Director, Executive Communications Jobs

Position Summary:
AHLA’s Marketing & Communications department tells the story of our association, our members, and the hotel industry. Within this department is an internal communications team responsible for working cross-departmentally to gather all the latest AHLA information for the Marcomms department. The Director, Executive Communications will use this information to draft speeches, presentations, talking points, one-pagers for AHLA executives.
Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with media relations team to provide information about the preparation and status of media interviews and press conferences
• Organize presentation talking points and slides
• Draft Lodging Magazine columns and op-ed articles in executive voice
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
• Regular coordination with Internal Communications Officer
• Provide one-pagers and talking points to AHLA executives ahead of conferences and presentations
• Supervise the building, maintaining, and distribution of PowerPoint presentations for AHLA executives
• Brief executives for media interviews and press conferences
• Provide one-pagers and talking points to AHLA executives ahead of media interviews  
• Collaborate with content team ahead of and during speeches to provide information for social media and video production
• Copy edit executive correspondents to elected officials
• Schedule and lead logistical prep calls ahead of executive conferences and presentations
• Build a database of annual executive speeches listing location, audience, and themes
• Draft speeches and presentations for AHLA executives
• File all deliverables in project management system

Requirements
Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree
• At least five years of relevant experience in communications, government affairs, and trade associations

Skills and Attributes:

• Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize work assignments
• Team player with a high level of professionalism, self-motivation, ability to learn quickly, and a positive attitude
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent organization and creative talking points and PowerPoints
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; willingness to be coached
• Excellent copy editing and proofreading skills
• Ability to work closely with executives
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively across the department and organization
• Fluent in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Other:

• Hybrid position 3 days in office. (Mon-Wed or Tue-Thurs.)
• Position based in the Washington DC area

AHLA is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if your experience is not a 100% match with the position. We are looking for someone with relevant skills and experience, not a checklist that exactly matches the job description. We want to help you grow and in return, you help us grow into a stronger, more inclusive organization. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
EOE
Benefits

• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Work From Home
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Free Food & Snacks
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Training & Development