Senior Specialist, Partner Communications Content

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.

Why Join Us? To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win. We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.

Introduction to the team: We create and deliver tailored marketing strategies for Expedia Group’s brands, focusing on establishing strong connections and cohesive experiences for travelers and partners. We leverage our functional expertise and creative excellence to build trust and loyalty for our brands through innovative marketing approaches and technology.

The Senior Specialist, Partner Communications is a strategic and hands-on marketing role responsible for driving thought leadership, storytelling, and multimedia content initiatives that strengthen engagement with partners and advance business goals. This individual will lead the creation, execution, and performance measurement of content across multiple partner channels—ensuring all deliverables are aligned with the global brand narrative while meeting regional needs.

In This Role

• Lead Thought Leadership Campaigns: Support top-of-funnel partner thought leadership initiatives designed to elevate brand perception and drive awareness across target markets.
• Multimedia Strategy & Storytelling: Provide guidance on video and other multimedia narrative approaches that deepen partner engagement and align with business objectives.
• Content Production & Management: Plan, produce, distribute, and measure performance of multimedia content across partner web and digital channels; ensure all content aligns with brand and creative standards.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with internal teams—marketing, brand, creative—and external agencies or vendors to deliver integrated, high-impact campaigns.
• Podcast Production Ownership: Help to lead the strategy, production, and distribution of the Powering Travel podcast; identify and pilot new content formats and channels to expand audience reach.
• Event & Testimonial Content: Oversee end-to-end production of partner testimonials, event-driven video/audio content, and other storytelling projects tied to major events such as EXPLORE and key industry gatherings.
• Partner Newsletter Management: Own the planning, development, and delivery of the quarterly Partner Communications newsletter.
• Brand Alignment: Ensure all partner content and campaigns adhere to the global brand framework while tailoring messaging to reflect regional market insights and priorities.

What Success Looks Like

• Increased engagement and brand alignment across all partner-facing communication channels.
• Tangible growth in multimedia reach and content performance metrics (downloads, traffic to web, social engagement, PR coverage).
• Clear, consistent partner storytelling that supports organizational and regional business objectives.

Experience And Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in partner communications, cross-functional marketing team coordination, or similar.
• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or similar, or equivalent level of work experience.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a small team.
• Highly detail-oriented, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational, analytical, interpersonal, and project management skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, website content management systems, and major social media platforms.
• Experience producing newsletters, social media campaigns, reports, and other communication materials.
• Experience in monitoring and analyzing web and social media metrics.

Compensation and Benefits

The total cash range for this position in Austin is $82,500.00 to $115,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $132,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role. The total cash range for this position in West Hollywood is $82,500.00 to $115,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $132,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role. The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $82,500.00 to $115,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $132,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role. Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership.

Accommodation requests If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request.

EEO and Compliance Expedia Group is proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others. Expedia Group's family of brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Vrbo®, trivago®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Hotwire®, Wotif®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Expedia Group™ Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert®, CarRentals.com™, and Expedia Cruises™.

Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.