around operations, milestones, and community initiatives.

  • Lead media relations across traditional and non-traditional outlets.
  • Provide strategic counsel to executives for short- and long-term communications.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to support local news announcements and influencer outreach.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage the execution of external earned storytelling in cities with Amazon sites, such as high-visibility operations and corporate building milestone events, community donations with local elected officials, news media facility tours, and other media relations activities. You will recommend strategies to secure positive coverage, build Amazon’s reputation, and amplify content
  • Collaborate with communications teams across Amazon to support their local news announcements
  • Develop and write news releases, media advisories, reporter and content creator (such as podcasters and influencers) pitches, fact sheets, spokesperson talking points, and related media materials
  • Successfully manage complex, fast-moving, and unexpected communications challenges, and deliver communications counsel to internal executives for both short- and long-term challenges and opportunities
  • Build and maintain relationships with key traditional and non-traditional media members including social media influencers, podcasters, bloggers, etc.
  • Solid ability to work collaboratively with multiple-stakeholder teams
  • Effectively represent Amazon as a spokesperson via print, radio, broadcast and podcast interviews

Requirements

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

Preferred

  • High acumen and experience with PR crises management
  • Research and integrate industry news, trends and compelling angles into PR programs
  • Acute awareness of the local socio-political landscape, and keen insights into local community concerns/issues
  • Bilingual speaking ability in Spanish is a bonus (but not required)
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Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one. Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world. Our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer top of mind. You'll also hear us say that at Amazon, it's always "Day 1."​ What do we mean? That our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon's very first day - to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and focus on delighting our customers.

Founded in 1901
Seattle, WA, US
728K employees (58,003 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$69K/yr – $121K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$8.1B
Last Raise
$8B
Post IPO Debt, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2023
    Post IPO Debt • $8B
  • Jul 2001
    Post IPO Equity • $100M
  • Jun 1996
    Series A • $8M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$281
Traffic Source Mix
Search
46.3%
Direct
40.5%
Referral
9.1%
Social
2.6%
Paid
1.3%

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Current headcount: ~765.9K

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