PR Director, EMEA (10-month contract)

KAYAK; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is the world’s leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car and vacation package. We’re also transforming business travel with a new corporate travel solution, KAYAK for Business.

As an employee of KAYAK, you will be part of a travel company that operates a portfolio of global metasearch brands including momondo, Cheapflights and HotelsCombined, among others. From start-up to industry leader, innovation is in our DNA and every employee has an opportunity to make their mark. Our focus is on building the best travel search engine to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

We’re looking for a PR Director to join our global PR team! In this senior role, you’ll lead PR strategy, campaigns, and projects across KAYAK and its portfolio of brands in EMEA, working closely with Marketing, Commercial, and PR teams, as well as external agencies. You’ll develop and implement creative PR concepts that align with business goals, bringing ideas to life with strategic thinking, strong digital expertise, and an analytical attitude. This role includes managing one direct report and requires leadership skills to operate effectively at all levels of the organization.

Note, this will be a 10-month fixed term parental cover.

In this role, you will:

• Own the end-to-end execution of PR campaigns, from ideation to results, ensuring alignment with business and communications strategies.
• Craft and distill key messages from across the business to inform compelling PR campaigns and communication plans.
• Lead large-scale, multi-layered, omni-channel communication strategies, working cross-functionally with Brand Marketing, SEO, Content, and Social teams.
• Develop and oversee communications materials, ensuring PR Managers and regional teams can effectively localize campaigns in their markets.
• Foster positive relationships with media, influencers, and industry partners, identifying opportunities to elevate KAYAK’s brand presence.
• Analyze and measure PR impact, using data to refine strategies and improve results.

Are you a person with strategic vision, creativity, leadership, and a strong digital-first mentality? Then join our PR team to drive innovation and brand storytelling across EMEA!

Please apply if you have:

• Degree in Communications, PR or Journalism (similar degrees may be considered, dependent on the relevancy of your skills and experience)
• 10+ years working experience in PR required, preferably within B2C communication
• Proven track record designing, implementing and measuring successful PR campaigns.
• Experience working with PR and communication in a sizable, international company.
• Strong interpersonal skills, and an ability to navigate between multiple brands and stakeholders across many locations
• Ambitious, motivated individual with a desire to make a difference and get their hands into every stage of a PR campaign, from strategy, conceptualization to execution and measurement
• Creative, dedicated and hardworking - ready to get in and make an impact.

Benefits and Perks

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
• Focus on mental health and well-being:
  • Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
  • Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace
  • Company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
  • No meeting Fridays
• Paid parental leave
• Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
• Paid volunteer time
• Focus on your career growth:
  • Development Dollars
  • Leadership development
  • Access to thousand of on-demand e-learnings
• Travel Discounts
• Employee Resource Groups
• 5 weeks paid vacation
• Private health & dental insurance
• Income protection and life assurance
• Employee Assistance Program - including 24/7 GP & free legal advice
• Pension plan contributions
• Discounted gym membership
• Bike2Work
• Season ticket loan
• Social events & Thursday happy hours
• Free lunch 2 days per week

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At OpenTable/KAYAK, we aspire to be a workplace that fosters inclusion and reflects the diverse communities we serve. Hiring people with different backgrounds and perspectives is critical to innovation and to how we deliver great experiences for our users, partners, and teams. We strive to be an open and welcoming environment so that no matter who you are, you can be yourself.

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform job responsibilities, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation(s).