Amazon is seeking a self-motivated, creative, and customer-obsessed public relations professional to join our PR team in Seattle. As a PR Specialist, you will work with the Alexa PR team and a wide variety of business leaders to imagine, develop and execute Alexa feature launches and go-to-market strategy. Voice has the power to fundamentally improve the way we interact with technology, and this is an opportunity to help lead a team showcasing those experiences to customers—from productivity and knowledge features to entertainment features and more. The right candidate will have experience in product or services PR and be expected to think and act both strategically and tactically. This candidate will be able to work fast, manage multiple business stakeholders, look around corners and identify challenges, take ownership of go-to-market strategy for feature launches, support communications colleagues around the world, and work to successfully launch and promote multiple Alexa features to
· Bachelor’s degree · · 5+ years of consumer technology PR experience · · Experience managing media relationships · · Experience coordinating joint PR initiatives with outside companies and vendors· Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail · · Ability to exercise high judgment in narrow time-frames · · An entrepreneurial spirit, including the ability to work independently and autonomously · · Outstanding attention to detail and bias for action, as well as an understanding of technology, and ability to communicate complex topics effectively