Foundational Cloud PR Lead

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 84,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a PR Manager for AWS Foundational Services to drive proactive communications and educate reporters on EC2, S3, networking, and related technologies. You will create always-on programs, build media relationships, and translate complex tech into compelling narratives for external audiences.

You will partner with product, engineering, and marketing teams, support executives with media readiness for press interactions and major launches, and adapt quickly to evolving priorities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional communications or public relations experience.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Experience in B2B, high-tech products/services preferred.
• Ability to convey complex technical concepts to technical and business audiences.
• Experience managing media relationships and a network of media contacts.
• Experience in AI, cloud, or SaaS product communications.
• Experience advising senior executives on communications strategies and preparing them for press interactions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage proactive communications strategies for AWS foundational services such as EC2, S3, networking, containers, serverless, and related technologies.
• Build and maintain relationships with key technology and business reporters; serve as a primary point of contact for media inquiries related to your portfolio.
• Create and execute always-on media programs that educate the press on service capabilities, customer adoption, and differentiated innovation.
• Identify and develop compelling stories that go beyond product announcements—including customer success narratives, industry trends, and behind-the-scenes technology innovation.
• Partner closely with product, engineering, and marketing teams to understand technology roadmaps and translate them into communications opportunities.
• Support senior executives with communications strategies, media preparation, and spokesperson readiness for press interactions and industry events.
• Plan and execute communications programs for major product launches, including announcements at re:Invent and other AWS events.
• Flex across multiple service areas as priorities shift, demonstrating versatility and the ability to quickly ramp on new technical domains.

Skills

Media relations

Strategic communications

B2B tech experience

AI/ML familiarity

Executive communications

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Amazon is seeking a PR Manager for AWS Foundational Services to drive proactive communications and educate reporters on EC2, S3, networking, and related technologies. You will create always-on programs, build media relationships, and translate complex tech into compelling narratives for external audiences.

You will partner with product, engineering, and marketing teams, support executives with media readiness for press interactions and major launches, and adapt quickly to evolving priorities