Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day communications for select priorities across assigned luxury brands and cross-category initiatives
• Develop and execute communications strategies that strengthen brand relevance, visibility and preference
• Identify and shape compelling stories that connect luxury brands to culture, travel trends, design, wellness, food and beverage, fashion and guest passions
• Create communications plans, messaging frameworks, media strategies, briefing materials, press releases, interview guides, toolkits and executive-ready presentations
• Lead integrated project plans, calendars, timelines, approvals, status reporting and meeting follow-up across multiple concurrent initiatives
• Serve as a strategic thought partner, pressure-testing narratives, identifying reputational considerations and recommending effective communications approaches
• Guide agency teams by providing clear briefs, consolidating feedback, managing deliverables and ensuring work remains aligned to strategic objectives
• Coordinate with regional communications teams, brand teams, marketing, social, content and other relevant partners to facilitate strong local activation
• Identify opportunities to elevate luxury brand visibility through earned media, partnerships, executive visibility, thought leadership and cultural programming
• Manage communications workstreams for hotel openings, repositionings, partnerships, hosted media programs, industry events and global storytelling initiatives

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in communications, public relations, media relations, brand communications or a related field
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and external agency partners

Preferred

• Luxury hospitality experience, particularly across multiple brands or global markets, is preferred
• Experience supporting luxury, travel, hospitality, fashion, lifestyle or premium consumer brands is preferred
• Experience leading hotel openings, destination launches or repositioning programs is preferred
• A combination of agency and in-house communications experience is preferred
• Experience managing owner, partner or property relationships is preferred
• Familiarity with executive communications, thought leadership and reputation management is preferred
• Experience supporting partnerships across fashion, design, culture, wellness or food and beverage is preferred
• Experience working across global, regional and local communications models is preferred
• Experience building communications infrastructure, operating processes or portfolio-level reporting is preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing or a related field, or equivalent professional experience preferred