PR Manager, Public Relations – Corporate Communications

Amazon is seeking a strategic and experienced PR professional to join the communications team in France for the role of Corporate Communications Manager. The role requires a highly intelligent, high-judgement, and creative proactive communications professional. The candidate should have a track record of generating results, as well as extensive experience dealing with media and managing online and social media campaigns, and must be a long-term strategic thinker who pays painstaking attention to detail. The successful candidate should have the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic organisation, and also needs to operate proficiently in English and French.

Excellent writing skills are imperative. The post-holder must think and communicate clearly and be able to formulate a clear viewpoint on complicated issues, creating concise and well-written narrative to express their opinions. The post-holder will develop creative, effective approaches to communications challenges. The candidate will be a natural relationship builder who will have an influential voice and credibility within the organisation, and with senior executives. This role will frequently work in cross-functional teams and must be comfortable working across a range of countries, cultures, and business units. The candidate will communicate an excitement and enthusiasm for customers, the Amazon business and brand as a whole, with a special attention to Workplace and Operations related matters.

Key job responsibilities
• Devise and lead the creation of proactive communication campaigns to maintain a pipeline of positive and engaging stories about Amazon’s work in France across multiple channels
• Conceptualize, develop and review content to shape Amazon’s Corporate reputation in collaboration with the Business, other PR teams, as well as Public Policy, social and Marketing.
• Ensure that the content is distributed in the right format and on the right channels (owned, earned, shared, paid) to achieve maximum impact with audiences
• Search for and develop storytelling opportunities and generate ideas for editorial projects Provide communications counsel to business executives on both short and long-term challenges and opportunities
• Successfully manage complex, fast-moving, and unexpected communications challenges and issues / media inquiries related to the retail business
• Develop effective outreach programmes to additional corporate stakeholders such as third-party groups

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to distil complex concepts and issues into crisp and user-friendly communications
• Extensive experience in working effectively with media and corporate influencers in France. An existing network of media contact is highlight desirable
• Has relentless high standards and is action and results oriented with the ability to inspire others
• Self-driven with ability to be both strategic and stays on top of tactical execution. Should have both attention to detail and capability to work on multiple projects in parallel.
• Excellent awareness of business environment and ability to react quickly to protect business interests

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• HR and Operations background – knowledge of HR and Operations practices
• Collaborative – team player with a willingness to work hard and roll up sleeves to get work done
• Moves fast – strong bias for action but maintains exceptionally high standards on the work and the results.

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