CrawlJobs Logo
Four Seasons Logo Four Seasons · Public Relations

Senior Director of Public Relations and Marketing

Japan, Kyoto · Job Posted May 29, 2026
Apply Position
Job Link Share

Job Description

The Four Seasons Hotels in Kyoto and Osaka are seeking a Senior Director of Public Relations and Marketing to lead the integrated communications and marketing strategy across two of Japan’s most distinctive luxury destinations. This cluster role presents a unique opportunity to shape the positioning of both a heritage-driven cultural retreat in Kyoto and a modern urban luxury experience in Osaka, driving brand equity, guest engagement, and measurable commercial performance across all channels. This is a cluster role based at either Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto or Four Seasons Hotel Osaka, with regular travel required between both properties to ensure strong on-property presence, alignment, and execution.

Job Responsibility

  • Develop and lead integrated PR and Marketing strategies aligned with commercial goals and property priorities
  • Define and maintain clear, differentiated positioning for Kyoto and Osaka, leveraging their distinct identities
  • Identify target audiences, key feeder markets, and seasonal opportunities to drive demand
  • Lead the planning and execution of the annual marketing and communications calendar
  • Oversee global campaigns, local activations, and F&B-driven initiatives
  • Ensure consistent, high-quality storytelling across all channels
  • Drive direct revenue through FourSeasons.com by optimizing digital channel performance
  • Oversee paid media strategy, SEO, and content optimization
  • Apply data-driven planning, testing, and conversion strategies to maximize ROI
  • Partner with the Commercial Director to manage and optimize marketing investment across paid, owned, and earned channels
  • Own budget planning, allocation, and performance tracking within the property P&L
  • Establish clear KPIs and measurement frameworks to evaluate effectiveness
  • Deliver post-campaign analysis and actionable insights
  • Leverage guest insights, consumer trends, and competitive analysis to inform decision-making
  • Continuously refine strategies based on performance data and evolving market conditions
  • Ensure alignment with global brand standards while maintaining strong local relevance
  • Maximize adoption and impact of global brand initiatives within local and feeder markets
  • Lead, mentor, and develop PR and Marketing teams across both properties
  • Foster a culture of creativity, accountability, and high performance
  • Manage relationships with internal stakeholders, ownership, corporate teams, and external agencies

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in luxury hospitality, lifestyle, or premium brand marketing
  • Proven leadership experience in multi-property or regional roles
  • Strong expertise in digital marketing, performance media, and brand communications
  • Demonstrated ability to drive measurable commercial outcomes
  • Exceptional storytelling and brand-building capabilities
  • Strong stakeholder management skills across diverse, global environments
  • Native-level proficiency in Japanese
  • Strong business-level proficiency in English

What we offer

  • Collaborative and high-performing team environment
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Exposure to diverse and challenging projects
  • Recognition for excellence and achievement
  • The opportunity to shape the future of luxury hospitality in Japan
Four Seasons - All Job Offers

Looking for more opportunities?

Search for other job offers that match your skills and interests.

Suggested Tags: Frontend Developer Secretary Talent Manager Salesforce Administrator Data Analyst
Similar Jobs for

Senior Director of Public Relations and Marketing

8 matching positions

Senior Director of Public Relations and Marketing

The Senior Director of Public Relations and Marketing is a leadership role with ...
Location
Location
South Africa , Johannesburg
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
fourseasons.com Logo
Four Seasons
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Successful candidates must possess legal rights to work in South Africa
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Consumer Insight and Performance Management
  • Strategic Planning and Implementation
  • Hotel PR & Marketing presence and content development
  • Demand Generation and Acquisition
  • Leadership & Cross Functional Collaboration
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Director of Public Relations and Marketing

Reporting to the Commercial Director, the Director of Public Relations and Marke...
Location
Location
Indonesia , Jakarta
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
fourseasons.com Logo
Four Seasons
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Minimum 5+ years’ experience in a senior PR, communications, or marketing leadership role within luxury hospitality, travel, tourism, or premium lifestyle brands
  • Proven ability to lead and inspire teams with an authentic, strategic, and collaborative leadership style
  • Strong storytelling, content creation, and brand management expertise
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
  • High level of creativity with a refined sense of aesthetics and attention to detail
  • Proficiency in social media platforms, digital marketing tools, analytics, and media monitoring systems
  • Tertiary qualifications in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or Marketing (highly regarded)
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Lead, mentor, and manage the PR and Marketing team, fostering a culture of creativity, accountability, and excellence
  • Set clear objectives, conduct performance reviews, and support professional development across the team
  • Manage and collaborate with external agencies, creatives, influencers, and vendors to ensure consistent brand execution
  • Develop and execute an integrated PR, social media, and marketing communications strategy aligned with the hotel’s business objectives
  • Curate and manage the hotel’s premium digital brand image, ensuring consistency across all owned and earned channels
  • Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on brand positioning, reputation management, and communications planning
  • Source, support, and help secure key and marquee social events, leveraging the hotel’s brand, media reach, and partnerships to drive high-profile visibility and demand
  • Lead a creative content and storytelling strategy across the website, app, OTAs, social media, and other digital platforms to drive engagement and brand affinity
  • Oversee the hotel’s digital content ecosystem, defining KPIs, monitoring performance, tracking ROI, and optimizing channel effectiveness
  • Manage brand imagery and visual assets, including photography, videography, print collateral, and publications, in line with luxury standards
What we offer
What we offer
  • Competitive Salary, wages, and a comprehensive benefits package
  • Excellent Training and Development opportunities
  • Complimentary Accommodation at other Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
  • Complimentary Employee Meals
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Senior Director of Public Relations & Marketing

Director of Public Relations drives awareness of the Hotel through all public re...
Location
Location
Japan , Tokyo
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
fourseasons.com Logo
Four Seasons
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • Minimum five years’ experience in related industries, preferably within luxury hospitality
  • Excellent writing, presentation and communications skills
  • Proven relationships with media, community and business contacts
  • Strong strategic mind-set and business acumen
  • Solid experience in digital marketing
  • The ability to create integrated marketing campaigns, newsworthy events, develop story ideas and follow through with pitch leads
  • Photography skills and an eye for aesthetic
  • Attention to detail and organization
  • Media relations experience
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Leads in media relations by actively managing professional relationships with local and international media/social media influencers/bloggers
  • Manage relationships with public relations agencies, assist with marketing briefs
  • Actively participates in community events
  • Leads weekly internal PR meetings for Food & Beverage, Catering, Spa, and Rooms
  • Identify coaching moments and ensure opportunities of learning and development
  • Establish a rapport with the PR & Communications team and other divisions
  • Supervise the day-to-day duties of the PR & Communications team
  • Hold monthly department meetings
  • Participate in and develop staff training programs and development plans
  • Supervise, train and motivate department staff
What we offer
What we offer
  • Competitive Salary, wages, and a comprehensive benefits package
  • Excellent Training and Development opportunities
  • Complimentary Accommodation at other Four Seasons Hotels and Resort
  • 50％F&B outlet discount for other Four Seasons Hotel in Japan
  • Complimentary Employee Meals
  • Social insurance
  • Define contribution benefit
  • Yearly health checks up
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Senior Director of Public Relations & Marketing

The Senior Director of Public Relations & Marketing oversees the PR & Marketing ...
Location
Location
United States of America , Minneapolis; St. Louis
Salary
Salary:
120000.00 - 140000.00 USD / Year
fourseasons.com Logo
Four Seasons
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • A minimum of five years of experience in Public Relations capacity with Four Seasons or other related organization
  • experience in a multi-property role or Marketing/PR agency leadership role
  • A university degree in Journalism, Communications, Marketing or equivalent experience
  • Advanced media relations experience
  • Knowledge of production methods in graphic arts and collateral
  • Knowledge of and ability to operate computer equipment required
  • Basic knowledge of journalism, marketing practices, and broadcast production methods
  • This highly-collaborative position requires exceptional communication and relationship-building skills. The ideal candidate must be a self-starter who is motivated and proactive in identifying gaps and opportunities, and be able to lead and/or influence other internal and external team members
  • Candidates must be based in the US Midwest
  • Candidates must have valid work authorization for the U.S.
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Develop and implement a yearly comprehensive MarComm strategy aligned with the desired vision of assigned hotels
  • Provide guidance to assigned properties for annual PR, Digital Marketing and Social Media planning and goal setting
  • Conduct in person meetings with property teams at least 4 times per year, with regular virtual follow-up meetings to evaluate PR performance, content development, growth in Social Media Audience Size and Engagement and Content Quality
  • Provide guidance and ideas for assigned properties to achieve property goals in PR Impact, Social Media audience size and engagement, and Content Quality. Property goals will serve as KPIs for Senior Director of PR and Marketing
  • Establish and create PR/Communication synergies across assigned properties
  • Identify and drive best practices across assigned hotels
  • Engage agency support as needed with clear plan on deliverables
  • Align with Marketing team to optimize hotel performance to meet annual business objectives and yearly plan for assigned hotels
  • Assess and drive competitive and differentiating PR plans, in place at hotel
  • Implement and monitor for compliance with global brand standards and initiatives
What we offer
What we offer
  • Comprehensive health and vision insurance
  • Discovery nights at Four Seasons Properties around the globe
  • Holiday and vacation pay
  • Daily meals inspired by award-winning chefs provided complimentary on property
  • Complimentary dry cleaning provided on property for work attire
  • Sick pay, disability coverage, and life insurance
  • Complimentary parking when on property
  • Staff lounge and cafeteria space
  • Up to eight weeks of parental leave pay
  • Fur baby insurance
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Senior Public Relations and Communications Officer

Senior Public Relations and Communications Officer at Wyndham Sea Pearl Resort P...
Location
Location
Thailand , Phuket
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
wyndhamdestinations.com Logo
Wyndham Destinations
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Tertiary qualifications in journalism, creative writing or communications with a minimum of 2 years’ experience
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Possess an extensive media contact/distribution list for Asia
  • Have existing working relationships with a range of media in Asia
  • Preferably have a working relationship with airlines (for familiarisations)
  • Experience in a similar role in preparing copy for publications, marketing and advertising collateral
  • Positive ‘can do’ attitude combined with customer service outlook
  • Good problem solver and loyal team player
  • Attention to detail, thoroughness and accuracy
  • Medium-level computer skills in Adobe suite (e.g. Acrobat, InDesign) and high-level skills in Microsoft Office suite
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Preparing and distributing media releases
  • Arranging and hosting media famils
  • Providing hotels/resorts with press kits
  • Supporting managed resorts with promotions/deals by way of media coverage
  • Monitoring and reviewing the success of public relations initiatives to ensure successful outcomes
  • Generating PR to build brand awareness across the South Pacific and Asia region
  • Organising media interviews for key leadership eg. President and Managing Director, and executive team members
  • Producing speech notes for conferences and resort openings
  • Copywriting, editing and proofreading of corporate material, including direct mail, web, print, radio and video
  • Assisting in preparing internal and external communications
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Senior Public Relations and Communications Officer

We Put the World on Vacation Travel + Leisure Co. is the world’s leading vacatio...
Location
Location
Thailand , Phuket
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
wyndhamdestinations.com Logo
Wyndham Destinations
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Tertiary qualifications in journalism, creative writing or communications with a minimum of 2 years’ experience
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Possess an extensive media contact/distribution list for Asia
  • Have existing working relationships with a range of media in Asia
  • Preferably have a working relationship with airlines (for familiarisations)
  • Experience in a similar role in preparing copy for publications, marketing and advertising collateral
  • Positive ‘can do’ attitude combined with customer service outlook
  • Good problem solver and loyal team player
  • Attention to detail, thoroughness and accuracy
  • Medium-level computer skills in Adobe suite (e.g. Acrobat, InDesign) and high-level skills in Microsoft Office suite
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Preparing and distributing media releases
  • Arranging and hosting media famils
  • Providing hotels/resorts with press kits
  • Supporting managed resorts with promotions/deals by way of media coverage
  • Monitoring and reviewing the success of public relations initiatives to ensure successful outcomes
  • Generating PR to build brand awareness across the South Pacific and Asia region
  • Organising media interviews for key leadership eg. President and Managing Director, and executive team members
  • Producing speech notes for conferences and resort openings
  • Copywriting, editing and proofreading of corporate material, including direct mail, web, print, radio and video
  • Assisting in preparing internal and external communications
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Senior Director of Public Partnerships & Policy

Reporting to the President & CEO, the Senior Director of Public Partnerships & P...
Location
Location
United States , Los Angeles
Salary
Salary:
113785.00 - 182055.00 USD / Year
LA’s BEST Expanded Learning
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in public policy, public administration, political science, international relations, or a related field is required
  • graduate degree is highly preferred
  • A minimum of 8-10 years of experience in public policy, government relations, advocacy, or community organizing is required, with a proven track record of building and maintaining strategic partnerships and advocating for policies at the local, state, and federal levels
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and nurture relationships with government entities, advocacy organizations, funders, and partner organizations to advance organizational goals and mission
  • Proficiency in advocating for policies and funding that align with organizational goals, as well as monitoring legislative and policy developments at multiple levels of government
  • Strong research and writing skills, including the ability to conduct policy research, analyze trends, synthesize findings, and translate research into actionable advocacy strategies
  • Understanding of financial principles and strategies to secure ongoing financial support for programs and initiatives, including experience in identifying and pursuing public funding opportunities
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, including the ability to effectively communicate complex policy issues to diverse audiences and support the creation and distribution of communications content and collateral
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams, external partners, and coalitions to identify funding opportunities and enhance advocacy efforts
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Developing and nurturing relationships with local, county, state, and federal entities, including the City of Los Angeles, the County of Los Angeles, LAUSD, state agencies and legislative offices, and federal departments and elected officials, along with key department heads and senior leadership within each public agency
  • Serving as a primary liaison between LA’s BEST and public institutions, advocacy organizations, and partner organizations
  • Supporting the President & CEO in maintaining and strengthening relationships with government and elected officials
  • Leading efforts to influence statewide coalition work and collaborating with key stakeholders to advance policy initiatives and achieve common goals
  • Collaborating with key stakeholders to identify and pursue public funding opportunities
  • Maintaining relationships with public agencies and stakeholders to secure ongoing financial support
  • Advocating for policies and funding that align with LA’s BEST’s goals and mission
  • Collaborating with other youth development organizations to enhance advocacy efforts
  • Participating in coalitions, task forces, and working groups to advance shared advocacy goals
  • Fostering a culture of deep collaboration and partnership both internally and externally
What we offer
What we offer
  • Employer-paid medical, dental, & vision insurance for employees
  • life insurance
  • short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match after six months of continuous employment
  • paid time off
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Senior Director, Public Affairs Marketing & Digital Communications

Bully Pulpit International is an outcomes agency. We apply our unique expertise ...
Location
Location
United States , Washington; New York; Chicago; San Francisco; Los Angeles
Salary
Salary:
150000.00 - 165000.00 USD / Year
bpigroup.com Logo
Bully Pulpit International
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • 12+ years of experience across public affairs, brand management and paid digital marketing
  • Proven track record of working on complex client accounts (or related issues) and delivering successful advocacy and media campaigns
  • Comfort in presenting and briefing everyone from F100 C-Suite leaders to 30 cross-functional colleagues at every level
  • Deep knowledge of cross-channel marketing, with the ability to think analytically about a problem
  • Operate with a high level of organization and precision—managing scopes, budgets, reporting, and team delivery with excellence, all while leading multiple workstreams simultaneously
  • Ability to mobilize fast-paced, highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams
  • Exceptional presentation, writing and analytical skills and the ability to write both strategically and creatively under tight timelines
  • Stay immersed in policy conversation, competitive trends, and the media landscape to fuel real-time relevance and creative storytelling
  • Experience managing large teams with multiple layers, providing clear feedback to team members and driving professional growth at every level
  • Comfortable handling strategic planning and daily execution of services for clients
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Lead the strategy, planning, and execution of tech public affairs communications campaigns designed to protect and enhance corporate reputation, influence regulatory and legislative outcomes, and shape public and stakeholder perception
  • Oversee the development of issue-driven messaging and digital content tailored to policymakers, regulators, business leaders, employees, investors, and other key stakeholders
  • Serve as a primary day-to-day client lead, responsible for driving corporate reputation and regulatory communications strategy and managing the execution of complex public affairs programs
  • Manage, mentor, and develop team members, helping to build the next generation of agency leaders
  • Collaborate closely with cross-office and cross-department partners—including public affairs, corporate communications, creative, analytics, and media teams—to ensure alignment on strategy, timelines, and reputation outcomes
What we offer
What we offer
  • 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) program with employer match up to 4%
  • generous time off for vacation
  • $50 monthly phone reimbursement
  • unlimited sick time
  • 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right