Director, Communications - Global Food and Beverage (F&B), Wellness and Design

at Hilton in Springfield, Illinois, United States

Job Description

\\\This role is based at one of our corporate offices in McLean, VA, or New York, NY\\\

As Director, Communications \- Global Food and Beverage \(F&B\), Wellness and Designyou will drive consumer\-facing communications to showcase brand and enterprise\-wide innovation, while protecting and elevating Hilton’s reputation\. This is a new role on the Global Consumer and Commercial Communications team, reporting to the Senior Director, Luxury and Lifestyle Brand Communications\. You will present a canvas to craft important big picture stories that cross the Hilton enterprise and brands, elevating the details that come to life in properties around the globe\.

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 \(PTO\)
+ Learn more about the rest of our benefits \(https://jobs\.hilton\.com/us/en/benefits\)

At Hilton, we believe every Team Member is a leader\. We are committed to offering leadership development opportunities and programs through every step of a Team Member’s career journey and at every level, both in our hotels and across corporate\.

\\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:

+ Create the strategy and craft impactful media engagements and materials; collaborate with editorial content and social media teams on storytelling specifically focused on priority program announcements in F&B, wellness and design, across 24 hotel brands\.
+ Identify and execute against thought leadership opportunities to strengthen Hilton’s position within the Hospitality and F&B industries\.

How you will collaborate with others:

+ Work collaboratively across several teams; Communications, Wellness, Operations, Brand, on\-property hotel teams, et al\. to create news through diverse tools; partnerships, press materials, and content development to elevate F&B, Wellness and Design\.
+ Collaborate with F&B, Wellness and Design SVP and the Marketing brand team to secure the most impactful earned media, owned and shared coverage that informs target audiences of Hilton’s leadership in F&B, Wellness and Design\.
+ Collaborate with Regional Communications leads to develop messaging and cross\-promote regional initiatives to enhance global reputation as the hospitality leader in F&B, Wellness and Design\.
+ Advise other communications and marketing teams on events that feature F&B, Wellness and Design elements to ensure appropriate positioning and execution\.
+ Build property\-focused tools and resources to educate team members on how to enhance their F&B, Wellness and Design PR efforts\.

What projects you will take ownership of:

+ Develop and implement proactive annual PR and integrated communications plans aligned with global brand and communications objectives to elevate Hilton’s reputation as an innovator and leader in Food & Beverage, Wellness and Design\.
+ Lead planning and activation of external F&B, Wellness and Design partnerships with the goal of generating earned media to elevate Hilton to consumers, media and potential partners\.

WHY YOU’LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

+ Ten \(10\) years of work experience in Communications or Public Relations driving campaigns and developing partnerships to generate earned media coverage\.
+ You have a network of media relationships with F&B, Wellness and Design press and a history of measurable results against objectives\.
+ Experience preparing senior company executives for thought leadership opportunities, including media interviews and events\.
+ International and domestic travel up to 25%\.

It would be useful if you have:

+ Travel industry/F&B, Wellness, Design in\-house or agency experience
+ Experience with lifestyle brand communications and new product launches\.
+ Experience collaborating with matrixed global teams\.
+ Experience representing celebrity chefs, architects, designers, wellness personalities\.

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 world\-class brands \(https://jobs\.hilton\.com/us/en/brands\) \. 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 Hilton Careers blog \(https://jobs\.hilton\.com/us/en/blog\) and Instagram \(https://www\.instagram\.com/hiltoncareers/\) 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 contact us \(https://cdn\.phenompeople\.com/CareerConnectResources/prod/HILTGLOBAL/documents/Applicant\Accommodation\and\Accessibility\Assistance\-English\-20230515\-1684253430519\.pdf\) 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 $110,000\-$155,000 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, and the Company’s long\-term incentive plan, consistent with other team members at the same level and/or position within the Company\.\#LI\-REMOTE

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