Media Relations Manager Emerging Countries, International Policy and Press Communications (IPPC)

Join the International Policy and Press Communications (IPPC) team part of the International Stores & Corporate Comms (ISCC) organization responsible for Amazon communications across 29 countries outside of the U.S. and China.

In this role youll be at the heart of international communications leading daily cross-regional coordination calls collaborating with different countries and shaping media narratives across emerging countries ( countries in which Amazon recently launched a marketplace or doesnt have any marketplace but delivers to).

You can be based in Munich London Luxembourg Paris Madrid Dublin or Milan.

Key job responsibilities
Lead the daily call that brings all international teams together serving as the central hub for coordinating media cycles and breaking news across regions
Handle incoming media inquiries for emerging countries fostering strong relationships with local journalists and media outlets and serving as a company spokesperson when appropriate to ensure accurate positive and value-aligned coverage
Support more established emerging countries with media inquiries and advise where needed
Develop and execute proactive external communication campaigns to strengthen Amazons corporate reputation
Proactively help protect the companys reputation through strategic media engagement identifying future challenges and resolving communication gaps misconceptions and message clarity issues
Develop tools processes and briefing documents to enable in-country media relations managers to succeed and scale their impact
Collaborate closely with international stakeholders (PR legal public policy and business teams) providing communication strategies risk assessments and guidance to ensure smooth rollout of new initiatives organizational changes and business launches
Support and coordinate both internal events (team meetings training summits) and external public-facing events for media relations and communication campaigns including venue selection content development speakers and entertainment
Monitor media coverage evaluate campaign success and prepare internal reports for the corporate communications team

A day in the life
- Monitor coverage and breaking news
- Lead the daily call that brings all international teams together serving as the central hub for coordinating media cycles and breaking news across regions
- Handle incoming media inquiries for emerging countries serving as a company spokesperson when appropriate to ensure accurate positive and value-aligned coverage
- Help protect the companys reputation
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders (PR Legal Business Teams Policy) and provide communication concepts risk assessments and guidance to ensure smooth rollout of new initiatives businesses or organizational changes
- Identify and solve communication challenges such as resolving information gaps addressing misconceptions in the media and improving message clarity

- Bachelors degree or equivalent in Communications Journalism Marketing Business or a related field
- Experience in public relations or professional communications
- Experience managing multiple priorities across teams in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment
- Experience working across cultures in international teams
- Excellent English communication skills both written and verbal to foster seamless interaction with stakeholders at all levels
- Excellent problem solver with a strong customer-obsessed forward-thinking innovative hands-on and can-do attitude

- Working knowledge of additional languages beneficial
- Experience with reactive communications / issues management

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