What are the responsibilities and job description for the Regional PR Specialist position at Amazon?
DESCRIPTION
Amazon is seeking a highly-intelligent, high-judgment, self-motivated, and creative communications professional to join our Field Communications Team.
As a Regional PR Specialist you will help manage strategic external communications for Amazon at the hyper-local level, specifically in Southern California. The ideal candidate would be based in Los Angeles with an ability to travel regularly to other Amazon sites across the state, and have established relationships, or the ability to quickly establish relationships, with local media, stakeholders, and community leaders.
To be successful in this role you will need excellent communications skills, exemplary writing ability, exceptional initiative, and a talent for collaboration. You should have experience delivering results with high standards under tight deadlines, and be comfortable and confident as an on the record spokesperson and the face of Amazon in your territory. Creativity and flexibility are a must, as well as a knack for jumping in on projects where needed.
Key job responsibilities
- Develop and manage the execution of external media engagement programs in California, such as high-visibility building milestone events, community donations with local elected officials, press facility tours and filming opportunities, and other media relations activities
- Write, develop, and manage approvals for news releases, media advisories, fact sheets, and related media materials for Amazon’s operations business
- Successfully manage complex, fast-moving, and unexpected communications challenges
- Build and maintain relationships with key local consumer and trade media
- Solid ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholder teams
- Effectively represent Amazon as a spokesperson via print, radio, and TV interviews
- Provide communications counsel to internal leaders on both short- and long-term challenges and opportunities
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Virtual Location - CA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5 years of recent professional communications or public relations experience
- Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, or a related field
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Previous PR experience in the greater Los Angeles media market
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.
Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $61,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $147,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
