Senior PR Specialist (6-month contract)

KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is a leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car and vacation package. We're also transforming business travel with a new corporate travel solution, KAYAK for Business. As an employee of KAYAK, you will be part of a travel company that operates a portfolio of global metasearch brands including momondo, Cheapflights and HotelsCombined, among others. From start-up to industry leader, innovation is in our DNA and every employee has an opportunity to make their mark.

About the role

We're looking for a Senior PR Specialist (6-month contract) to join KAYAK's North America Communications team — a collaborative group that shapes how the world understands travel trends through data-driven storytelling and earned media. In this role, you'll bridge the gap between data and narrative, turning travel search insights into coverage that positions KAYAK as a trusted, authoritative voice in the industry. This role is required to work from our Norwalk, CT office 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Analyze travel search data to uncover timely, newsworthy insights and identify trends that matter to journalists and audiences
• Translate data findings into compelling press materials — including pitches, press releases, media briefs, and executive talking points
• Develop proactive media opportunities around travel trends, seasonal moments, and breaking news
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business, consumer, travel, and technology media
• Collaborate with KAYAK's data team to shape research, validate findings, and bring data-driven campaigns to life
• Identify timely opportunities and develop creative, data-backed rapid-response campaigns that keep the brand relevant in the news cycle
• Measure campaign performance using PR analytics tools and apply findings to inform future strategies
• Help manage external agency relationships and collaborate with marketing, analytics, and global communications teams
• Support multiple campaigns simultaneously from insight development through earned media results
• Contribute to monthly PR performance reporting, distilling results and trends into clear, actionable insights for the broader team

Requirements

• 5 or more years of experience in consumer and/or B2B public relations, with a demonstrated track record of developing data-driven earned media campaigns (equivalent experience, training, or transferable skills considered)
• Strong analytical skills — comfortable interpreting data, identifying patterns, and surfacing stories others might overlook
• Proficiency with tools such as Excel, Google Sheets, or data dashboards to independently explore trends and validate story angles
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience developing and executing PR campaigns with a high degree of independence
• A demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong media relationships
• A consistent track record of securing meaningful, high-quality media coverage
• In-depth understanding of existing and emerging social platforms (experience in both traditional and digital PR tactics utilizing social media is a plus!)

Pay

The annual base range for this Connecticut located role is $90,000 - $110,000.

Benefits

• Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
• Company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
• Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
• Travel Discounts
• Employee Resource Groups
• Free lunch 2 days per week
• Monthly social events, Thursday happy hours

Schedule

This role is required to work from our Norwalk, CT office 3 days per week (hybrid).