Amazon

Regional Communications Specialist, U.S. Field Communications Team

Amazon$76K — $134K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Arizona, US
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in professional communications or public relations
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Experience in crisis management
  • Understanding of local socio-political landscape
  • Ability to deliver concise, impactful stories under tight deadlines
  • Established relationships with local media and influencers
  • Bilingual in Spanish is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage external earned storytelling for Amazon in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico
  • Collaborate with teams to support local news announcements
  • Write news releases, media advisories, and pitches for reporters and influencers
  • Manage complex communications challenges and provide counsel to executives
  • Build relationships with traditional and non-traditional media
  • Work collaboratively across multiple stakeholder teams
  • Act as a spokesperson for interviews across various media platforms

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision
  • 401(k) matching program
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Support for adoption and surrogacy
  • Employee Assistance Program and mental health support options
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
Full Job Description
As a Regional PR Specialist, you will help manage proactive, positive, earned, external storytelling for Amazon at the hyperlocal level, specifically in the states of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. This role mines for potential stories and helps other teams amplify their news locally. The PR Specialist also earns media coverage across all Amazon's reputational and business areas.

The ideal candidate is based in the Phoenix, AZ metro area with an ability to travel regularly to other Amazon sites across their region. You must have established external relationships, or the ability to quickly establish relationships, with local reporters, content creators, stakeholders, and community leaders. Internally, you will work cross functionally with other communications, public policy, economic development, business teams and operations employees to craft compelling stories for external audiences.

To be successful in this role you will need excellent communications skills, writing ability, initiative, and a strong ability to collaborate. You should have experience delivering results with high standards under tight deadlines and be comfortable and confident as an on-the-record and on-camera spokesperson. The person in this role is the face of Amazon in Phoenix and throughout Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. Creativity and flexibility are a must, as you will be asked to jump in on projects when and where needed.

Key job 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, and bloggers
• Solid ability to work collaboratively with multiple-stakeholder teams
• Effectively represent Amazon as a spokesperson via print, radio, TV, and podcast interviews

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of recent professional communications or public relations experience

- Bachelor's degree

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

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.

USA, AZ, Virtual Location - Arizona - 76,600.00 - 134,000.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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Net Income
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Founded
1994
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