PR Manager, Prime Air, Workplace and Operations PR

Amazon.com • Seattle, WA

167d • $114,000 - $188,500

About The Position

Amazon is seeking a highly-intelligent, high-judgment, self-motivated, and creative communications professional to join our Operations External Public Relations team to support Amazon's Prime Air delivery drone program. To be successful in this role, the right candidate will have strong media relations acumen for both proactive campaigns and reactive issues, the ability to work at internet-speed, a creative mindset to develop, create, and deliver paid, earned, and owned campaigns, and a talent for collaboration and working independently. This individual will have experience delivering results with high standards under tight deadlines, strong writing abilities, and exceptional initiative. Creativity and flexibility are a must.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• Exemplary written and oral communications skills
• Exercise high judgment, particularly in narrow timeframes
• Think and communicate clearly - the ability to formulate a clear point of view on complicated issues and create a concise and well-written narrative to express it
• Develop creative, effective approaches to difficult communications challenges
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
• Team player who is willing to roll up their sleeves to get the job done
• Creativity and the ability to develop fresh concepts for generating media coverage
• Pay painstaking attention to important details
• Ideally having worked for public relations or public affairs agency on diverse reputational issues

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the execution of proactive external media engagement programs for Amazon's Prime Air program
• Research and integrate industry news, trends and compelling angles into PR programs
• Write, develop, and manage approvals for news announcements, blog posts, and related media materials for Amazon's Prime Air network
• Successfully manage complex, fast-moving, and unexpected communications challenges
• Build and maintain relationships with key top tier national media
• Effectively represent Amazon as a spokesperson

Benefits

• Equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package
• Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: General Merchandise Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees