Sr. Communications Manager, Consumer & Events Communications (contract)

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 billion guest arrivals in more than 100, 000 cities and towns located in 220 countries and regions across the globe. Every day, Hosts offer unique stays and one-of-a-kind activities that make it possible for guests to experience the world in a more authentic, connected way.

Airbnb was born with a creative spirit, and it’s one of the most defining parts of our culture. We use our curiosity and imagination to come up with unconventional solutions. These are the ideas at the core of Airbnb:

Our community is based on connection and belonging.

Our creativity allows us to imagine new possibilities for people.

Our responsibility is to all of our stakeholders.

It takes a unified team committed to our core values to embody these ideas, and our fast-moving team is committed to leading as a 21st century company.

The Community You Will Join:

The Airbnb Communications team delivers campaigns that keep Airbnb front of mind, helping to stimulate word-of-mouth and supporting direct traffic to the site. We’re seeking a creative, organized, passionate and versatile team contributor to support a global Communications team that is developing compelling year-round campaigns to insert Airbnb into a wide range of pop culture conversations.

The difference you will make:

This role will project manage global campaigns to drive positive buzz for Airbnb across earned media and organic social. This Senior Manager will be a member of the Consumer & Events Comms team specifically supporting the Global Consumer Campaigns sub-team.

A typical day:

• Project manage consumer campaigns, from ideation through execution
• Lead individual project teams, including collaborating with internal cross-functional partners such as Legal, Creative and Social to ensure campaign execution is flawless and successful from start to finish
• Oversee and/or advise on experiential production and creative to produce online content, oversee the Communications launch strategy and offline experiences for consumers
• Lead and manage external vendors, including experiential agency, venue and freelance talent to support the conception and execution of large scale activations
• Actively negotiate project scopes and production budgets to optimize impact, maximize value, and ensure alignment with campaign objectives
• Create detailed project plans and timelines, tracking workstreams and deliverables, and flagging and mitigating risks.
• Manage key internal and external partners including Hosts, brand partners and creative vendors to negotiate partnerships, draft scopes of works, review proposals and execute contract
• Develop campaign ideas and proactively conduct partner outreach to deliver against annual campaign goals
• Track, manage, and report campaign budgets, performance metrics, and actionable insights
• Ability to influence decision-making, identify and remove blockers to ensure project execution runs smoothly
  
  

Your expertise:

• 8 years experience in project management, experiential production and/or Communications
• Knowledge and expertise of earned media strategies and global, consumer-facing communication campaigns
• A passion for travel, pop culture and trends
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience working with and managing multiple stakeholders on cross-functional projects
• Proactive self-starter with a proven track record of taking initiative
• The ideal candidate is proactive, engaged, and solution-oriented
• Ability to multitask, juggle multiple priorities and fast timelines and work effectively within a high-performing team with evolving priorities and rapidly changing timelines
  
  

Belonging & Accommodations:

Airbnb is committed to working with the best and brightest people from the broadest talent pool possible. We believe a diversity of ideas fosters innovation and engagement, and allows us to attract the best people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. If you need assistance, or reasonable accommodation during the application and recruiting process, please connect with your talent sourcing partner.

Pay Rate Range: $62-$73/hr

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K