823 Advizers
Sarah
Worldwide Public Sector Marketing Leader
Amazon Web Services
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
N/A
Q1Career path
Communication
Leadership
Marketing
3:28
"I get to bounce around the world and love to travel as well"
Q2Main responsibilities
Executive/Leadership
Communication
Strategy
1:43
"whether we are making any announcements, blogs, et cetera. Um, a lot of that comes down to like thought leadership type of content writing."
Q3Day in the life
Executive/Leadership
Project Management
Communication
1:03
"But it primarily comes down to shepherding a lot of folks, getting them aligned and taking ownership and executing to deliver results."
Q4Most important skills - role
Strategic Thinking
Communication
Data Analysis
2:02
"writing you can never go wrong with being a good writer or learn it because in this day and age, content is king and queen."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Teamwork
Communication
Leadership
1:19
"The people, hands down. I do love people. I am one of those who gets my energy and thrives from others."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Emotional Intelligence
Leadership
Cross-Departmental Collaboration
0:56
"People can be the greatest asset, but also the biggest challenge."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Strategic Thinking
Business Strategy
Marketing
1:40
"really the only other people who were thinking about a company-wide perspective outside of the CEO or really like the CMO and the chief comms officer."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Communication Skills
Continuous Learning
Strategic Thinking
2:12
"the industry is constantly evolving in marketing and even in pr. And so there just has to be that constant like will to learn"
Q9Wish known before - industry
Career Development
Communication
Flexibility
2:51
"I think this is an industry that is constantly learning, evolving, willing to have different perspective and skills today have been skills different that were needed, 10 years ago."
Q10Entry-level positions
Marketing
Public Relations
Communications
1:21
"And so really in all of those roles, there's opportunity to grow very senior, but to also enter the workforce in those."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Communication
Executive/Leadership
Career Development
2:43
"there are a million ways to get somewhere"
Q12College ideas for success
Extracurricular Involvement
Leadership
Networking
3:22
"I truly enjoyed and leveraged college to its full extent."
Q13How identity impacted career
Advocacy
Mentorship
Leadership
3:51
"Throughout my career there's been various different mentors and sponsors along the way...who have been an advocate of myself."