IHG
Public Relations Specialist, Luxury & Lifestyle AMER_
IHG, Atlanta, Georgia, United States,
Bringing True Hospitality to the World.We want to welcome you to a world of bringing True Hospitality to everyone. When you join us at IHG®, you become part of our global family—a welcoming culture of warmth, honesty, and a passion for providing True Hospitality.We pride ourselves on letting your personality and passions shine, recognizing your contribution, and supporting your ambition to learn and create your career path. In making a difference to our guests and owners, colleagues, and communities, every day is a chance to create great and unique experiences in your way.With over 370,000 colleagues in nearly 100 countries sharing our values, countless opportunities are at your fingertips. We’re growing; grow with us.**Location: South Florida (remote)****Role Purpose**The PR Specialist, Luxury & Lifestyle Tiered Services is responsible for the execution of an integrated strategic public relations plan for hotels within the Luxury & Lifestyle portfolio. This position will work under a Senior Manager, LLTS PR to develop, implement, and bring maximized visibility in print, broadcast, and online media on a national, regional and local level to participating hotels. The specialist will also serve as a bridge to bring brand campaigns to life in the field and trend-leading field examples to the brand. Candidates must have strong writing skills, think creatively, and have a knack for organization/managing multiple accounts simultaneously. In-house or agency experience is necessary; hospitality experience is preferred but not mandatory. Must be based in South Florida.**Key Accountabilities**+ Execute public relations strategies, projects and events to drive awareness, reputation and revenue for IHG Luxury & Lifestyle hotels, restaurants & bars utilizing IHG’s tiered services public relations (LLTS PR) offer.+ Manage a portfolio of internal accounts and service the properties based on their level of tiered service for public relations, this includes but is not limited to the following:+ Manage earned media strategy, shaping insights for biannual PR plans, managing relationships with the RDOs, GMs, and chefs, and driving media results.+ Plan and lead regular PR calls/meetings to discuss PR plans and strategize for months ahead.+ Establish and continually maintain positive and productive professional relationships with members of the news media, with a focus on regional and local press.+ Oversee media communications including press release direction and editing, pitch strategies, trend opportunities, award submissions and media planning calendars.+ Develop strategies with property leadership regarding property and community communications to ensure PR efforts reflect both property and brandwide goals.+ Manage monitoring of press clips and media trends. Prepare monthly media coverage and quarterly analytics reports, as applicable.+ Develop relationships with community and philanthropic organizations that align with individual brands; recommend participation in key charitable events.+ Establish and maintain productive professional relationships with members of the media, including local, regional, trade and select national outlets, as well as content creators/influencers on social media. Pursue best practices regarding media/deskside visits, journalist dining, information requests and cultivation of new contacts.+ Research, pitch and place favorable stories for properties -- including the people, programs, practices and events within the portfolio. Work closely with related disciplines such as marketing and sales to ensure maximum economic impact.+ Collaborate with IHG Luxury & Lifestyle Americas brand PR and partnerships team to bring select partnerships to life at LLTS PR properties.+ Support the LLTS PR team with managerial duties such as media monitoring, media list building and meeting agendas; lead the execution of the LLTS PR team's monthly trend counsel and national media outreach in partnership with brand PR agency.**Key Skills & Experiences**Education – BS/BA Degree required in Marketing, Hospitality, Communications, or related fieldExperience – 4-6 years of demonstrated experience developing and implementing PR strategies and tactics; in-house or agency experience mandatory, hospitality experience preferred.Technical Skills and Knowledge –+ Stellar verbal and written communication skills; excellent knowledge of AP-style journalistic writing and editing practices and strong presentation skills+ Ability to work with a geographically dispersed team as a member of the IHG Luxury & Lifestyle Americas PR team+ Results-oriented, self-motivated, creative and possessing a sense of humor+ Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet multiple deadlines+ Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills combined with the ability to diplomatically prioritize requests+ Agility and creative intellect, entrepreneurial, pragmatic and flexible in nature+ Ability and willingness to follow established processes and procedures, and also work fluidly in situations where standard operating procedures do not exist+ Proactive and resourceful problem solving capabilities+ Fluency in social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and emerging outlets+ Willingness to travelWe’ll reward all your hard work with an excellent salary and benefits – including a great room discount and superb training.Join us, and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our team members share some winning characteristics. We work better together as a team – we trust and support each other, do the right thing, and welcome different perspectives. It would be best if you showed us you care, that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests, and that you are always looking for ways to improve - click here to learn more about us.At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to an individual’s race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.IHG is committed to promoting a culture of inclusion where everyone feels safe, respected, and valued. We seek talent from all backgrounds to join our teams and encourage our colleagues to bring their authentic and best selves to work.Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care, that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve - click here to find out more about us.At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to an individual’s, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.IHG is committed to promoting a culture of inclusion where everyone feels safe, respected and valued.
We seek talent from all backgrounds to join our teams, and encourage our colleagues to bring their authentic and best selves to work._T_ **_he salary range for this role is $58,834 to $74,850._** **This is the lowest to highest pay scale** we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. **We may ultimately pay more or less than the** **posted range, and the range may be modified in the future** . An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.**This job is also eligible for bonus pay.At IHG, we believe in taking care of our employees. That's why we offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401k, and any other benefits to eligible employees. We want you to feel secure and cared for, so you can focus on bringing True Hospitality to the world.You can apply for this role through the link below (or through an internal career site if you are a current employee).Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until it is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or other form of compensation allocable to a particular employee remain in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.\#LI-SRD1At IHG, we’ve made a promise. As one of the world’s leading hotel groups, we’re here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected – wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey?At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG.Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to an individual’s, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.IHG is committed to promoting a culture of inclusion where everyone feels safe, respected and valued.
We seek talent from all backgrounds to join our teams, and encourage our colleagues to bring their authentic and best selves to work._T_ **_he salary range for this role is $58,834 to $74,850._** **This is the lowest to highest pay scale** we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. **We may ultimately pay more or less than the** **posted range, and the range may be modified in the future** . An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.**This job is also eligible for bonus pay.At IHG, we believe in taking care of our employees. That's why we offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401k, and any other benefits to eligible employees. We want you to feel secure and cared for, so you can focus on bringing True Hospitality to the world.You can apply for this role through the link below (or through an internal career site if you are a current employee).Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until it is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or other form of compensation allocable to a particular employee remain in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.\#LI-SRD1At IHG, we’ve made a promise. As one of the world’s leading hotel groups, we’re here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected – wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey?At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG.Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.