Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications

PURPOSE OF POSITION

This role oversees and leads all marketing & communication efforts in the hotel. The Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications  is responsible to create and promote on-brand messaging to guest through various channels with the goal of enhancing the image of the hotel, driving consumer awareness, increasing market share, and building brand awareness. This role oversees and leads all marketing & communication efforts in the hotel.

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Director of Sales & Marketing (DOSM), responsibilities and essential job functions include:

• Manage all activities within the marketing department, ensuring all brand standards are followed
• Creates & executes annual marketing plan
• Serve as the hotel’s primary brand ambassador, ensuring that brand guidelines are followed
• Develop the hotel’s communication strategies and executes the marketing campaigns in conjunction with the Sales, Spa, Food and Beverage departments to ensure profit, growth and brand exposure
• Plan and oversee the hotel’s advertising and promotional activities
• Manage the hotel’s creative agency to develop all marketing collateral, promotional pieces, and advertising campaigns
• Work with digital marketing colleague to develop compelling consumer and media content
• Oversee all marketing initiatives for the hotel 
• Verifies all collateral is as per brand standard guidelines
• Verifies all advertising for the hotel in digital channels is in alignment with brand voice
• Build and maintain positive relations with the Corporate and Regional offices
• Oversee photo shoots for the hotel and seasonal campaigns 

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Excellent understanding of luxury market
• Excellent understanding of all hotel departments
• Knowledge of basic accounting, and analytical capabilities required.
• Ability to assess and evaluate employee’s performance fairly.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills with attention to details
• A leader with a positive attitude
• Strategic thinking combined with the ability to move strategy to action
• Self-motivated, creative and confident, with a highly energetic personality
• An engaging and empathic leader 
• Ability to meet deadlines consistently and manages stress gracefully
• Pro-active and takes initiative
• Must be organized and ability to work independently and follow systems and procedures
• Must be adaptable to change of strategy, ideas, systems etc.
• Must be guest service oriented