Senior Communications Manager, Spanish-Speaking South America

div class= content-intro p span style= font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way. /span /p /div p strong The community you will join: /strong /p p The Airbnb Communications team delivers campaigns that keep Airbnb front of mind, helping to stimulate word-of-mouth and supporting direct traffic to the site. We’re seeking an organized, passionate and versatile team contributor to support the Global Markets roadmap and support a Global Communications team that is developing year-round campaigns to insert Airbnb into a wide range of relevant conversations. nbsp; /p p strong The difference you will make: /strong /p p This Senior Communications Manager role for Colombia, Argentina, Peru and Chile will be responsible for telling Airbnb's story, with a strong focus on growing positive brand awareness, and executing strategic communication plans in the country with support from the Regional Latam Comms team. The new hire will be working alongside a cross-functional team from the broader Business, Marketing, Policy and Legal teams to maintain the company’s position with relevant stakeholders, supporting the company's voice on a range of topics including increasing brand awareness, driving consumer demand, government regulation, taxes and legal matters among others. /p p This full-time role will be based in São Paulo, Brazil. The role will report to the Communications Lead, Spanish-Speaking South America and form part of the broader Latam Communications team. /p p strong A typical day: /strong /p ul li Provide guidance and support to the Spanish-Speaking South America business on all communications matters. /li li Develop a clear and thorough Policy, Corporate and Consumer communications plan and cadence for the market. /li li Identify proactive press opportunities in support of legislative and policy priorities (i.e. moving a bill forward, demonstrating the impact of a tax agreement, outlining our policy positions) as well as business/consumer needs (e.g. pitches involving key target audiences and expansion opportunities for the business from consumers perspective. /li li Manage all aspects of reactive press requests and ensure utilization of all tools available (data, industry research, host stories, etc.) to defend Airbnb’s community and brand /li li Develop written materials (story pitches, messaging guidelines, Q amp;As, briefs, presentations, speeches, etc.) and manage approval process with stakeholders /li li Help prepare Airbnb spokespeople (Campaign Managers, Country Managers, Airbnb Executives, etc.) for public speaking engagements, media interviews, etc. nbsp; /li li Develop and manage relationships with key reporters in the market. /li li Identify proactive press opportunities and drive national/global announcements, in support of policy, corporate and consumer communications goals. nbsp; /li li Identify and drive executive communications opportunities nbsp; /li li Supports local operations for the Global Consumer amp; Entertainment team in Spanish-Speaking South America for international consumer campaigns across Icons, Celebrity Hosting and Local Consumer Campaigns. /li li Ability to oversee creative ideation and execution for individual Icons, Consumer, Corporate and Policy Communications campaigns and act as Project Manager and Program Manage /li li Develops and manages individual project budget trackers. /li li Manages key external agency partners and third party brands, including drafting scopes of works, reviewing creative proposals, term sheets and executing contracts. /li li Work effectively within a high-performing international team wit