Manager, Internal Corporate Communications

Amazon is seeking a high-judgement, self-motivated, and creative communications professional to join our Internal Corporate Communications (ICC) team. This individual will head up manager communications and leader communications for corporate employees, collaborating closely with peers across human resources and global communications.
As an Internal Communications Manager, you will work with internal stakeholders to build and implement a communications strategy for Amazonians identified as people managers and leaders globally. You will partner with internal stakeholders across Amazon's human resources team, to develop global communications strategies, and help build out our internal products (articles, newsletters, videos etc.) to engage and support people managers and leaders.
The ideal candidate must be a team player, able to act independently, have exemplary writing skills, a proactive work ethic, and a talent for developing creative approaches to communications challenges.
Key job responsibilities
• Create strategic and innovative internal communications plans for the people manager and leader audiences.
• Develop an approach to people manager and leader employee storytelling, including the management of digital platforms and how different editorial projects (articles, newsletter, video, etc.) should be executed in concert with one another.
• Coordinate the delivery of content across internal channels.
• Oversee the strategic editorial calendars for people managers and leaders and capture team metrics for reporting to key internal stakeholders and informing forward-looking communications strategies.
• Write, review, and manage email communications, updates, change announcements, and ad hoc communications.
• Proactively build trust and maintain solid, cross functional relationships with key internal stakeholders.
• Be the employee experience advocate, representing and protecting this through all strategies and decision making.
• Develop subject expertise of Amazon's human resources organization.
• Show extraordinarily high judgment, often in narrow time frames.
• Be all team player and get work done, even when at times it's outside the scope of your job.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Journalism, or Public Relations or equivalent work experience
- 7+ years' experience in communications, internal communications journalism, or public relations
- Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements
- Experience with strategic communication plan development
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in collaborative planning and execution, integrating with partners including human resources
- Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams
- Experience as a people manager or leader
- Ability to juggle tasks effectively, excellent prioritization and time management
- Experience in developing creative, effective approaches to communications challenges
- Strong project management skills, handling multiple tasks and evolving priorities
- Adaptable and willing to pivot quickly to meet emerging demands
- Excellent writing and editing skills
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $94,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.