Public Relations Specialist

Amazon strives to be Earth's most customer-centric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want - low prices, vast selection, and convenience - Amazon continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a PR business partner to the Amazon Services leadership team.
• Drive proactive coverage for Amazon Marketplace, Handmade at Amazon, Amazon Home Services, Amazon Business and Fulfillment by Amazon.
• Serve as a global liaison for international PR teams, helping to coordinate international plans and launches.
• Write press releases; pitch and secure top media, including print, broadcast and online outlets.
• Build excellent relationships with key media.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholder teams to drive successful program launches.
• Deliver strategic communications counsel to internal executives on both short and long term challenges and opportunities.
• Develop and manage strategic public relations programs that drive awareness of Amazon products and Seller Services.
• Effectively represent Amazon as spokesperson.
• Successfully manage complex, fast-moving and unexpected communications challenges.

The successful candidate will:

• Minimum of 5 years of public relations experience.
• Expertise in consumer, retail and B2B PR initiatives.
• Be creative, and think big.
• High business acuteness.
• Be able to grasp technical operations.
• Have excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Be a team player who is willing to roll up their sleeves to get the job done.
• Have an existing network of mainstream and trade reporters.
• Possess an outstanding attention to detail.
• Have a strong bias for action and standards so high most people would find them unreasonable.
• Experience driving awareness for Internet, technology or retail companies. Bachelor’s degree required.