Communications Manager - Year Round - Full Time

Steamboat- Ski Town, U.S.A. ®  is known as the friendliest mountain destination on the planet, thanks to our western heritage and welcoming staff. We pride ourselves on hiring the best employees and providing the best experience in the industry. Our culture is supportive, challenging, passionate and committed and we believe that diversity makes us stronger. We are looking for unique individuals who exemplify these qualities and care about each other, our mission, our environment, and our communities. 

• Free Alterra Mountain Pass for all eligible employees and eligible dependents for winter and summer, and a free IKON Pass to eligible employees*
• Discounted skiing and riding for friends and family of eligible employees*
• Vacation and Sick Time policies for eligible employees* to rest, relax and recharge
• Generous discounts on outdoor gear, apparel, rental cars, etc.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short term & long-term disability insurance, EAP, HSAs, FSAs, and more for Year Round, Flex Year Round, & Season-to-Season Employees.
• Apex-MEC (minimum essential coverage) plan available to all seasonal employees without an offer of major medical coverage. This plan helps cover preventive visits, urgent care visits, Free Telehealth, Limited Hospitalization, Prescription Drug Benefits and Free Multilingual Behavioral Health.
• 401(k) plan with generous company match
• Discounted tuition with partner online university for all Alterra Mountain Company employees to further their education
• Paid parental leave of up to 6 weeks for eligible employees*
• Free regional bus pass 

*Click HERE for more information on our employee benefits! 

For information on Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation’s Social Responsibility work including our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion actions, please see our webpage at https://www.steamboat.com/doinggood.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Communications Manager is responsible for oversight of all Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation Communications efforts including, but not limited to strategic implementation of public relations, internal/external communications, development communications, community relations and employee communications. This role supports the Director of Communications with developing and implementing PR and Communication plans, including community engagement and brand efforts. This industry expert provides guidance and interaction with resort leadership, Alterra leadership and communications counterparts across the enterprise; managing collaborations between departments, community stakeholders, resorts, third parties and more.

Resume required, cover letter recommended.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Public Relations Planning and Execution

• Assist in the development and management of the annual public relations plan

• Delivering compelling brand stories to secure media coverage across local, national, and international outlets

• Main point of contact for resort media requests

• Develop and maintain long term relationships with local, domestic and online media contacts including television, radio, print, online, social, airline, lodging and travel industry partners, influencers and media stakeholders

• Initiate and support Media tours, and visits

• Act as resort spokesperson or assign appropriate spokesperson when needed

• Assist/Manage Crisis Communications Plan creation and implementation as needed.

• Assist Alterra Mountain Company’s PR needs including resort development, Ikon pass messaging and company-wide campaigns

• Manage contracted PR and other third-party agencies/relationships including domestic

• Manage onsite press centers for events, as needed

• Oversee PR specific blogs including supporting marketing tactics, guest/community education and preventative reputation impacts

• Write and distribute resort press release, media alerts