Job Title: Sr. Communications Manager
Industry: Travel & Hospitality Technology
Location: San Francisco, CA
Duration: 6-months Contract – W2
Position Overview
The Planet Group is seeking a seeking a creative, organized, passionate and versatile team contributor to support a global Communications team that is developing compelling year-round campaigns into a wide range of pop culture conversations.
Must Have
• 8+ years'' experience in project management, experiential production and/or Communications
• Knowledge and expertise of earned media strategies and global, consumer-facing communication campaigns
Qualifications
• 8+ years of experience in project management, experiential production, and/or Communications
• Experience with earned media strategies
• Experience working on global, consumer-facing communication campaigns
• Ability to project manage consumer campaigns from ideation through execution
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners, including Legal, Creative, and social teams
• Experience overseeing or advising on experiential production and creative
• Experience producing online content and supporting offline consumer experiences
• Experience managing external vendors, including experiential agencies, venues, and freelance talent
• Ability to negotiate project scopes and production budgets
• Experience creating and managing detailed project plans and timelines
• Ability to track workstreams, deliverables, and mitigate risks
• Experience managing internal and external partners, including Hosts, brand partners, and creative vendors
• Experience drafting scopes of work, reviewing proposals, and executing contracts
• Ability to develop campaign ideas and conduct partner outreach
• Experience tracking and managing campaign budgets, performance metrics, and insights
• Ability to influence decision-making and remove blockers
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to multitask, manage multiple priorities, and work with fast and changing timelines
• Proactive, engaged, solution-oriented, and self-starting approach
• Passion for travel, pop culture, and trends
Responsibilities
• Project manage consumer communication campaigns end-to-end, from ideation through execution
• Lead project teams and collaborate with cross-functional partners (Legal, Creative, Social) to ensure successful campaign delivery
• Oversee and/or advise on experiential production, creative development, online content, and offline consumer experiences
• Manage external vendors and partners, including experiential agencies, venues, freelance talent, Hosts, and brand partners
• Negotiate partnerships, scopes of work, contracts, and production budgets to ensure alignment with campaign objectives
• Develop campaign ideas and conduct partner outreach to support annual campaign goals
• Create and manage project plans, timelines, workstreams, and deliverables, identifying and mitigating risks
• Track, manage, and report campaign budgets, performance metrics, and actionable insights
• Influence decision-making and identify and remove blockers to ensure projects run smoothly