PR Manager, KAYAK
North America
$90-110k
+ Annual Cash Bonus
Travel search engine
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Travel search engine
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$90-110k
+ Annual Cash Bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help millions of travelers around the globe make confident travel decisions.
Role
Who you are
- As an ideal candidate, you'll excel at:
- Analyzing data and identifying trends to craft compelling narratives
- Capitalizing on breaking news and social media trends through newsjacking initiatives
- Delivering results across diverse media channels
- Managing multiple high-priority projects in a fast-paced environment
- The role requires a proactive approach to media relations, the ability to craft tailored pitches, and the agility to respond swiftly to inbound opportunities
- 5-8 years experience in Consumer PR and B2B media relations experience with confirmed results; Travel, Tech, and/or Hospitality PR experience is desired but not required
- Track record of successfully executed media strategies and PR campaigns
- Loves numbers; data is at the heart of all we do
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Loves news-jacking, identifying and completing ambitious storytelling opportunities
- In-depth understanding of existing and emerging social platforms (experience in both traditional and digital PR tactics utilizing social media is a plus!)
- Experience leading campaigns from conception to execution
- Positive relationships with consumer, travel, tech, and lifestyle media outlets
- Strong writing, editing and messaging skills
What the job involves
- We are seeking a PR Manager to join our North America Communications team
- In this role, you will drive impactful PR strategies that elevate KAYAK's brand across both B2C and B2B media landscapes
- You will work closely with the North America Marketing team to align PR efforts with broader marketing strategies, as well as with global counterparts to ensure cohesive messaging and leverage international opportunities
- Develop and Execute PR Plans: Design, implement, and manage public relations plans aligned with business objectives, ensuring consistent messaging across all media channels
- Agency Management: Oversee and manage relationships with external PR agencies, ensuring alignment with internal strategies
- Data-Driven Pitching: Analyze data trends, identifying newsworthy insights and proactively developing data-driven pitch opportunities for media outreach
- Media Relations and Outreach: Build and maintain strong relationships with key media contacts, influencers, and industry partners to secure high-level media placements and manage media inquiries
- Content Creation and Messaging: Develop compelling narratives, including press releases, pitches, briefing docs, etc. that effectively communicate the brand's message
- Team Leadership and Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as North America marketing and global counterparts, and provide strategic counsel to senior executives
- Analytics and Reporting: Work with our external PR agency on monthly reports; Maintain and analyze PR analytics tools to measure campaign success, track media coverage, and provide actionable insights to stakeholders
- Project Management: Oversee multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely completion and alignment with business goals and objectives
- Collaboration with Global and Internal Teams: Work closely with global counterparts and internal comms team to ensure cohesive messaging and leverage international opportunities for brand growth
Our take
KAYAK is a travel agency and metasearch engine owned and operated by Booking Holdings. KAYAK processes over 6 billion queries across its platforms each year for travel information - as one of the world’s leading travel search engines, KAYAK searches other sites to show travellers the information they need to find the right flights, hotels, rental cars and vacation packages. It offers a variety of tools and features such as KAYAK trips, explore, and price forecast.
There’s been speculation over the years about online travel companies getting into the hotel business and KAYAK is no exception. The company is expanding its hospitality offerings beyond its traditional hotel referral and booking services but despite speculation through the 2020s, has stopped short of opening hotels under its own brand, preferring to partner with preexisting companies on their hotel tech.
Since being acquired by Booking Holdings, the global leader in online travel, in 2013, KAYAK has continued to expand and innovate, enhancing the travel experience for users all around the world. And now KAYAK manages a portfolio of metasearch brands including SWOODOO, checkfelix, momondo, Cheapflights, Mundi and HotelsCombined. With the aim to make it easier for everyone to experience the world - it now operates sites in more than 70 countries and territories.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Work flexibly: Our global flexible work policy lets our teams decide if they head into one of our offices or work from anywhere else
- Team-wide time off: Most of our team disconnects at the same time each year to recharge and reconnect
- Global volunteer week: Take VTO (Volunteer Time Off) to support the organizations and charitable efforts you believe in
- Wellness: We take care of each other - providing opportunities and spaces to live that work-life balance
- Resource groups: Our five ERGs are employee-led groups for underrepresented communities and their allies
- Career growth: We provide opportunities for our team to develop their skills – or learn new ones – on their own terms
Company HQ
South End, Stamford, CT
Leadership
Steve Hafner
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Board Member of Trulia, Blade and SeatGeek and currently an Executive at OpenTable.
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