We’re looking for a communications leader for Amazon Prime Air, a new delivery system that will get packages into customers’ hands in 30 minutes or less using unmanned aerial vehicles. In this role, you will develop and execute on the communications program for an innovation coming out of our next generation R&D lab. This is a high-visibility position where you’ll work directly with Amazon senior executives and be an integral part of Amazon’s Strategic Communications team.
The ideal candidate is a highly-intelligent and self-motivated communications leader. You’ve worked on several break-through communications initiatives and feel completely at-home in the technology arena. You’re excited about creating something new. And you move very fast and think big. This role is an incredible opportunity to create a highly impactful communications program for one of the world’s leading consumer brands.
Core Job Responsibilities:
· Drive massive awareness for Amazon Prime Air through the development and execution of comprehensive communications plans;
· Work closely with Amazon senior executives to present and refine PR messaging strategy;
· Identify big opportunities to broaden awareness of Amazon’s unmanned aerial vehicle delivery system;
· Successfully manage complex, fast-moving and unexpected communications challenges; and
· Build and maintain excellent relationships with appropriate media contacts through regular meetings and general relationship-building.
Qualifications
· Bachelor’s degree in Communications or a related field;
· 5+ years of communications experience including technology- focused experience;
· Communications experience in media, Internet, technology, automotive, and/or retail industries is highly preferred; and
· Experience within a multi-national company.
Preferred Qualifications
· Excellent writing skills is a must, with the ability to think and communicate clearly, formulate a clear point of view on complicated issues, and create a concise and well-written narrative;
· Experience developing creative, effective approaches to difficult communications challenges;
· Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and able to form a cohesive and effective outcome from potentially incongruous facts (or lack thereof) and individual perspectives;
· Possess a strategic approach to problems solving; able to anticipate potential reputational issues;
· Ability to exercise high judgment, particularly in narrow timeframes;
· Willing to roll up one’s sleeves and get work done, even when at times it’s outside the scope of the job; and
· Keenly focused and able to pay painstaking attention to important details.
Source: Amazon Jobs