Business Content Journalist, Seller External Relations

$102,200 - $178,100/Yr

Amazon - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Seattle, WA

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Business Content Journalist role within Amazon's Seller External Relations Strategy & Creative team focuses on leveraging storytelling and data-driven narratives to create impactful content that resonates with sellers and external audiences. The journalist will be responsible for researching, writing, and delivering engaging articles and reports that highlight the success of Amazon sellers, while collaborating with various cross-functional teams to drive messaging strategy across multiple content formats.

Responsibilities

• Research and investigate news stories to gather relevant information from reliable sources.
• Conduct interviews with key individuals to gather first-hand information.
• Write well-crafted, concise, and compelling articles, features, and reports.
• Stay up to date with current Amazon events, news trends, and emerging topics to pitch and develop story ideas.
• Verify facts, cross-check information, and ensure accuracy in reporting.
• Adhere to journalistic principles, ethics, and editorial guidelines in all aspects of news reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, English or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience as a journalist and a proven track record of reporting across different beats/topics.
• News judgment and the ability to identify a compelling story.
• Proficiency in adhering to journalistic ethics and AP guidelines.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and handle multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in reporting.
• Demonstrated portfolio of writing compelling and impactful articles across various channels and formats.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with digital platforms, social media and multimedia journalism.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and interviewing skills.
• Knowledge of SEO best practices.
• Exceptional research, writing and storytelling skill with a high level of confidence handling business, finance and data driven narratives.

Benefits

• Medical, financial, and other benefits including equity and sign-on payments.