Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Amazon Studios is the home for talent, creating and producing original series and film for a global audience. Original series premiere on Prime Video, which is available in over 240 countries and territories. In film, Amazon Studios produces and acquires Original movies for theatrical release and for Prime Video.
Prime Video offers customers a vast collection of series, movies, and sports including Thursday Night Football, hits like Reacher, Coming 2 America, The Boys, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Upload, and My Spy, as well as Emmy and Golden Globe winners Fleabag and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Golden Globe winner Small Axe, Golden Globe winners and Academy Award nominees Being the Ricardos and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, and Academy Award nominees Time and One Night in Miami…. Prime members also get access to licensed content – all available to watch on hundreds of compatible devices.
Amazon Studios is looking for a Communications Lead for the Amazon Studios PR team.
This individual will be based in Culver City and report to the Publicity Principal, Content of Amazon Studios.
Key job responsibilities
• Work with Head of Corp Comms and Director of PR for Amazon MGM Studios on communications strategy for Amazon Studios across original series.
• Serve as key press contact for Amazon Studios and manage breaking news for development, casting, production, and other Studios announcements.
• Draft press releases, media alerts, pitches, executive communications, bios, talking points, and other written material as needed.
• Pitch stories to all external media outlets, including entertainment trade press, traditional print reporters and critics, electronic media and mainstream online outlets, as well as non-traditional media.
• Identify and secure speaking opportunities and interview opportunities for Amazon Studios executives.
• Monitor and track press coverage for distribution to senior leadership.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with relevant media.
• Manage external public relations agencies on strategy and day-to-day matters (if applicable)
• Cover executives and/or studio talent at industry events.
• Liaise with international counterparts for executive and/or talent travel and appearance logistics at international industry events.
• Keep current on trends, issues and news about both the business and consumer worlds of series and entertainment in general.
• Communicate to key internal and external stakeholders key information and issues as it relates to Amazon Studios content.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years of recent professional communications or public relations experience
- Bachelor's degree
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