Senior Manager, Global Public Relations & Communications
Royal Caribbean Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Miami • Florida • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Develops, manages, and executes PR strategies to create impactful global content coverage and media engagement for Celebrity Cruises within set budgets
- Establishes goals and priorities for multiple areas including oversight on brand communications, media relations, crisis communications support, and brand reputation
- Manages Lead, Global Public Relations and Communications to deliver annual PR and Communication plans and achieve established KPIs while upholding the Celebrity Way culture and values
- Responsible for external relationships including but not limited to PR agency and reporting vendor
- Collaborates with go-to-market and broader marketing team, hotel operations, new build, trade and corporate communications teams on strategy and integrated campaigns
- Owns strategy and maintenance of press center to evolve content and assets
- Plans and executes strategic and innovative approaches to generating coverage in the media, draft press releases, talking points and statements
- Supports Lead in handling incoming media inquiries in timely manner
- Supports Lead in planning and executing individual press trip requests and liaises with appropriate personnel on requests
- Owns data and analytics to optimize PR and Communications efforts towards key performance metrics
- Supports the preparation of monthly, quarterly, annual and adhoc campaign reports
- Partners with the international markets on the development and execution of their localized strategies, anchored in the global PR strategy
- Builds and maintains key professional relationships with significant media outlets
- Stays abreast of latest industry developments, trends, and shifts in the travel industry
- Manages and tracks billing and program results
- Partners with leadership on budget/expense control and reporting, department and/or brand related
- Nurtures and develops talent towards high-performance
- Occasional travel required
- Performs other duties as required
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent, directly related experience required
- +7 years of PR agency, public relations, journalism, or corporate communications experience
- Proven experience in a PR strategic leadership role, managing numerous internal and external stakeholders
- Experience in travel industry and working for a global company ideal, but not essential
- Strong ability to interact with senior leaders and build effective relationships within the company, public, guests and media
- Strong planning capabilities to identify and prioritize communication strategies, handle multiple tasks simultaneously while remaining detail oriented to work in fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Experience managing PR agencies and external communication vendors
- Experience with crisis management and communications preferred
- Understanding of social media, influencers, emerging media trends and content trends
- Highly organized, self-motivated and capable of working with minimal direction
- Ability to evaluate and provide constructive feedback in a timely manner
- Fiscal aptitude managing public relations budgets and reporting
- Flexibility to work outside normal hours and travel as appropriate (domestic & international)
- Outstanding English language proficiency, proficiency in Spanish a plus.
Benefits
- competitive compensation and benefits package
- excellent career development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
public relationscrisis managementmedia relationsstrategic communicationdata analyticsbudget managementcontent creationpress release writingcampaign reportingstakeholder management
Soft skills
relationship buildingplanningorganizational skillsdetail orientedself-motivatedflexibilityconstructive feedbackleadershipcommunicationteam collaboration
Certifications
Bachelor's degree