Chief Editor for Cloud & AI Tech Insights

Amazon Inc.; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 142,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

RSUs & sign-on

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking an Editor‑in‑Chief to lead the transformation of AWS Blogs into a newsroom‑style publication.

You will set editorial strategy, define quality standards, and select stories for the front page, while maintaining the author voice and raising overall quality. You will commission, write, and edit stories with subject‑matter experts, manage a desk editors and topic owners, and partner with product teams, developer relations, and communications to shape narratives

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional non‑internship marketing experience.
• Experience building cross‑functional partnerships and influencing stakeholders across the organization to act without a direct reporting relationship
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business, Journalism, Marketing, Communications, or a related field
• Experience running a blog or editorial program at scale, including calendar management, contributor coordination, and review workflows.
• Experience writing and editing skills across formats: technical content, thought leadership, customer stories, and executive communications.

Responsibilities

• Define the editorial charter, voice, and quality bar for AWS Blogs.
• Stay current on AI, cloud, developer tools, and software architecture. Surface topics that will matter to practitioners.
• Commission, assign, and edit content, from light copy edits to full rewrites. Maintain practitioner-to-practitioner voice.
• Write original articles and executive bylines grounded in customer stories, data, and real-world impact.
• Own the editorial calendar and manage two publishing paths: hands-on desk-led and scaled submissions.
• Coordinate the v-team of desk editors and topic owners across AWS; provide editorial direction.
• Partner with PR, communications, and marketing to shape narratives.
• Drive content discoverability through SEO, AI-engine optimization, and structured content.
• Track performance metrics and use data to inform editorial decisions and raise quality.
• Identify new formats, channels, and distribution strategies to extend reach.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Blog management

Technical journalism

Executive communication

SEO/content strategy

Team management

Editing and writing

Strategic thinking

Storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Journalism/Marketing/Communications

Tools

CMS platforms

SEO tooling

Editorial workflow tools

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking an Editor‑in‑Chief to lead the transformation of AWS Blogs into a newsroom‑style publication.

You will set editorial strategy, define quality standards, and select stories for the front page, while maintaining the author voice and raising overall quality. You will commission, write, and edit stories with subject‑matter experts, manage a desk editors and topic owners, and partner with product teams, developer relations, and communications to shape narratives