Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 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.

The Community you will join:

The communications team is responsible for telling the Airbnb story around the world. Whether we are briefing press on inspiring travel trends, highlighting unique experiences led by local hosts, or explaining how travel on our platform benefits local families and communities, we are the voice of Airbnb on a broad range of topics. We're a fast growing and high energy team with a passion for people, places and great stories.

The difference you will make:

Based in India, we are seeking a Communications Lead, India and South East Asia (Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia) who will be responsible for the overarching communications strategy across these markets. Reporting into the APAC Communications Director, the role will lead two people in the India & SEA communications team, driving communications initiatives that support our consumer, policy and corporate-related goals in these key markets. The role will ensure that communications activities support the needs of the local business, as well as being in line with regional and global priorities.

You must be comfortable working in a global company across multiple stakeholders, building effective communications plans across all comms functions, corporate, consumer and policy. We’re looking for a passionate, articulate and savvy communicator who can work under pressure within tight deadlines.

A Typical day 

• Leads the India and SEA Communications Team, setting a Communications strategy and plan that aligns with the global and regional strategy 
• Oversees the development and execution of market plans supporting Consumer Communications, Corporate and Policy Communications, and Editorial Communications 
• Takes global and regional strategies and priorities and turns them into communications plans that meet local business needs
• Provides Communications strategic advice and counsel to the India and SEA leadership team
• Drives high standards in work across the market and ensures results are measurable
• Motivates and leads the team to originate creative communications approaches 
• Responsible for ensuring effective cross functional collaboration with other departments and within the overall policy & communications department
• Brand building Consumer PR experience, including news generation, events, newsjacking and influencer marketing
• Corporate and / or policy comms experience, either working in a communications agency or in-house
• Experienced at developing exec comms and thought leadership opportunities for local and global senior executives and stakeholders.
• Providing strategic counsel for issues & crisis communication support

Your expertise 

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 10+years communications experience working in agency and in-house communications
• Excellent writing and strong verbal communications and interpersonal skills
• Experience in media relations with an established media network
• Experience with working with comms agencies to develop and execute a news calendar and proactive campaigns 
• Able to produce quality work within tight deadlines, adjust quickly to changes in priorities, and keep positive and level-headed in stressful situations
• Ability to work collaboratively with multi-functional leads in a matrix organization
• Confident in leading meetings with external partners, senior stakeholders and media contacts
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Self-starter who operates with an entrepreneurial mindset 
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills in English; and exceptional interpersonal skills

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.