Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

Senior Manager of Media Relations

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc • $130K — $180K *
Santa Clara, CA 95051In-Person
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5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in media relations, PR, or corporate communications, ideally in technology or semiconductors.
  • Strong relationships with top-tier media and influencers, with a focus on securing impactful coverage.
  • Exceptional storytelling and writing skills, able to simplify complex technology narratives.
  • Proven news judgment and awareness of the media landscape.
  • Experience preparing executives for high-stakes media engagements.
  • Collaborative mindset with experience across various company initiatives including product launches and earnings.
  • Ability to manage sensitive information with sound judgment.

Responsibilities

  • Craft and pitch compelling stories to drive awareness and influence.
  • Implement an ongoing media engagement strategy beyond key company events.
  • Cultivate and strengthen relationships with journalists and influencers in the tech sphere.
  • Collaborate with PR leads to optimize media strategies during important company moments.
  • Monitor media landscape for trends and opportunities to inform AMD's engagement.
  • Develop a comprehensive media and influencer relations program for major events and announcements.
  • Prepare the communications team and executives for media interactions, ensuring messaging is clear and effective.
  • Champion AMD's unique narrative to reinforce its leadership in the semiconductor industry.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, wellness, and retirement plans.
  • Generous paid time off and leave policies.
  • Professional development and training opportunities.
  • Flexible work arrangements including hybrid options.
  • Employee assistance programs and wellness initiatives.
Full Job Description
THE ROLE :

AMD is seeking a Senior Manager of Media Relations to drive proactive storytelling in the Global Communications team. This person will identify the agenda setting stories that need to be told, map them to the right reporters and influencers, and manage the work to land them. Part of this role will include building and deepening relationships with reporters and influencers and collaborating across the Global comms team to educate and influence these people . This person will own proactive engagement, ensuring that AMD's differentiated narrative is widely and accurately understood, that the company is well positioned versus competitors, and volume of coverage increases outside of company moments.

THE PERSON :

The ideal candidate is a sharp storyteller and relationship-builder who thrives at the intersection of deep technology and compelling narrative, and who can position AMD as the preeminent leader in the semiconductor industry. They must also be a strong team player, able to work across the global comms team and navigate strong existing relationships, and with teams across the business including technical, financial, and customer focused.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Develop and pitch stories. Craft compelling, differentiated stories and proactively pitch them to corporate and top tech media and influencers, securing coverage that drives awareness, influence, and action across key audiences.
  • Run a program for the 'moments in between the moments'. Run an always on big stories motion to ensure that AMD is featured in the media outside of key moments like product launches, earnings and company events.
  • Build and deepen relationships. Develop, nurture, and deepen relationships with the journalists and influencers covering AMD and the broader AI and semiconductor landscape. Serve as a trusted, go-to resource who educates the media on AMD's technology, strategy, and point of view.
  • Collaborate across the comms team to drive impact and best practice: Partner with PR leads in their key moments to provide media and influencer strategy and ensure the best possible outcomes for each moment
  • Monitor the landscape. Continuously track the media and influencer landscape to understand coverage trends, identify emerging voices, anticipate narrative risks and opportunities, and inform AMD's engagement strategy.
  • Drive a best-in-class program across key moments. Partner across the PR and broader communications team to ensure AMD has a stellar media and influencer relations program spanning all of our most important moments - including industry events, product launches, quarterly earnings, and corporate announcements.
  • Prepare the team and executives. Ensure AMD's communications team and executives are consistently well prepared for media and influencer engagements, including briefings, messaging, and Q&A readiness.
  • Champion AMD's narrative. Ensure AMD's differentiated story is consistently and widely covered, reinforcing AMD's position as a preeminent leader in the semiconductor industry.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
  • Significant experience in media relations strategy, influencer relations, PR, or corporate communications, ideally within technology, semiconductors, or another fast-moving, technically complex industry.
  • A proven track record of building strong relationships with top-tier media and influencers and consistently securing high-impact coverage.
  • Exceptional storytelling, writing, and pitching skills, with the ability to translate complex technology into clear, compelling narratives.
  • Strong news judgment and a deep understanding of the media and influencer landscape.
  • Experience supporting executives and preparing spokespeople for high-stakes engagements.
  • A collaborative, cross-functional approach and the ability to operate effectively across major company moments, including product launches and earnings.
  • Sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to manage sensitive information and narrative risk.

LOCATION :

Santa Clara, CA | Washington, DC | New York, NY

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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Learn more about Advanced Micro Devices, Inc
Size
15,500 employees
Market Cap
$100.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$2.4 billion
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+30.9%
Revenue
$9.7 billion
NASDAQ
AMD
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