Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, Media Relations

***This role is based at our corporate office in McLean, VA, but may be open to Hybrid/Remote***

Love the thrill of scoring an earned media placement? Get excited about drafting a potential reader for broadcast? This is your chance to be part of Hilton's in-house Global Corporate Affairs team. As a Senior Manager, Media Relations, reporting to the Director, Media Relations, you will help build media relationships to keep Hilton top of mind for ongoing business and industry stories. With a connection to the corporate, consumer and commercial communications teams, the Senior Manager, Media Relations, will create and execute proactive storylines that showcase Hilton's commitment to growth, reinforce our award-winning workplace culture, and position Hilton as a leader in innovation. You will also serve as a consultant to other communications functions, providing counsel on media strategy and engagement.

HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to programs and benefits such as:

• Go Hilton travel program: 100 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night
• Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount
• Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
• Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
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**Available benefits may vary depending upon terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of the plans.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.

What your day-to-day will be like:

• Build and execute a media strategy that highlight Hilton as a leader of industry and innovation via earned and owned media.
• Mine for stories that reinforce our commitment to growth, innovation and culture.
• Engage directly with reporters and work with agency partners and Hilton colleagues in growing media engagement and results.

How you will collaborate with others:

• Create an editorial calendar for storytelling that highlights storylines across growth, innovation and culture.
• Work with the director of media relations to build a pitch strategy against publication editorial calendars, including top-tier events, and measure results.
• Develop new journalist and editor relationships at top-tier business and broadcast outlets.
• Be a consultant for enterprise communications needs, ensuring messaging aligns with Hilton's broader enterprise strategy and that enterprise stories can be brought to life globally, working with the global Consumer and Commercial communications team.
• Coordinate integrated owned storytelling efforts including external, social and internal content.
• Coordinate with regional communications teams to elevate regional stories globally and vice versa to support Hilton's global communications narrative.

What projects you will take ownership of:

• Ideate, pitch and produce top-tier and long-lead stories that position the Hilton enterprise as a leader of industry across innovation, growth and culture.
• Identify and build relationships with target media.
• Be a trusted advisor on external communications to senior Hilton stakeholders and liaison to internal partners.

WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

• Seven (7) years of work experience in Communications or Journalism.
• You have collaborated in a matrix organization in a global business environment.
• You have a strong network of media relationships across online, print and broadcast outlets.
• You are experienced in implementing and measuring communications strategies.
• Travel up to 20% of the time.

It would be useful if you have:

• BA/BS bachelor's degree in communications, public relations or related field.
• Large global organization or top-tier communications agency experience.
• Previous experience as a working journalist and/or political communications.
• Hospitality industry experience.

WHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING FOR HILTON

Hilton, the #1 World's Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of. Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more-than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World's Best Workplaces. Check out the and to learn more about what it's like to be on Team Hilton!

It is the policy of Hilton to employ qualified persons without regard to color, race, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medication conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, status as a protected veteran, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable law, genetic information, or any other protected group status as defined by and subject to applicable federal, state and local laws.

We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position and provide other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please if you require an accommodation during the application process.

Hilton offers its eligible team members a comprehensive benefits package including medical and prescription drug coverage, dental coverage, vision coverage, life insurance, short-and long-term disability insurance, access to our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) where you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount, a 401(k) savings plan, 20 days of paid time off accruing over your first year of employment and increasing up to 25 days after completing one year of full employment, up to 12 weeks of paid leave for birth parents and 4 weeks for non-birth parents, 10 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays throughout the year, up to 5 bereavement days, flexible spending accounts, a health savings account, an employee assistance program, access to a care coordination program (“Wellthy”), a legal services program, an educational assistance program, adoption assistance, a backup childcare program, pre-tax commuter benefit and our travel discount. The annual salary range for this role is $85,000- $120,000 and is determined based on applicable and specialized experience and location. Subject to plan terms and conditions, you will be eligible to participate in the Hilton Annual Incentive (Bonus) Plan, consistent with other team members at the same level and/or position within the Company. #LI-REMOTE