Amazon
About Amazon Editor, Owned Content & Channels
Pay$94600.00 / year
LocationNew York/New York
Employment typeFull-Time
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Job Description
- Req#: 2516936
Amazon is seeking a creative editor to ideate, assign, edit, and produce content on AboutAmazon.com. This is a new role on the Owned Content & Channels team within Global Communications and Community Impact.
As we seek to turn About Amazon into the first and most trusted source of information about Amazon, we are looking for an editor who can create compelling, data-driven stories about the company for an external digital audience.
The ideal candidate will bring fresh, innovative content ideas and solutions as well as executional excellence and experience building content strategies for our website, About Amazon. The candidate should have a background in digital media or journalism, a strong knowledge of SEO, and be able to optimize and craft stories for search and digital audiences. They would be responsible for building an archive of evergreen search-driven stories. They would also partner closely with PR counterparts and other stakeholders to understand the unique objectives, audiences, and messages for each piece of content and use those inputs to develop content strategies and expand the reach of these stories. A strong understanding of data is also critical to creating successful content for our site.
Although this would be an individual contributor role, this person would be expected to manage and edit the work of freelance writers. The successful candidate will have experience managing a team of writers and/or freelancers; a proven track record of developing and delivering compelling stories and campaigns with measurable results; and a strong understanding of SEO and the current digital content landscape.
This is your job if you think big and long term, obsess over serving digital audiences, and can invent and simplify. We want someone who embraces innovation and experimentation, and brings executional excellence to our strategy. You should feel comfortable with change and be willing to stand by your decisions, even if it means disagreeing with partners on occasion. You should also feel comfortable diving deep and rolling up your sleeves to get projects done.
This position can be located in Seattle, WA; Arlington, VA (Washington, D.C.); or New York, NY.
Key job responsibilities
Strategy: Work with our team’s editor in chief and senior editor to develop and implement the owned channel content strategy for evergreen content in line with global PR and business goals.
Campaign & Project Management: Oversee campaigns tied to key storytelling moments and collaborate with channel owners for AboutAmazon.com, select Amazon social media accounts, the Amazon News email newsletter, internal and Employer Brand channels, and more.
Partnership: Act as a content thought partner to PR teams, providing counsel and guidance throughout all stages of content planning, execution, and analysis.
Activation: Build out and maintain the evergreen content calendar and ensure the timely and high-quality delivery of assets and content outputs, with a focus on website executions on AboutAmazon.com and/or special landing pages.
Measurement & Evaluation: Working with channel owners, set content goals, and implement cohesive measurement plans to understand program success. Make real-time program adjustments based on results.
Experimenting & Scaling: Develop best practices and create playbooks and toolkits to make our global work more consistent and efficient.
About the team
This role is part of the Owned Content & Channels team within Global Communications and Community Impact, which oversees AboutAmazon.com websites, including content and SEO, as well as the Amazon News email newsletter.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
New York, NY, USA- 6+ years of communications, marketing, or journalism experience
- 6+ years of digital content or content marketing experience
- Experience working with data and analytics to make strategic content decisions
- Experience using SEO tools such as SEMrush, Google Trends, etc.
- Ability to use SEO tools to strategically create search-driven content
- Bachelor’s degree- Experience working in digital media or digital journalism
- Experience developing, editing, and planning web and/or blog content, including using CMS tools
- A proven track record of strategic planning and delivery on significant digital content campaigns tied to measurable business, brand, and/or communications goals
- Experience conducting keyword research and trend analyses with Google Trends and other tools to monitor seasonal and real-time trends
- A strong understanding of Google’s algorithm and the key factors that can impact visibility in organic search results and Top News results
- Ability to innovate and create new, attention-grabbing, and effective content ideas
- Experience working globally and developing scalable best practices
- Ability to exercise high judgment in narrow time-frames
- Knowledge about digital communications and content trends and ability to apply these insights to your work
- A self-driven, entrepreneurial spirit—you enjoy taking responsibility and making things happen!
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.About the company
Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington, which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook. The company has been referred to as "one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world", as well as the world's most valuable brand.