Corporate Communications Manager, Amazon Australia

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Seeking a highly intelligent, well-connected and experienced corporate communications professional to join our team in Sydney.

This role is a parental leave fixed term contract for 12-14 months.

As Corporate Communications Manager, your role will be internal and external. You will develop and drive proactive communications programs that tell the story of Amazon’s growing impact in Australia, demonstrate that Amazon is a great place to work and highlight our growing Operations network, and manage a range of complex issues critical to reputation.

The right candidate will be flexible and resourceful, with a strong track record of internal and external communications, campaign execution and issues management for complex, high-profile businesses. Reporting to the Head of Communications for Australia, this individual will work closely with business leaders, industry and general news media and other external stakeholders. They will also collaborate with international colleagues as part of a global communications function.

Excellent writing skills are imperative for this role. The right candidate must be able to create concise and well-written narratives to express their opinions and ideas, and be able to invent creative and effective approaches to difficult communications challenges. The successful candidate should possess strong initiative, a talent for collaboration, and have strong evidence of execution. They will have experience working to high standards under tight deadlines.

The position is a 12-14 month Fixed Term Contract, based in Sydney.

Key job responsibilities
• Partner with PR agencies and manage external communications vendors
• Collaborate with social media teams to ensure consistent messaging across channels
• Work with partners across the business and global comms teams to source communications and original content focused on employee experiences and Amazon’s culture.
• Deliver strategic communications counsel to internal leaders on short and long-term challenges and opportunities
• Successfully manage complex, fast-moving and often unexpected communications challenges
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment of activity and messaging
• Develop and manage integrated public relations programs that drive awareness of Amazon’s positive impact in Australia
• Build strong relationships with retail, technology, business, career and vertical trade media and other external stakeholders to support corporate reputation goals.
• Research and integrate industry news, trends and compelling angles into PR programs
• Write, develop and manage approvals for internal comms, news releases, media advisories, fact sheets and related media materials for Amazon Australia.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 7+ years of recent professional communications or public relations experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence cross functionally
- Proven experience working to develop internal communications strategies

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience working across sustainability initiatives
- Exposure to both agency and in house PR environments

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:
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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