***This role is based at our corporate office in McLean, VA***

This is your chance to be part of Marketing team that attracts customers to Hilton through strong storytelling, top-rated rewards, and unique customer experiences and partnerships. As a Creative Director, Social you will support the team in increasing customer acquisition and retention, generate engagement through multi-channel marketing campaigns, and foster recognition of loyalty benefits. On the Global Creative Marketing & Design team reporting to VP, Global Creative Director, you will have the exciting responsibility of defining and creating Hilton's visual social media footprint across our brands. If you love pop culture, can wax poetic about your favorite viral moments, and have a distinct visual point of view, then this might be the role for you.

HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to programs and benefits such as:

• Go Hilton travel program: 110 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night
• Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount
• Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
• Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Learn more about the rest of our benefits

At Hilton, we believe every Team Member is a leader. We are committed to offering leadership development opportunities and programs through every step of a Team Member’s career journey and at every level, both in our hotels and across corporate. 

**Available benefits may vary depending upon terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of the plans.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.

What your day-to-day will be like:

• Partner closely with the VP of Global Creative and Head of Social to strategically push the creative vision of all brand campaigns and deliverables to completion, while meeting the business objectives with innovative social creative.       
• Work on projects including social media campaign activations, social experiential moments, social creative strategy, content capture among other inspiring moments in culture.

How you will collaborate with others:

• Be a leader and a positive team member, work cross-functionally with our teams across our global platforms, and oversee and direct a team of designers on our global creative team.  
• Work cross-functionally with Brand, Creative, Editorial, and Marketing teams, as well as agency partners.

WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

• Ten (10) years of professional experience
• Eight (8) years of art direction experience with an emphasis on social content
• A compelling portfolio of distinctive work that elevates a brand’s creative and social experience
• Operate at executive level - both mentoring, managing, and inspiring  
• Extensive knowledge of channel best practices
• Exceptional presentation skills
• Experience leading successful photo and video production
• Travel, as needed (on average up to 20%)

It would be useful if you have:

• Global brand creative and social direction experience —both agency and in-house experience
• Experience creating social media activations for entertainment, consumer packaged goods, or hospitality industries

WHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING FOR HILTON

Hilton, the #1 World's Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands. Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more-than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World’s Best Workplaces. Check out the Hilton Careers blog and Instagram to learn more about what it’s like to be on Team Hilton!

It is the policy of Hilton to employ qualified persons without regard to color, race, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medication conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, status as a protected veteran, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable law, genetic information, or any other protected group status as defined by and subject to applicable federal, state and local laws. 

We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position and provide other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law.  Please contact us if you require an accommodation during the application process.