Amazon to Add 2,500 Jobs in Southern California

<p>Amazon announced plans to create more than 2&comma;500 corporate and technology jobs over the coming years in multiple cities across California&period; The company will expand its Tech Hubs in San Diego and the Los Angeles area&comma; including Irvine and Santa Monica&comma; as it seeks to recruit local talent and continue inventing and innovating on behalf of its customers&period; These latest investments come after Amazon opened more than 15 sites across Southern California and created more than 17&comma;000 jobs statewide in 2021 alone&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Communities across California have welcomed Amazon over the past decade and have seen firsthand how our investments can unlock new opportunities for their neighbors and local economies&period; We’ve created more than 170&comma;000 jobs across the state and are committed to continue investing here&comma;” said Holly Sullivan&comma; Amazon’s vice president of worldwide economic development&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;These 2&comma;500 new jobs include<b> <&sol;b>roles building cloud infrastructure&comma; improving the Alexa experience&comma;<b> <&sol;b>and designing cutting edge video games&period; They’re a<b> <&sol;b>fantastic opportunity for Californians of all backgrounds to join Amazon and build a successful career&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Amazon’s expansions in California will support various teams across the company&comma; including retail&comma; Amazon Games&comma; Amazon Web Services&comma; and operations&period; A variety of roles are already available&comma; including software development engineers&comma; game designers&comma; and user experience designers&comma; along with positions in human resources&comma; finance&comma; IT&comma; and more&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Economic development&comma; especially job creation&comma; is critical to our city’s growth&period; Amazon’s expansion of its tech hub in Irvine is a testament to the fantastic talent pool and high quality of life our city has to offer&comma;” said Farrah Khan&comma; mayor of Irvine&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Investments like Amazon’s act as a vote of confidence for Irvine and these 800 new corporate and tech roles will continue to unlock economic opportunity for our community&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Job creation and economic development is essential to a sustainable and vibrant city&comma;” said San Diego City Councilmember Chris Cate&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I am excited to see how Amazon&&num;8217&semi;s expanded presence in San Diego will drive new investments in our region and bring 700 new tech and corporate jobs&comma; boosting economic growth for years to come&period; San Diego is the perfect place for Amazon to bring cutting edge innovation and technology to reality&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Amazon’s investments in California will include new office space in three cities&comma; contributing to local job creation and the revitalization of downtown areas&period; These investments include&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"cms-headings-h3"><strong>Santa Monica<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As part of Amazon’s expansion at its Los Angeles Tech Hub&comma; the company plans to create more than 1&comma;000 new corporate and tech jobs in Santa Monica over the coming years&period; To accommodate this hiring effort&comma; Amazon has signed a lease for a 200&comma;000-square-foot space with J&period;P&period; Morgan Asset Management at the Water Garden&period; The new site will begin welcoming employees in mid-2023&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"Enhancement" data-align-center&equals;"">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"Enhancement-item">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"Figure"><picture><source srcset&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;assets&period;aboutamazon&period;com&sol;dims4&sol;default&sol;2067187&sol;2147483647&sol;strip&sol;true&sol;crop&sol;1600x901&plus;0&plus;83&sol;resize&sol;1320x743&excl;&sol;format&sol;webp&sol;quality&sol;90&sol;&quest;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Famazon-blogs-brightspot&period;s3&period;amazonaws&period;com&percnt;2F28&percnt;2F0c&percnt;2F28a909f94dcca390b6b0abb8583d&percnt;2Fwatergarden-california-amazon-office&period;jpg" type&equals;"image&sol;webp" &sol;><source srcset&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;assets&period;aboutamazon&period;com&sol;dims4&sol;default&sol;e3a5166&sol;2147483647&sol;strip&sol;true&sol;crop&sol;1600x901&plus;0&plus;83&sol;resize&sol;1320x743&excl;&sol;quality&sol;90&sol;&quest;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Famazon-blogs-brightspot&period;s3&period;amazonaws&period;com&percnt;2F28&percnt;2F0c&percnt;2F28a909f94dcca390b6b0abb8583d&percnt;2Fwatergarden-california-amazon-office&period;jpg" &sol;><img class&equals;"Image" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;assets&period;aboutamazon&period;com&sol;dims4&sol;default&sol;e3a5166&sol;2147483647&sol;strip&sol;true&sol;crop&sol;1600x901&plus;0&plus;83&sol;resize&sol;1320x743&excl;&sol;quality&sol;90&sol;&quest;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Famazon-blogs-brightspot&period;s3&period;amazonaws&period;com&percnt;2F28&percnt;2F0c&percnt;2F28a909f94dcca390b6b0abb8583d&percnt;2Fwatergarden-california-amazon-office&period;jpg" alt&equals;"An image of the new Amazon Tech Hub office in California&period; " width&equals;"1320" height&equals;"743" &sol;><&sol;picture><figcaption class&equals;"Figure-caption">Amazon plans to create more than 1&comma;000 new corporate and tech jobs in Santa Monica over the coming years and has signed a lease for a 200&comma;000-square-foot space with J&period;P&period; Morgan Asset Management at the Water Garden&comma; managed by CBRE&period; The new site will begin welcoming employees in mid-2023&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"cms-headings-h3"><strong>Irvine<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Further expanding its Los Angeles Tech Hub&comma; Amazon also plans to create more than 800 corporate and tech jobs over the next few years in Irvine&period; The company has signed a lease for 116&comma;000 square feet of space at Spectrum Terrace with Irvine Company and plans to occupy the office space later this year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"Enhancement" data-align-center&equals;"">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"Enhancement-item">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"Figure"><picture><source srcset&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;assets&period;aboutamazon&period;com&sol;dims4&sol;default&sol;50a074f&sol;2147483647&sol;strip&sol;true&sol;crop&sol;1280x720&plus;0&plus;66&sol;resize&sol;1320x743&excl;&sol;format&sol;webp&sol;quality&sol;90&sol;&quest;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Famazon-blogs-brightspot&period;s3&period;amazonaws&period;com&percnt;2Fb3&percnt;2F3c&percnt;2F2303f77248bd9ae528b373afdace&percnt;2Firvine-amazon-office&period;jpg" type&equals;"image&sol;webp" &sol;><source srcset&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;assets&period;aboutamazon&period;com&sol;dims4&sol;default&sol;f6a3f1b&sol;2147483647&sol;strip&sol;true&sol;crop&sol;1280x720&plus;0&plus;66&sol;resize&sol;1320x743&excl;&sol;quality&sol;90&sol;&quest;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Famazon-blogs-brightspot&period;s3&period;amazonaws&period;com&percnt;2Fb3&percnt;2F3c&percnt;2F2303f77248bd9ae528b373afdace&percnt;2Firvine-amazon-office&period;jpg" &sol;><img class&equals;"Image" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;assets&period;aboutamazon&period;com&sol;dims4&sol;default&sol;f6a3f1b&sol;2147483647&sol;strip&sol;true&sol;crop&sol;1280x720&plus;0&plus;66&sol;resize&sol;1320x743&excl;&sol;quality&sol;90&sol;&quest;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Famazon-blogs-brightspot&period;s3&period;amazonaws&period;com&percnt;2Fb3&percnt;2F3c&percnt;2F2303f77248bd9ae528b373afdace&percnt;2Firvine-amazon-office&period;jpg" alt&equals;"A rendering of the outside of the Amazon office in Irvine&comma; California&period; " width&equals;"1320" height&equals;"743" &sol;><&sol;picture><figcaption class&equals;"Figure-caption">Amazon plans to create more than 800 corporate and tech jobs over the next few years in Irvine&period; The company has signed a lease for 116&comma;000 square feet of space at Spectrum Terrace with Irvine Company and plans to occupy the office space later this year&period;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"cms-headings-h3"><strong>San Diego<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Amazon has signed a lease for a 123&comma;000-square-foot space with Seritage Growth Properties and Invesco at University Town Center to accommodate more than 700 employees&period; About 1&comma;000 tech and corporate employees are already working at Amazon’s San Diego Tech Hub&period; The new office space will open for employees in early 2023&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"Enhancement" data-align-center&equals;"">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"Enhancement-item">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"Figure"><picture><source srcset&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;assets&period;aboutamazon&period;com&sol;dims4&sol;default&sol;51f5fcd&sol;2147483647&sol;strip&sol;true&sol;crop&sol;1500x844&plus;0&plus;0&sol;resize&sol;1320x743&excl;&sol;format&sol;webp&sol;quality&sol;90&sol;&quest;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Famazon-blogs-brightspot&period;s3&period;amazonaws&period;com&percnt;2Fb4&percnt;2Fe7&percnt;2Fc32c92994390a0520ff3ebae1d1a&percnt;2Fsan-diego-utc-amazon-office&period;jpg" type&equals;"image&sol;webp" &sol;><source srcset&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;assets&period;aboutamazon&period;com&sol;dims4&sol;default&sol;1e7df4f&sol;2147483647&sol;strip&sol;true&sol;crop&sol;1500x844&plus;0&plus;0&sol;resize&sol;1320x743&excl;&sol;quality&sol;90&sol;&quest;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Famazon-blogs-brightspot&period;s3&period;amazonaws&period;com&percnt;2Fb4&percnt;2Fe7&percnt;2Fc32c92994390a0520ff3ebae1d1a&percnt;2Fsan-diego-utc-amazon-office&period;jpg" &sol;><img class&equals;"Image" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;assets&period;aboutamazon&period;com&sol;dims4&sol;default&sol;1e7df4f&sol;2147483647&sol;strip&sol;true&sol;crop&sol;1500x844&plus;0&plus;0&sol;resize&sol;1320x743&excl;&sol;quality&sol;90&sol;&quest;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Famazon-blogs-brightspot&period;s3&period;amazonaws&period;com&percnt;2Fb4&percnt;2Fe7&percnt;2Fc32c92994390a0520ff3ebae1d1a&percnt;2Fsan-diego-utc-amazon-office&period;jpg" alt&equals;"An image of the exterior of the Amazon office in San Diego&period;" width&equals;"1320" height&equals;"743" &sol;><&sol;picture><figcaption class&equals;"Figure-caption">Amazon has signed a lease for a 123&comma;000-square-foot space with Seritage Growth Properties and Invesco at University Town Center to accommodate more than 700 employees&period; The new office space will open for employees in early 2023&period;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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