AWS Partner PR Manager, AWS Communications
About The Position
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a creative and skilled public relations professional to lead communications programs for the AWS Partner Network. This role requires exceptional storytelling abilities, strong media relationships, and the capacity to translate complex cloud and AI technologies into compelling narratives for business and technology audiences. The ideal candidate will excel at building relationships with reporters, partners, and internal teams, and will be adept at managing media strategies, developing joint thought leadership with partners, and promoting AWS Marketplace. The focus is on cultivating media relationships, shaping news strategy, and developing joint thought leadership with partners and about AWS Marketplace. You will collaborate with a diverse range of partners, from startups to established enterprises, to highlight their innovation and customer impact. Additionally, you will drive strategic communications for AWS Marketplace, emphasizing how it helps partners grow and customers discover and procure IT and AI solutions. The ideal candidate possesses a journalist's knack for identifying newsworthy stories, can simplify technical product and business information into engaging pitches and press materials, and has the relationship-building skills to become a trusted advisor to reporters and partner executives. This role demands comfort with ambiguity, a fast-paced work environment, and the ability to manage numerous proactive media opportunities.
Requirements
- 7+ years of recent professional communications or public relations experience
- Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, or a related field
- Experience in B2B, high-tech products/services preferred
Nice To Haves
- Experience in media relations and issues management
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment
- Experience with AI/ML technologies
- Current experience managing media relationships, and a network of media contacts
- Experience creating and executing robust thought leadership campaigns
- Excellent media relations skills
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills
- Outstanding attention to detail
- Deep understanding of technology and ability to communicate complex topics effectively
- Ability to dive deep and an innate bias for action
Responsibilities
- Develop and drive proactive media strategy for the AWS partner portfolio and AWS Marketplace, including identifying stories, building narratives, and securing coverage in technology trade, business, and AI/cloud media.
- Cultivate and maintain strong, trusted relationships with key technology and business reporters, editors, podcasters, and influencers covering cloud, AI, enterprise software, and the partner/platform network.
- Serve as a skilled storyteller and writer, authoring press releases, media pitches, bylines, talking points, Q&A documents, and thought leadership content that translates technical depth into clear, compelling narratives.
- Partner directly with partner marketing and executive communications teams to develop news moments, launch strategies, and thought leadership programs that elevate both the partner and AWS.
- Shape and execute Marketplace-specific communications programs to drive awareness of AWS Marketplace capabilities, customer and partner success stories, and strategic differentiators.
- Support executive thought leadership by preparing spokespeople for media interviews, developing briefing materials, and identifying opportunities for AWS and partner leaders to contribute to industry conversations.
Benefits
- 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
- Parental leave
- Sign-on payments
- Restricted stock units (RSUs)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
