Communications Lead, Amazon
Series, Corporate Communications, Amazon Studios
$114-188.5k
Office located in Culver City, CA
The largest online retailer and technology provider
Posted today
The largest online retailer and technology provider
1001+ employees
Posted today
$114-188.5k
Office located in Culver City, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be Earth's most customer-centric company.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of recent professional communications or public relations experience
- Bachelor's degree
Desirable
- Deep knowledge of the entertainment industry
- Exceptional verbal and written communications skills and attention to detail
- Desire to work with the media proactively to generate press coverage
- A passion for pop culture and entertainment
- Willingness to work hard and roll up sleeves to get work done, even when at times it is outside the scope of the job
- Ability to develop creative, effective approaches to difficult communications challenges Inclusive
What the job involves
- Amazon Studios is looking for a Communications Lead for the Amazon Studios PR team
- This individual will be based in Culver City and report to the Publicity Principal, Content of Amazon Studios
- Work with Head of Corp Comms and Director of PR for Amazon MGM Studios on communications strategy for Amazon Studios across original series
- Serve as key press contact for Amazon Studios and manage breaking news for development, casting, production, and other Studios announcements
- Draft press releases, media alerts, pitches, executive communications, bios, talking points, and other written material as needed
- Pitch stories to all external media outlets, including entertainment trade press, traditional print reporters and critics, electronic media and mainstream online outlets, as well as non-traditional media
- Identify and secure speaking opportunities and interview opportunities for Amazon Studios executives
- Monitor and track press coverage for distribution to senior leadership
- Build and maintain strong relationships with relevant media
- Manage external public relations agencies on strategy and day-to-day matters (if applicable)
- Cover executives and/or studio talent at industry events
- Liaise with international counterparts for executive and/or talent travel and appearance logistics at international industry events
- Keep current on trends, issues and news about both the business and consumer worlds of series and entertainment in general
- Communicate to key internal and external stakeholders key information and issues as it relates to Amazon Studios content
Our take
Amazon is the world's largest online retailer, and is well-known for its disruption of well-established industries. The company is present in numerous verticals, including cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, AI with its range of Alexa devices and a global marketplace more commonly referred to as 'the everything store'. Acquisitions include Ring, Twitch, Whole Foods Market, and IMDb.
More recently, Amazon has been focused on leading the "third wave in digital advertising". Many businesses are now shifting ad dollars to retailers, which before would have been spent with online media platforms. Amazon's seen great success in the space, with its revenue from advertising now higher than its Amazon Prime membership scheme, audiobooks and digital music combined. This growth is particularly impressive considering its digital ad rivals (like Snap, Alphabet, and Meta) have suffered declines due to wider macroeconomic factors and Apple's iOS privacy changes.
Despite its dominant market position, Amazon will continue to be challenged over the next decade, including sustaining AWS's cloud dominance in the face of Google and Microsoft. On top of this, the company's e-commerce division is facing profitability problems despite its 2023 post-IPO debt funding of 8 billion. It will need to find new ways to stay above their competitors.
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Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
South Lake Union, Seattle, WA
Leadership
Jeff Bezos
(Founder & Executive Chairman)Jeff is an American business magnate, media proprietor, and investor. As well as founding Amazon, Jeff founded Blue Origin, an aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company and also owns The Washington Post.
Andy Jassy
(President & CEO)Joined Amazon as a Marketing Manager in 1997. Developed AWS with Jeff Bezos, and became CEO of Amazon in 2021.
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