Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a creative, self-motivated, analytical and tenacious individual who exercises high-judgment and has a passion for media relations to join the AWS Press Office (APO) team. The APO plays a pivotal role in supporting the AWS communications teams across the US, LATAM, Canada, APJ, Greater China, and EMEA. This PR Specialist role offers an exciting opportunity to tackle complex, interesting, and challenging opportunities, collaborate with Comms leaders across AWS and Amazon, build relationships with the media, and contribute to various special projects. The ideal candidate is a highly organized individual who possesses a strong attention to detail, has excellent interpersonal skills, is able to pivot and react quickly with appropriate levels of urgency to inquiries that require timely responses, can take on increased responsibility as the position advances, and is an exceptional writer.

This role will be based in Virginia and requires periodic travel.



Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
- Delivering comprehensive coverage reporting, analysis and insights, including aggregating coverage reports for AWS announcements, industry news and events
- Ensuring factually accurate representation of AWS and its services in the press
- Staying on top of industry and communications trends and continually seek training and education in new skills and tools to help the team be more efficient
- Acting as the first line of response for media inquiries, ensuring a professional and timely response
- Developing and strengthening relationships with technology and business media and influencers
- Managing complex, fast-moving, and unexpected communications challenges with high-judgement and professionalism
- Managing AWS speaker approvals
- Ongoing assessment and management of our measurement and analysis programs and tools


About the team
Inclusive Team Culture
- Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance
- Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work.

Mentorship and Career Growth
- Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of recent professional communications or public relations experience
- Bachelor's degree

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Excellent written and oral communications, relationship-building skills, and attention to detail
- Ability to prioritize, accountable in meeting deadlines, and a willingness to take ownership

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.