Job Information
Southwest Airlines Company Sr Owned Comms Consultant in Dallas, Texas
Department:
Digital
Our Company Promise
We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer.
Job Description:
As a Sr Owned Communications Consultant, you’ll serve as a strategic leader within Southwest’s Digital Merchandising ecosystem—turning complex business priorities into clear, Customer‑first communication strategies that drive revenue, improve Customer Experience, and protect brand trust. You’ll lead enterprise‑scale initiatives across owned channels including web, email, SMS, push, and Wi‑Fi portals, shaping omni‑channel journeys that support major transformations such as fare launches, monetization initiatives, and digital product enhancements. Partnering closely with Digital, Marketing, Technology, Commercial Planning, and Analytics, you’ll provide Executive‑level storytelling, influence decision‑making, and orchestrate hundreds of touchpoints tied to measurable outcomes. By leveraging Customer insights, channel analytics, and emerging capabilities, you’ll deliver integrated communication strategies that accelerate adoption, optimize merchandising performance, and ensure Southwest shows up with clarity and confidence during moments of change.
Additional details
The culture of Southwest Airlines means we value the camaraderie, collaboration, and innovation that occurs when we come together and interact face-to-face at our vibrant Corporate Campus. Due to the nature of this role, you would be required to work from our Dallas, TX Headquarters facility during business hours.
U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available.
We’re committed to fair hiring practices and to making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics.
Responsibilities
Create communication strategies to inspire current customers to retain and expand their use of our products
Partner across our digital organization to pressure test and optimize the customer journey, elevate online shopping volumes from non-paid traffic channels, and increase engagement on southwest.com
View customer communications holistically and understand how and when we should communicate with customers to ensure we retain them while driving overall revenue and brand loyalty
Drive research for customer insights to improve data sets that will tell us what people want and need from Southwest and develop strategies to address these insights
Educate and champion owned communication best practices to internal stakeholders in order to drive consensus
Drive conversation and collaboration with data scientists and analytics to identify areas of campaign opportunity and map out B2B, B2C CRM and retention roadmap based on business results (churn trends, competitive threats, high risk customers, lifecycle trends)
Proactively drive content/communication strategy for opportunities that have not yet been considered, but have a need for support
Provide a seamless Omni-channel experience across the customer journey for a unified brand experience and retargeting efforts by partnering with other channel planners in the organization
Review operational performance, customer insights, and/or future needs to clarify key challenges, diagnose root cause, and recognize channel performance improvement opportunities; use to inform future campaigns
May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Ability to have a customer-first mindset to ensure communication plans align to customer needs, not just business priorities
Serve as a subject matter expert in all communication levers being utilized/available for generating demand and online engagement through non-paid traffic channels
Ability to clearly communicate campaign objectives, messaging priorities, strategies through presentations and communication guides
Ability to have a point of view on communication opportunities and be able to articulate recommendations in a clear and confident manner
Expert knowledge of the marketing funnel, channel planning and customer journey from inspiration to purchase
Expert knowledge of consumer insights and usage to determine channel mix
Ability to build relationships with the ability to inspire and influence, collaborate, and gain alignment
Provide executive level presentations to clearly communicate the total campaign strategies and leverage influence to sell in recommendations.
Ability to be solution oriented and positively impact the environment of the direct team and Marketing department
Education
- Required: High School Diploma or GED
Experience
Expert-level experience, seasoned and specialized knowledge in:
Marketing
Owned channels (such as email, web, push, SMS)
Communications strategy
Consumer behavior, customer insights
Customer journey orchestration
Preferred: Experience with CDP (Customer Data Platform)
Preferred: Experience in Airship, Confluence, Movable Ink, Agile Methodology, Jira, FIGMA, MIRO, PROS, Quantum Metrics, AJO, or CDP
Licensing/Certification
- N/A
Physical Abilities
Ability to perform work duties from [limited space work station/desk/office area] for extended periods of time
Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the job
Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the job
Other Qualifications
Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986
Must be at least 18 years of age
Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines
Pay & Benefits:
Competitive market salary from$125,900 per year to $139,900 per
year* depending on qualifications and experience. For eligible Leadership and individual contributor roles, additional bonus opportunities are available and awarded at the discretion of the company.
Benefits you’ll love:
• Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too)
• Southwest will help fund your 401(k) retirement savings with Company
contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings**
• Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement
Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit*
• Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including
pets)
• Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment.
• Explore more Benefits you’ll love: https://careers.southwestair.com/benefits
*Pay amount does not guarantee employment for any particular period of time.
**401(k) match contributions are subject to Retirement Savings Plan vesting schedule and applicable IRS limits
*ProfitSharing contributions are subject to Retirement Savings Plan vesting schedule
and are made at the discretion of the Company
Southwest Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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