Sr. Manager of Media Relations

The Business of HLTH Podcast; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking a Senior Manager of Media Relations to drive proactive storytelling in the Global Communications team. You will identify agenda-setting stories, map them to reporters and influencers, and manage the work to land them.

Build and deepen relationships with journalists and influencers while collaborating across the global comms team to educate and influence stakeholders. Strong storytelling, media judgment, and experience shaping narratives across technology sectors are essential to

Qualifications

• Significant experience in media relations strategy, influencer relations, PR, or corporate communications within tech or semiconductors.
• Proven track record building strong relationships with top-tier media and influencers and securing high-impact coverage.
• Exceptional storytelling, writing, and pitching skills translating complex technology into clear narratives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and pitch stories; secure coverage that drives awareness and action across audiences.
• Run an always-on stories motion to feature AMD outside key moments like product launches and earnings.
• Build and deepen relationships with journalists and influencers; educate media on AMD’s technology and strategy.
• Collaborate with the comms team to provide media and influencer strategy for key moments.
• Monitor media landscape to identify trends, voices, and risks; inform engagement strategy.
• Drive a best-in-class program across moments including events, launches, earnings, and corporate announcements.
• Prepare teams and executives for media engagements with briefings and Q&A readiness.
• Champion AMD’s narrative to reinforce AMD as a leading semiconductor innovator.

Skills

Media relations

Influencer relations

Storytelling

News judgment

Executive support

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications

Tools

Press distribution tools

Job description

What You Do At Amd Changes Everything

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.

Together, we advance your career.

The Role

AMD is seeking a Senior Manager of Media Relations to drive proactive storytelling in the Global Communications team. This person will identify the agenda setting stories that need to be told, map them to the right reporters and influencers, and manage the work to land them. Part of this role will include building and deepening relationships with reporters and influencers and collaborating across the Global comms team to educate and influence these people . This person will own proactive engagement, ensuring that AMD’s differentiated narrative is widely and accurately understood, that the company is well positioned versus competitors, and volume of coverage increases outside of company moments.

What You Do At Amd Changes Everything

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.

Together, we advance your career.

The Person

The ideal candidate is a sharp storyteller and relationship-builder who thrives at the intersection of deep technology and compelling narrative, and who can position AMD as the preeminent leader in the semiconductor industry. They must also be a strong team player, able to work across the global comms team and navigate strong existing relationships, and with teams across the business including technical, financial, and customer focused.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and pitch stories. Craft compelling, differentiated stories and proactively pitch them to corporate and top tech media and influencers, securing coverage that drives awareness, influence, and action across key audiences.
• Run a program for the ‘moments in between the moments’. Run an always on big stories motion to ensure that AMD is featured in the media outside of key moments like product launches, earnings and company events.
• Build and deepen relationships. Develop, nurture, and deepen relationships with the journalists and influencers covering AMD and the broader AI and semiconductor landscape. Serve as a trusted, go-to resource who educates the media on AMD’s technology, strategy, and point of view.
• Collaborate across the comms team to drive impact and best practice: Partner with PR leads in their key moments to provide media and influencer strategy and ensure the best possible outcomes for each moment
• Monitor the landscape. Continuously track the media and influencer landscape to understand coverage trends, identify emerging voices, anticipate narrative risks and opportunities, and inform AMD’s engagement strategy.
• Drive a best-in-class program across key moments. Partner across the PR and broader communications team to ensure AMD has a stellar media and influencer relations program spanning all of our most important moments — including industry events, product launches, quarterly earnings, and corporate announcements.
• Prepare the team and executives. Ensure AMD’s communications team and executives are consistently well prepared for media and influencer engagements, including briefings, messaging, and Q&A readiness.
• Champion AMD’s narrative. Ensure AMD’s differentiated story is consistently and widely covered, reinforcing AMD’s position as a preeminent leader in the semiconductor industry.

Preferred Experience

• Significant experience in media relations strategy, influencer relations, PR, or corporate communications, ideally within technology, semiconductors, or another fast-moving, technically complex industry.
• A proven track record of building strong relationships with top-tier media and influencers and consistently securing high-impact coverage.
• Exceptional storytelling, writing, and pitching skills, with the ability to translate complex technology into clear, compelling narratives.
• Strong news judgment and a deep understanding of the media and influencer landscape.
• Experience supporting executives and preparing spokespeople for high-stakes engagements.
• A collaborative, cross-functional approach and the ability to operate effectively across major company moments, including product launches and earnings.
• Sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to manage sensitive information and narrative risk.

LOCATION

Santa Clara, CA | New York area, NY |

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.