Editor-in-Chief, Cloud Tech Newsroom

Amazon Web Services (AWS); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking an Editor-in-Chief to steer a newsroom-model transformation of AWS Blogs, shaping editorial strategy and defining quality standards for high-impact storytelling.

You will commission, write, and edit stories with subject-matter experts, manage a desk-editor team, and partner with PR, marketing, and product teams to ensure clear, story-forward content that serves practitioners and business goals.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional non-internship marketing experience.
• Experience building cross-functional partnerships and influencing stakeholders without direct reporting relationships.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business, Journalism, Marketing, Communications, or related field.
• Experience running a blog or editorial program at scale, including calendar management, contributor coordination, and review workflows.
• Experience writing and editing 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 matter to practitioners.
• Commission, assign, and edit content from light edits to full rewrites; ensure practitioner-to-practitioner tone.
• Write original articles and executive bylines grounded in customer stories and data.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Cross-functional partnerships

Editing and writing

Project management

SEO/AI content strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CMS platforms

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking an Editor-in-Chief to steer a newsroom-model transformation of AWS Blogs, shaping editorial strategy and defining quality standards for high-impact storytelling.

You will commission, write, and edit stories with subject-matter experts, manage a desk-editor team, and partner with PR, marketing, and product teams to ensure clear, story-forward content that serves practitioners and business goals.