Project Specialist

Ocean Course at Hokuala, located in Lihue, HI, is pleased to announce an excellent career opportunity for a Project Specialist! We are seeking a driven individual who is eager to learn, contribute, and grow within a fast‑paced hospitality-focused property organization. As part of Troon, you'll contribute to a global leader in golf and community management.

Responsibilities:

• Build understanding and knowledge of the clients' business and their challenging and rapidly shifting competitive environments
• Support the Account Leader in building strategic public relations programs
• Lead day-to-day execution of the public relations program. Develop and manage timelines, and weekly action plans, and supporting team members to ensure all deadlines on client programs are met
• Maintain regular contact with clients and media; proactively offer and implement new ways to meet client needs
• Coordinate media relations campaigns, identifying story angles, overseeing list and pitch development, and working directly with media day to day
• Demonstrate ability to effectively develop full range of written materials including beautifully designed presentations, compelling press releases, concise fact sheets, key messages, social media content and actionable pitch letters
• Anticipate and proactively offer solutions to senior team leadership for executional issues specific to assigned programs

Requirements:

• Experience building and enhancing relationships with clients from day-to-day to most senior levels within the organization
• Strong PR skills including earned media strategy development, story ideation and pitching, as well as experience in or familiarity with strategic communications disciplines including thought leadership, crisis communications and internal communications
• Existing media relationships with a diverse set of media contacts in sports, business or lifestyle
• Excellent writing, editing, and presentation-development skills; project management skills; and consultative skills
• An entrepreneurial spirit and a collaborative attitude
• Accountability and a drive to achieve results
• Experience managing multiple large-scale projects/programs simultaneously
• Ability to thrive in a startup environment. We are a fast-paced, high growth company that trusts our team members to take initiative, bring big ideas and execute on a vision
• Knowledge and passion for the game of golf and sports overall
• Experience with onsite tournament communications a plus, but not required
• Experience with media monitoring and project management software a plus, not required

About Troon

Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Troon is the world's largest professional club management company, that specializes in services in golf, hospitality, and residential communities. With more than 900 locations in 45+ states and 27+ countries, Troon is a leading employer in hospitality. Guided by values that emphasize being infectiously energetic, consciously kind, and humbly prosperous, Troon offers professionals the opportunity to grow and succeed within a globally respected organization. Learn more at www.troon.com.