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Senior Director, Regional Marketing Strategy & Media Activation

Hilton · Mclean, VA, USA ·

Job type:
Full Time

Location

This role is based at one of our corporate offices in McLean, VA or Dallas, TX.

Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You

This is your chance to be a part of a Marketing team that attracts customers to Hilton through storytelling, top-rated rewards, and unique customer experiences and partnerships.

What You’ll Do During a Typical Day

Regional Strategy & Commercial Performance

  • Lead the regional strategy, aligned to Hilton's enterprise go-to-market framework and commercial priorities.
  • Translate business objectives into full-funnel performance marketing strategies that deliver incremental demand.
  • Partner with global teams on AI/GenAI roadmap.

Media Planning & Activation

  • Oversee a large, multi-country budget across social, programmatic, video, paid search, and emerging platforms.
  • Set investment priorities, balancing short-term performance with long-term brand and demand creation.

Measurement & Performance

  • Use Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM), attribution, and advanced analytics to guide investment decisions and inform future strategy.
  • Partner with Analytics to interpret insights and turn them into clear, actionable direction for leaders and agencies.
  • Establish a regional test-and-learn culture, using evidence to grow what works and stop what doesn't.

Agency & Partner Leaders

  • Partner with agencies to solve complex challenges through integrated strategy and ensuring work reflects Hilton's commercial ambition and creative excellence.
  • Partner with Global Center of Excellence for Content to ensure creative excellence and media performance are shared outcomes.

Leadership, Storytelling & Influence

  • Lead a team of marketers, building future-ready teams that can operate through evolving platforms and challenges.
  • Be a compelling storyteller, translating complex strategies into clear narratives for non-marketing leaders, owners, and senior executives.

You Have These Minimum Qualifications

  • Twelve plus (12+) years of experience in marketing strategy, media planning, or performance marketing.
  • Experience leading teams.
  • Deep grasp of full-funnel performance marketing and marketing strategy.
  • Travel up to 30%.

It Would Be Useful If You Have

  • Experience in hospitality, travel, retail, or complex multi-unit businesses.
  • Experience working in matrixed, global organizations.
  • Comfort operating at the intersection of brand, performance, loyalty, and commercial strategy.

Benefits

  • Incredible travel perks - Enjoy 110 nights of deeply discounted travel, with room rates as low as 40
    ight at our world-class hotels through our Go Hilton travel program.
  • Own a piece of Hilton - Through our employee stock purchase program (ESPP), you can invest in Hilton shares at a 15% discount to help build your financial future.
  • Paid parental leave - Because family matters. We offer paid leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents.
  • Personalized caregiving support - Access dedicated caregiving concierge services to help navigate caregiving for yourself and your loved ones.
  • Crisis concierge - In times of loss, our Crisis Concierge offers a single, compassionate point of contact for both practical support and emotional care.
  • Mental health resources - Your wellbeing comes first. Eligible Team Members can access free counseling and support through our best-in-class Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Generous paid time off (PTO) - Recharge, relax, and take time for what matters most.
  • Health & welfare benefits - From checkups to dental cleanings to new glasses, we offer a variety of health plans that keep you and your family covered.
  • Financial security for your future - Our retirement plans make it easier to save for what's next.
  • Benefits availability may vary depending on Team Member's location as well as terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of each specific program/plan.

Work Locations

Hilton - Edge Fund - McLean

Schedule

Full-time

Brand

Hilton Corporate

Shift

Day Job

Job

Sales and Marketing

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