PR Specialist, Sustainability, Global Corp Issues & Media Relations

Amazon is seeking a high-judgment and self-motivated communications professional to join our Global Corporate Issues & Media Relations team. This person will play an important role identifying and rapidly responding to emerging topics that have an impact on Amazon’s work in becoming a more sustainable company, and reaching its Climate Pledge commitment of net-zero carbon by 2040. Specifically, the role will focus on responding to Amazon’s energy strategy, including its renewable energy progress and ongoing approach to carbon-free energy. In addition, this role would support Amazon’s broad approach to decarbonizing its operations, including its carbon neutralization work—which includes reducing tropical forest loss, restoring degraded land, and advancing technological carbon removal. This position is for someone who can excel in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment, and thrives in the unpredictable. The role is never boring, and requires a team player who is willing to roll up their sleeves to get the job done.

The successful candidate will help manage day-to-day reactive media inquiries while also developing forward-looking scenario plans in preparation for potentially negative news cycles. This individual must be able to think quickly and communicate clearly to address complicated scenarios. This position requires excellent media relations skills, talent for collaboration, and exceptional writing skills including the ability to manage feedback and edits quickly and concisely.

The right candidate works effectively in a matrixed global organization, quickly builds effective working relationships, and an ability to maintain high standards under tight deadlines.

The position can be based in Nashville, Seattle, Arlington, or New York City.

Key job responsibilities
• Understand the Sustainability business with a finger on the pulse of category/industry trends and the evolving media landscape
• Build and maintain relationships with key media outlets/reporters to discuss and manage tough stories, correct inaccuracies, and establish a connection point for future story development
• Communicate complicated sustainability, energy, decarbonization, and operational issues with a clear point of view, and create a concise and well-written narrative to express it
• Support the execution of reactive media engagement programs to help advance the company’s Sustainability initiatives including high-visibility milestone events, press facility tours and filming opportunities, and other reactive media relations activities
• Pay unrelenting attention to details
• Effectively represent Amazon as a spokesperson
• Work collaboratively across teams