Amazon is hiring: PR Manager, Amazon Haul in Arlington

PR Manager, Amazon Haul – Amazon Communications

Location: Seattle, WA; Arlington, VA; New York, NY.

Job ID: A3126863

Company: Amazon.com Services LLC

Description

The Amazon Communications team is seeking a driven, detail-oriented, and savvy Public Relations/Communications professional for the role of Public Relations Manager, Amazon Haul.

The person will be responsible for proactive PR activities supporting emerging products and services within the Selling Partner Services (SPS) organization, including seller experience and Amazon Haul. They will work closely with business partners and senior leaders to provide PR counsel and guidance, drive messaging and narrative development, own PR strategy and execution for key moments, and deliver results in support of business priorities.

The successful candidate is a self-starter who can clearly formulate and communicate PR recommendations and plans to both peers and executives, drive collaborative decisions, build relationships internally and externally, and deliver results. The ideal candidate is comfortable providing counsel and guidance to a wide variety of counterparts across disciplines, expert at communicating complex programs, and foreseeing future developments. Strong PR experience, track record of managing proactive announcements with coverage results, and media relations expertise in pitching proactive stories on a national scale and managing issues and reactive storylines is critical.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead PR strategy and programs related to emerging products and services
• Provide counsel to executives and cross‑functional teams on PR approaches and messaging
• Manage and guide proactive PR announcements, launches, and narratives
• Develop and manage relationships with a range of top‑tier media contacts
• Write and evolve messaging and talking points in a thoughtful and strategic way
• Build, guide, and execute PR plans, including communicating plans internally and securing leadership approvals
• Successfully manage complex, fast‑moving and unexpected communications challenges, both proactively and reactively
• Help manage a third‑party agency to support PR activities
• Willingness to represent Amazon as a spokesperson

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of recent professional communications or public relations experience
• Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Consumer and/or B2B public relations experience
• Ability to successfully manage proactive announcements with coverage results
• Media relations expertise in both pitching proactive stories on a national scale and managing reactive storylines

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.

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Base pay for this position ranges from $114,000/year in our lowest geographic market to $188,500/year in our highest geographic market. Other compensation such as equity, sign‑on payments, and benefits may also be part of a total compensation package.

This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.