Manager, Special Events Communication & Executive Events at Hilton Global in McLean, Virginia

Job Description:

***The location for this position is virtual/remote***

This is your chance to be part of a Global Sales Team that ensures Hilton owners and operators receive the combined benefits of scale, access, competence, and experience. As a Manager, Special Events Communication and Executive Events , you will support the team responsible for providing a differentiated selling platform for Hilton's diverse portfolio of brands by being relentlessly motivated to grow market share. On the Special Events team reporting to the Vice President, Sales Engagement and Special Events, you will focus on building communication strategies for internal conferences and customer engagement events.

HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to programs and benefits such as:

• Go Hilton travel program: 100 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night
• Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount
• Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
• Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Learn more about the rest of our benefits

At Hilton, we believe every Team Member is a leader. We are committed to offering leadership development opportunities and programs through every step of a Team Member's career journey and at every level, both in our hotels and across corporate.

**Available benefits may vary depending upon terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of the plans.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.

• Oversee communications rollout for annual Customer Engagement Plan (CEP). Develop and implement communication strategy - including the creation of custom engagement guides, internal newsletter articles, hotel presentations promoting registration for events.
• Create Executive Engagement Guide. Provide event updates/calendar holds for executives throughout the year.
• Support select CEP events ensuring seamless communications strategies through entire event lifecycle.
• Maintain Executive Summary decks, ensuring all event details are up to date.
• Collaborate with the Communications team to develop strategies for all conferences and ensure understanding of messaging/narrative. Work with creative agencies, ensuring branding and messaging across deliverables. Assist with presentation development.
• Lead planning of the annual Global Week of Engagement, collaborating across teams to align with HWS objectives. Manage communications, including event theming, and internal messaging, and deliver a comprehensive communications plan for these initiatives.
• Manage Special Events Lobby page, white papers, presentations, and social content.
• All other tasks as requested by Special Events leadership.

WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

• Five (5) years in Communications or a related field
• Two (2) years of experience in project management, and communication plan management
• Experience with creative content, narrative development, and storytelling
• Excellent with PowerPoint
• Selling, influencing, and teamwork skills, fostering multiple partner relationships across a complex organization
• Can travel up to 25% of the time

It would be useful if you have:

• BA/BS in Communications, Journalism or Public Relations
• Experience pulling raw data together and putting it into a compelling story
• Experience with positive relationship management and communication
• Multimedia communications experience, including copywriting and design
• Experience with critical communications planning and management of the communications plan

WHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING FOR HILTON

Hilton, the #1 World's Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands . Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more-than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World's Best Workplaces. Check out the Hilton Careers blog and Instagram to learn more about what it's like to be on Team Hilton!

It is the policy of Hilton to employ qualified persons without regard to color, race, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medication conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, status as a protected veteran, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable law, genetic information, or any other protected group status as defined by and subject to applicable federal, state and local laws.

We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position and provide other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us if you require an accommodation during the application process.

Hilton offers its eligible team members a comprehensive benefits package including medical and prescription drug coverage, dental coverage, vision coverage, life insurance, short-and long-term disability insurance, access to our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) where you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount, a 401(k) savings plan, 20 days of paid time off accruing over your first year of employment and increasing up to 25 days after completing one year of full employment, up to 12 weeks of paid leave for birth parents and 4 weeks for non-birth parents, 10 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays throughout the year, up to 5 bereavement days, flexible spending accounts, a health savings account, an employee assistance program, access to a care coordination program ("Wellthy"), a legal services program, an educational assistance program, adoption assistance, a backup childcare program, pre-tax commuter benefit and our travel discount. The annual salary range for this role is $65,000-$100,000 and is determined based on applicable and specialized experience and location. Subject to plan terms and conditions, you will be eligible to participate in the Hilton Annual Incentive (Bonus) Plan, consistent with other team members at the same level and/or position within the Company. #LI-REMOTE

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