Director, Public Relations – Global News Bureau at Marriott International | New York, USA | $140K/yr – $192K/yr

Marriott International

Director, Public Relations – Global News Bureau

New York, USA (Remote)

$140K/yr – $192K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 6 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive global editorial strategy and newsroom leadership to create high-impact stories that support Marriott’s brand and portfolio PR goals.

Own a centralized newsroom function and cross-brand storytelling aligned to PR goals.
Must-have: 10+ years in PR/editorial strategy with global brand or agency experience.
Standout: Cross-functional leadership across global PR, marketing, loyalty, and continent teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

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

Marriott International

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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/

Founded in 1987

Bethesda, MD, US

204K employees (2,658 in marketing)

www.marriott.com

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