Responsibilities

• Build and lead a centralized, cross-brand newsroom function to identify, prioritize, and produce high-impact stories that support global brand and portfolio PR goals.
• Develop and maintain an editorial calendar that aligns with brand milestones, brand activations and partnerships, loyalty campaigns, and more.
• Serve as the editorial gatekeeper for content across brand segments channels to ensure evergreen brand awareness.
• Partner with global brand PR leads to identify proactive storytelling opportunities that reflect both brand distinctiveness and portfolio value.
• Oversee the creation of media-ready content, including press releases, pitches, media kits, backgrounders, thought leadership materials, and multimedia assets.
• Collaborate with internal creative and digital teams to develop content formats that resonate across global media channels.
• Monitor media trends and consumer insights to inform story ideation, refine editorial strategy, and support in PR planning.
• Act as a connective tissue between global brand PR, global marketing, loyalty, and continent PR teams.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure stories are informed by key business initiatives, brand positioning, and global relevance.
• Build and lead newsroom editorial meetings and contribute to in-house global PR planning forums.

Requirements

• Four-year college degree in communications, public relations, or related field.
• 10 years’ experience working in public relations or editorial strategy, preferably in a global brand organization or PR agency setting.
• Proven experience building or leading editorial functions or newsroom-style operations within PR.
• Deep understanding of media relations, content development, and global storytelling trends.
• Strong editorial judgment, excellent writing skills, and a knack for identifying compelling stories.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects and navigating complex matrixed organizations.

Preferred

• Hospitality, travel, or consumer brand experience.

Benefits

• All positions offer a 401(k) plan, stock purchase plan, discounts at Marriott properties, commuter benefits, employee assistance plan, and childcare discounts.
• Full-time positions also offer coverage for medical, dental, vision, health care flexible spending account, dependent care flexible spending account, life insurance, disability insurance, accident insurance, adoption expense reimbursements, paid parental leave and educational assistance.
• Marriott HQ is committed to a hybrid work environment that enables associates to Be connected. Headquarters-based positions are considered hybrid, for candidates within a commuting distance to Bethesda, MD; candidates outside of commuting distance to Bethesda, MD will be considered for Remote positions.
• Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.
• Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer.