PR Manager, Small Business Empowerment, Selling Partner Services PR ID-12667

April 24, 2025

Description

The Amazon Public Relations team is seeking a driven, detail-oriented, and savvy communications professional for the role of Public Relations Manager, Small Business Empowerment. The person who fills this role will be responsible for proactive communications activities and storytelling around the many ways Amazon empowers and supports the success of small businesses. This role will work with numerous stakeholders within the Selling Partner Services business to provide communications counsel on business decisions and activities, mine for new story angles and small business feature opportunities, identify insights to support broader seller-focused narratives, and drive communications for key business announcements, shopping events, and moments. This person will also work closely with a variety of Amazon's independent selling partners, entrepreneurs, founders, and artisans to create impactful narratives around how they are growing their businesses in partnership with Amazon.

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Lead comms strategy related to the many ways Amazon supports small businesses as part of its selling partner community
Develop and execute proactive comms recommendations, announcements, launches, and narratives
Provide counsel to executives and business teams on comms approaches and messaging
Work cross-functionally to create feature opportunities for small business owners in Amazon’s store
Develop and manage relationships with a range of top-tier media contacts
Write and evolve storylines and talking points in a thoughtful and strategic way
Build, guide, and execute comms plans, including communicating plans internally and securing leadership approvals
Successfully manage complex, fast-moving and unexpected communications challenges, both proactively and reactively
Proactively seek out opportunities to create news moments, and pull together strategic recommendations
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 or Corporate Public Relations experience
Ability to successfully managing proactive announcements with coverage results
Media relations expertise in pitching proactive stories on a national and local scale, and managing issues and 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.

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