Associate Director - Corporate Communications

Associate Director - Corporate Communications

Chedi Hospitality Posted Feb 23, 2026

Full-time

Dubai

Negotiable

Master (>10 yrs)

Key Responsibilities Corporate Communications

• Support development and execution of corporate communications strategy aligned with Chedi Hospitality's brand transformation.
• Lead creation of corporate messaging, announcements, and narrative frameworks.
• Maintain the corporate communications calendar and announcement planning timeline.
• Coordinate communications workflows, approvals, and cross functional alignment.
• Lead development of corporate newsletters, LinkedIn communications, and leadership storytelling.
• Maintain corporate messaging consistency across regions and business units.

Executive Communications

• Draft and refine communications on behalf of senior leadership, including interviews, speeches, town halls, and strategic announcements.
• Support preparation of executive presentations, keynote materials, and leadership messaging.
• Ensure clarity, discretion, and consistency in leadership communications.

PR Agency Management & Global Media Relations

• Manage global PR agencies, ensuring alignment with corporate messaging and communications priorities.
• Coordinate PR activities across regions, ensuring consistency with corporate communications strategy.
• Guide agencies on announcement positioning, messaging frameworks, and storytelling direction.
• Maintain relationships with key media across hospitality, luxury, and business press.
• Oversee media monitoring, PR reporting, and communications dashboards.

Property Level Communications Alignment

• Act as the corporate communications partner to hotels and residences on PR related initiatives.
• Provide guidance to property teams on press releases, announcements, and media engagement alignment.
• Ensure consistency between property level communications and corporate narrative.
• Coordinate major property announcements with Development, Operations, and PR agencies.

Team & Digital Communications Oversight

• Provide direction and communications alignment for the Social Media Marketing Manager.
• Ensure corporate communications priorities are reflected in digital storytelling.
• Guide LinkedIn messaging and executive visibility communications.

Events & Partnerships (Communications Perspective)

• Lead communications planning for media events, sponsorships, partnerships, and executive appearances.
• Coordinate communications deliverables for trade shows and global activations.
• Lead coordination and amplification of Global Ambassador communications.

Brand Stewardship

• Act as a brand steward, ensuring communications reflect Chedi Hospitality's understated luxury positioning.
• Support rollout of the refreshed brand identity across communications touchpoints.
• Ensure consistent narrative expression across markets.

Desired Profile

• Bachelor's degree in communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or related field.
• 5-8 years of experience in corporate communications or PR, ideally within hospitality, luxury, or real estate.
• Experience managing PR agencies and multi market communications initiatives.
• Strong experience in executive communications and corporate narrative development.
• Experience coordinating property level communications within a multi location organization.
• Strong editorial judgment and research skills with a flair for crafting refined, elevated narratives.
• Experience managing or mentoring team members.
• Ability to work confidently with senior leadership stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and project management skills across multiple regions and time zones.

Core Competencies Aligned to Chedi Hospitality

• Understated Excellence: Maintains composure and professionalism even under pressure; delivers polished, thoughtful work.
• Cultural Curiosity: Seeks out authentic stories from our properties and destinations to enrich our global narrative.
• Generosity of Spirit: Supports colleagues, shares knowledge, and embodies Chedi's people first culture.
• Creative Precision: Balances big picture storytelling with meticulous attention to detail.
• Professional Ease: Builds trust quickly, communicates clearly, and collaborates effectively across teams and seniority levels.
• Composure Under Pressure: Maintains clarity and professionalism in time sensitive communications environments.
• Collaborative Mindset: Works constructively with leadership, property teams, and agencies.
• Editorial Judgment: Balances speed, accuracy, and brand integrity.