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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:

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

Education and Experience:

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

Skills and Attributes:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills; willingness to be coached
• Excellent copy editing and proofreading skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent organization and creative talking points and PowerPoints
• Fluent in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Ability to work closely with executives
• 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
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively across the department and organization

Other:

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

Interested applicants can apply by following the link:

https://apply.workable.com/j/3E8DD7A375

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

About American Hotel & Lodging Association

For more than 100 years, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has been the foremost representative of and advocate for the U.S. lodging industry. We are the only national association that represents all segments of an industry that is among the 10 largest business sectors in America. We advocate for our members so they can do their best at what matters most: serving guests, employees and their communities. From major global brands to the small inns and bed & breakfasts, AHLA provides a singular voice that brings together the industry’s multitude of constituents. Our industry is incredibly diverse and represents everyone from brand CEO's to independent hotel owners, general managers and hotel staff and is an integral contributor to the American economy.

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