Director, Strategic Communications & Projects

Bethesda, MD (Hybrid)

$127K/yr – $175K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive high-priority internal communications initiatives for Marriott’s Growing Forward program, coordinating cross-functional strategy and executive storytelling.

  • Own end-to-end planning and execution of enterprise communications for priority projects.
  • Must-have: 8+ years in internal/executive communications with strong executive presence.
  • Standout: Ability to translate complex strategies into clear narratives and guide junior staff.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop strategic communications plans in support of Marriott’s most high-priority work related to the Growing Forward strategy.
  • Responsible for end-to-end development, management, and execution of communications strategy and deliverables for assigned projects and initiatives.
  • Partner across organization to ensure all internal audiences have awareness, understanding, and adoption of (as necessary) changes related to the assigned projects/initiatives.
  • Act as a critical member of project team in driving the success of projects/initiatives by leading and showing strategic expertise across functional business areas and target audiences.
  • Manage projects and use standard processes, templates, tools, and other resources to execute while embracing new technology and platforms.
  • Root assigned projects/initiatives in the Growing Forward strategy, including Three Paths to Win, Enablers, and Foundations
  • Partner with Senior Directors to ensure connectivity across the Senior Leadership Team and other key stakeholder groups to address their needs, provide updates, and ensure visibility into communications to the enterprise.
  • Serve as a strategic leader within the team by providing ongoing guidance, coaching, and oversight to junior team members, sharing best practices, reviewing work to ensure quality and consistency, and partnering on multi‑functional, high‑impact projects and initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Communications, Journalism, English, Marketing, or related field
  • 8+ years of communications experience in internal communications
  • Demonstrated experience working with executive and senior leadership communications and success working with members of the leadership team in fast-paced situations
  • Experience translating complex business strategies into clear, compelling enterprise narratives.
  • Strong executive presence when navigating ambiguity, sensitive topics, and competing priorities.
  • Proven ability to connect work across initiatives to ensure clarity and alignment at the enterprise level.
  • Creative problem-solving skills and excellent time management.
  • Outstanding interpersonal skills to effectively build relationships and interact with associates at all levels within the organization and with the general public.
  • Ability to routinely work from the HQ office in Bethesda.

Preferred

  • Master's degree in communications, Journalism, English, Marketing, or related field
  • Experience in the hospitality business

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.
  • Washington Applicants Only : Employees will accrue paid sick leave, 0.077 PTO balance for every hour worked and be eligible to receive a minimum of 9 holidays annually.
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Marriott International, Inc. is based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and encompasses a portfolio of approximately 9,000 properties across more than 30 leading brands in 141 countries and territories. Its heritage can be traced to a root beer stand opened in Washington, D.C., in 1927 by J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott. Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. Marriott International does not discriminate on the basis of disability, veteran status or any other basis protected under federal, state or local laws. Community Guidelines: We reserve the right to remove without any notice content that we determine in our sole discretion is offensive or illegal, contains personally identifiable information, trademarks or copyrights belonging to a third party, advertises a third party’s products or services, or is otherwise inappropriate. Application Tips: We encourage job seekers to protect themselves from email and recruiting scams. Please note: 1) We do not accept applications via email or fax; 2) We never ask for money as part of the application process; 3) We only contact job applicants from approved email domains. Please find more information about Marriott International’s job application process and approved email address domains here: http://www.careers.marriott.com/tips-for-applying/

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