Gaylord Entertainment: Latest Job Openings, Reviews and Ratings & Profile wise Salary Distribution

Gaylord Entertainment Careers & Info

Gaylord Entertainment Overview

Gaylord Entertainment Company, purchased in 2012 by Marriott International, is a hotel, resort and media company that is transitioning into a real estate holdings company. Gaylord Entertainment began business in the 1920s as an arm of Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. in the 1920s. Edward Gaylord, a member of the family that owns the Oklahoma Publishing Company, began buying properties associated with the now-defunct Opryland USA Theme Park in the 1990s. Gaylord Entertainment has owned the Opryland Hotel as well as the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, radio station WSM and the Wild Horse Saloon among other properties.

Gaylord Entertainment is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee and owns hotel and resort properties in Washington, DC, Orlando, Florida and Dallas, Texas in addition to its extensive Nashville holdings. The company under CEO Colin Reed has grown into an entity that does over 700 million dollars of business each year and holds properties worth over two billion dollars.

Gaylord Entertainment Job Information

Gaylord Entertainment Company’s employment opportunities have been impacted Marriott International's purchase of its hotel and resort business. The entertainment company once hired thousands of workers in Tennessee, but now only about 100 workers are dedicated Gaylord Entertainment employees. The rest of the former Gaylord employees are Marriott International employees. Gaylord employees give the company high ratings for its willingness to listen to and support them in addition to providing excellent benefits packages.

What jobs pay the most at Gaylord Entertainment?

Director of National Accounts is the highest paying job at Gaylord Entertainment at $130,000 annually.