Marketing Executive

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Mandarin Oriental Abu Dhabi, based at Emirates Palace, is seeking a Marketing Executive to support planning, coordination and execution of marketing initiatives across the property to boost brand visibility and drive engagement.

Reporting to Marketing Manager, the role involves coordinating campaigns, content, activations, social media collaboration, and liaison with revenue teams to align objectives and deliver high-quality, brand-aligned communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business administration, communications, or related field; 2–4 years in marketing in a luxury hospitality group.
• Strong knowledge of marketing strategies, brand management, and promotional activities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate campaigns and initiatives from planning through execution, tracking progress and outcomes.
• Coordinate with revenue-generating departments to align objectives and ensure timely delivery.
• Oversee photoshoots, video shoots, and content creation ensuring brand guidelines.
• Prepare clear briefs, timelines, and deliverables for creative development.
• Assist in managing internal and external communications and activations.

Skills

Strong communication

Project management

Creative thinking

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing, business administration, communications, or related field

Job description

About the job

Based at the Emirates palace Mandarin Oriental Abu Dhabi within the Marketing Department. The Marketing Executive is responsible for supporting the planning coordination and execution of marketing initiatives across the property to enhance brand visibility drive engagement and support overall business objectives. The role plays a key part in delivering marketing strategies creative projects communications and activations efficiently and consistently ensuring all initiatives are aligned with the property s brand standards marketing priorities and commercial goals. The Marketing Executive reports to the Marketing Manager.

As a Marketing Executive

You will be responsible for the following duties:

• Support the Senior Marketing Manager in executing the annual marketing plan and ensure campaigns communications and initiatives are managed effectively from planning through execution including tracking progress and outcomes
• Coordinate closely with revenue-generating departments to understand business and marketing objectives ensuring alignment and timely delivery
• Oversee and coordinate photoshoots video shoots and content creation projects ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and campaign objectives
• Manage micro-projects and small-scale activations from brainstorming through execution ensuring creative consistency and operational efficiency
• Prepare clear and structured creative briefs timelines and deliverables and support the Creative Lead throughout the creative development process
• Oversee in-house communication collaterals ensuring internal messaging is clear timely and brand-aligned
• Support the management of external communities partnerships and stakeholder communications to strengthen brand presence and engagement
• Monitor identify and analyse competitor activities and market performance to support strategic decision-making
• Coordinate and assist in managing all on- and off-property activations and promotions including F amp B events chef appearances spa promotions and brand initiatives
• Collaborate with the social media and eCommerce Manager to develop and maintain an engaging social media content calendar that supports the hotel s strategic goals
• Support the development and coordination of advertising and promotional materials in line with brand standards Ensure all marketing materials including media kits and collaterals are current accurate brand-compliant and error-free
• Contribute ideas and recommendations to enhance marketing effectiveness and support innovative business solutions
• Uphold hotel policies procedures brand guidelines industry regulations departmental goals and overall business strategy
• Communicate product and service updates to relevant stakeholders ensuring clarity engagement and alignment
• Maintain a strong understanding of on-property offerings ongoing initiatives and market trends
• Possess in-depth knowledge of hotel services features and local attractions to support accurate and timely responses when required
• Assist in the preparation of monthly and quarterly marketing reports including performance tracking and insights
• Manage inventory ordering and upkeep of marketing collaterals media kits and corporate gifts

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in marketing, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field.2 4 years of experience in marketing, digital marketing, or a similar role within a luxury hospitality group; experience in a luxury resort environment is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of marketing strategies, brand management, and promotional activities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; proficiency in additional languages will be an added advantage.
• Strong organizational, project management, and multitasking abilities.
• Creative thinking with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.