Marketing Manager

Kempinski Hotel; Dubai; On-site; AED 183,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hotel in Dubai is seeking a Marketing Manager to assist in positioning and promoting their brand. This role involves creating and implementing marketing plans, monitoring campaign effectiveness, and coordinating with various departments. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of marketing experience, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in Marketing.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in positioning and promoting the hotel as a market leader.
• Create and implement the hotel's media and marketing plan.
• Coordinate with internal departments and agencies.
• Monitor marketing ROI and propose corrective actions.
• Attend to and deliver all corporate marketing requirements.

Skills

Experience in Marketing

Attention to detail

Ability to manage changing priorities

Job description

The overall scope of the Marketing Manager is to assist the General Manager to position and promote Kempinski Hotel Palm Jumeirah and its outlets as the market leader through Marketing activities as well as to ensure compliance with the brand Kempinski.

• Create the hotel media and marketing plan.
• Implement media and marketing plan and coordinate with agencies.
• Determine overall marketing campaign ROI. Monitor and review the response rates in order to improve and take corrective measures (where applicable)
• Play a significant role in developing the hotel Marketing budget and maintain budget control.
• Create and implement all Marketing activities, including but not limited to:
  • Creation and print of collateral
  • Promotions and packages
  • Advertising
  • Market analysis
  • Photo-shootings
  • Plan, coordinate and implement direct marketing, both on- and offline.
  • Maintain guest database for mailings.
  • Liaise with F&B department to promote F&B outlets.
  • Create, coordinate and maintain give-aways and collateral.
  • Ensure picture storage and distribution systems are maintained (Picture Park & VFMLeonardo).
  • Provide content and images for websites according to Corporate Identity.
  • Ensure content and photography of 3rd party websites is maintained.
  • Ensure compliance with Corporate Identity guidelines.
  • Act as brand custodian for hotel and Kempinski brand.
  • Ensure all creatives are reviewed and approved by Corporate Marketing in a timely manner before the advertising agency or printer proceeds.
  • Attend to and deliver all requirements of Corporate Marketing within the given deadlines.
  • Coordinate between the hotel and Corporate Marketing and agencies whenever necessary.
  • Maintain updates of Corporate Marketing guidelines and inform colleagues.
  • Communicate and coordinate with internal departments, especially sales, Public Relations and web as well as creative agencies and suppliers.
  • Bring ideas and participate in the preparations of the promotional theme events, other promotional activities and invitation lists.
  • Proactively promote Rooms, Food and Beverage including Banquet/Conferences, or any other current or forthcoming activities which lead to potential sources of business.
  • Contribute to my.kempinski to share best Marketing practices, the best practices can be collateral, successful promotions, outlet launches etc, this provides a channel for inter-hotel learning and also creates motivation.
  • Conduct competition checks, benchmarking and follow up on market trends on a regular basis.
  • Keep up to date with Marketing trends and tools to enhance the continual learning process.
  • Follow the sales and marketing results and propose corrective actions if needed.
  • Take part in sales and marketing training programmes.
  • Keep up to date with the latest developments in the hotel including all activities, promotions, rates of the hotel.
  • Provide administrate support for the Marketing office in the absence of a coordinator.
  • Additional responsibilities and tasks can be added at any time according to the needs of the business and of the hotel.

Skills

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in Marketing
• Ability to handle high volume with attention to detail
• Ability to cope with changing priorities and multiple tasks at the same time