AWS is seeking an experienced Principal Keynote Leader to build “mainstage” keynotes for AWS’s senior executives. The Principal Keynote Leader will partner with communications, marketing, and engineering teams to drive the creation of presentation content that will bring AWS’s top-level messages and stories to life for hundreds of thousands of customers, partners, employees, and influencers. The Principal Keynote Leaded will manage the team that organizes and coordinates content development from a multitude of inputs and perspectives, and will lead keynote content development and execution from initial idea through final curtain close. You will be responsible for everything from drafting initial scripts, holding reviews with product stakeholders, understanding product functionality, responding to feedback from executives, to working with vendors to create flawless visuals and slides and run onsite rehearsals.
The right candidate has a technology background, a passion for storytelling, experience creating and delivering high-visibility communications. The Principal Keynote Leader will need to translate complex technologies into compelling and highly credible messages that broad audiences can understand (and care about). The role requires unreasonably high standards, solid judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to effectively collaborate with C-level executives to create their content. He/she will need to be able to work on tight deadlines, often with high degrees of ambiguity. This is a unique opportunity to play a critical role in the development and delivery of AWS’s most important messages and stories.
Key job responsibilities
• Drive end-to-end keynote content development, including top-level messages, launches, slides, and talk track.
• Create and improve narratives that clearly communicate the unique value proposition of AWS services.
• Work with product marketing and engineering teams to distill key functionality and benefits of AWS services into compelling main-stage keynote content and crisp talk tracks.
• Collaborate with a variety of teams, including Customer References, Public Relations, Legal, and Finance, to ensure quality and accuracy of public references and statements. Partner with product marketers, evangelists, and service team members to create and direct the development of keynote demos.
• Work with outside agencies to develop compelling, top-notch creative.
• Work with production teams to ensure flawless execution of AWS keynotes.
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