Sr. Manager of Media Relations

AMD; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

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Job summary

AMD is seeking a Senior Manager of Media Relations to drive proactive storytelling and shape the company’s narrative across reporters and influencers. You will map stories to key audiences, build relationships, and lead coverage that reinforces AMD’s leadership in semiconductors.

You will work across the Global Communications team to craft compelling messages, coordinate moments around product launches and earnings, and prepare executives for media engagements while expanding AMD’s influence in

Qualifications

• Significant experience in media relations strategy, influencer relations, PR, or corporate communications in tech/semiconductors.
• Proven track record with top-tier media and influencers and securing high-impact coverage.
• Exceptional storytelling, writing, and pitching abilities translating tech into clear narratives.
• Strong news judgment and understanding of media and influencer landscape.
• Experience supporting executives and preparing spokespeople for high-stakes engagements.
• Collaborative, cross-functional approach across major company moments.
• Sound judgment and ability to manage narrative risk.

Responsibilities

• Develop and pitch stories to corporate and top tech media and influencers, securing coverage.
• Run an always-on stories program to feature AMD outside key moments.
• Build and deepen relationships with journalists and influencers.
• Collaborate with the comms team to drive media strategy for moments.
• Monitor media landscape to identify trends and opportunities.
• Drive a best-in-class program across moments like events and earnings.
• Prepare the team and executives for media engagements, including Q&A readiness.
• Champion AMD’s narrative as a leading semiconductor company.

Skills

Media relations strategy

Influencer relations

PR / corporate communications

Storytelling & writing

Executive communications

Cross-functional collaboration

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.

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 tocorporateandtop techmedia and influencers, securing coverage that drives awareness, influence, and action across key audiences.
• Run a program for the ‘moments inbetween themoments’. Run an always on big stories motion to ensure that AMD is featured in the media outside of key moments like product launches,earningsand company events.
• Build and deepen relationships. Develop, nurture, and deepen relationships with the journalists and influencers covering AMD and the broaderAI andsemiconductor 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 providemedia 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,identifyemerging voices,anticipatenarrative 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 spanningall ofourmost important moments — including industry events, product launches, quarterly earnings, and corporate announcements.
• Prepare the team andexecutives. 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 experiencein media relationsstrategy, influencer relations, PR, or corporate communications, ideally within technology, semiconductors, or another fast‑moving, technically complex industry.
• A proventrack recordof building strong relationships with top‑tier media and influencers andconsistentlysecuring 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‑stakesengagements.
• A collaborative, cross‑functionalapproachand the ability tooperateeffectively 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 | Washington, DC | New York, NY

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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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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