Assistant Editor, Career Choice

Description

Amazon Career Choice (www.AmazonCareerChoice.com) is a key product within Amazon's Associate Development organization supporting Associates in their career advancement goals. We're looking for an Assistant Editor to ensure the content employees read and hear – whether through the website, Inside Amazon, marketing materials or through their interactions with MyHR Live Support (MHLS) team members – is clear and accurate, consistent in tone and reading level, on brand, and accurately translated. The role is critical to ensuring flaw-free product launches and minimizing Associate confusion. As an Assistant Editor you'll work within a collaborative, analytical, fast-paced environment, and partner with MHLS, product owners, and the AET Global Content Creation & Delivery Team. You’ll be primarily responsible for translations and the day-to-day editing and publishing of content in the ERC Knowledge Base, a dynamic repository of Career Choice content used by MHLS to answer employee questions about Career Choice eligibility, budget, application flow, school availability and other program guideline topics. You'll also publish corresponding content on Inside Amazon and in Career Choice Marketing channels. You'll partner frequently with the Career Choice program team to plan for upcoming translation and publishing support. If you have exceptional writing skills and a passion for user content, we want to hear from you!

Key job responsibilities

• Facilitating translation process and translation reviews and localization
• Own day-to-day content publishing in all required environments in all Career Choice supported languages
• Own the product intake process and queue for product-related content requests, auditing and continually improving the process
• Partner with various functional groups within Career Choice, creating and editing content as necessary
• Coordinate with the AET Global Content team to ensure sufficient centralized support for translation
• Drive org-wide transparency by providing critical communication and clear status of the initiatives you own
• Identify, track, resolve and mitigate risks to ensure successful delivery
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Professional writing experience.
• Writing and editing skills.
• Written and spoken English language proficiency.
• Written and spoken proficiency in two or more of the following languages: French, Canadian French, Italian, Spanish, German, Polish, Slovak, and Czech.
• Bachelor’s degree or advanced studies in Foreign language major, Journalism, Professional Writing, Technical Writing, Communications, or similar field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven knowledge working within Content Management Systems.
• Strong editorial background and skill in proofreading and creating, implementing, and ensuring adherence to style guides.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Work experience in a global team environment.
• Experience in a multi-language publishing environment, including globalization for translation, terminology databases and management, and other world-ready approaches.
• Proven ability to work independently or in ambiguous circumstances.
• Good judgment and open communication.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple stakeholder needs in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working in a cross-functional team.
• Demonstrated success at learning and explaining business processes.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to organize and tackle high volumes of work under tight deadlines.
  
  

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 $47,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $102,200/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. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.


Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A2853609