Local Area Marketing Specialist - Venue Partnering

ALH Hotels; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exclusive discount card for ALH pubs &

Health and wellbeing support

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts across Endeavour Group

Job summary

ALH Hotels in Adelaide is seeking a Local Area Marketing Specialist - Venue Partnering to work with publicans across a portfolio of venues. You will diagnose business challenges, uncover growth opportunities, and establish short- and long-term marketing plans to lift local footfall and revenue.

Join a team that values collaboration, data-driven decisions, and ROI discipline. You’ll manage local marketing budgets, partner with central marketing experts, and translate venue data into actionable

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of experience in a dedicated marketing environment, with multi-site experience highly desired.
• Proven ability to translate venue, guest, and catchment data into clear, actionable commercial plans.
• Exceptional relationship-building skills with operational leaders, Publicans, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong capability in managing marketing budgets, evaluating campaign ROI, and maintaining spend discipline.
• Proactive, self-aware team player with a growth mindset who embraces creative problem-solving.
• Tertiary qualification in marketing (or equivalent) and exposure to hospitality are highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Publican Relationship Ownership: serve as the dedicated marketing advisor to venue Publicans, building trust and guiding decisions.
• Pub Planning: set clear, ROI-focused marketing priorities and build tailored long-term pub marketing plans.
• Data-Led Opportunity Diagnosis: interrogate data to identify untapped revenue streams and growth levers.
• Performance Review & Optimisation: evaluate campaigns against targets and refine plans.
• Financial Management & Spend Discipline: own local venue marketing budgets with strict tracking and ROI focus.
• Delivery Orchestration: brief and coordinate execution with central LAM Delivery Team and specialists.

Skills

Marketing planning

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Data analysis

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing

Tools

Excel

CRM software

Job description

Calling all experience creators!

Lets go to the pub! Chances are, it's one of ours. The cornerstone of over 350 Australian communities, ALH owns and operates more pubs than anyone. In every community, the pub is where stories are made and retold. A place to escape, and feel at home. With passion on tap, our team adds to every pub's story. A great local is made up of great people. And together, both sides of the bar create something special.

About Us

Lets go to the pub! Chances are, it's one of ours. The cornerstone of over 350 Australian communities, ALH owns and operates more pubs than anyone. In every community, the pub is where stories are made and retold. A place to escape, and feel at home. With passion on tap, our team adds to every pub's story. A great local is made up of great people. And together, both sides of the bar create something special.

About The Role

• Passion on tap, you can feel the energy
• Partner directly with publicans in the South Australia region to uncover growth opportunities through Local Area Marketing activity
• A hybrid role - based in Adelaide

As a Local Area Marketing Specialist - Venue Partnering within ALH Hotels, you will report directly to the Senior Local Area Marketing Manager.

In this pivotal role, you will partner directly with publicans across a portfolio of venues to diagnose business challenges and uncover growth opportunities.

Driven by critical problem-solving, planning, and lateral thinking, you will establish short-term marketing plans to solve local venue needs.

You will collaborate closely with your manager, the local area marketing delivery team and subject matter experts in the central marketing team to refine ideas and deliver campaigns to drive customer footfall and revenue growth.

Sound good? Read on.

Here's a Snapshot Of The Responsibilities

• Publican Relationship Ownership: Serve as the dedicated marketing advisor to venue Publicans- building trust, establishing accountability, and guiding commercial decision-making.
• Pub Planning: Set clear, ROI-focused marketing priorities and build tailored, long-term pub marketing plans designed to solve specific venue challenges.
• Data-Led Opportunity Diagnosis: Interrogate data to identify untapped revenue streams, demographic trends, and growth levers across your portfolio.
• Performance Review & Optimisation: Continuously evaluate campaign and venue performance against commercial targets, pivoting and refining plans based on results.
• Financial Management & Spend Discipline: Take full ownership of local venue marketing budgets, ensuring strict financial discipline, accurate tracking, and maximum return on investment.
• Delivery Orchestration: Brief, coordinate, and oversee execution requirements with the central LAM Delivery Team, leaving hands-on tactical production to the specialists.

What do we need from you

Now Lets Talk About You

• You bring 3-4 years of experience working in a dedicated marketing environment, with multi-site experience highly desired.
• Proven ability to translate venue, guest, and catchment data into clear, actionable commercial plans.
• Exceptional relationship-building skills with the ability to partner effectively with operational leaders, Publicans, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong capability in managing marketing budgets, evaluating campaign ROI, and maintaining spend discipline..
• A proactive, self-aware team player with a growth mindset who embraces creative problem-solving and adapts effectively to dynamic environments.
• A tertiary qualification in marketing (or equivalent experience) and prior exposure to the hospitality industry are highly regarded.

The benefits are good too!

• An exclusive discount card for our ALH Hotels pubs & accommodation, BWS, Dan Murphy's and other Endeavour Group brands. Through our partnership with Woolworths, you'll also enjoy discounts at Woolies supermarkets and BIG W
• As a valued member of the team, your health and wellbeing is our top priority. You will have access to a range of free services to help you live well and support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Endeavour Group is full of opportunities - use our dedicated learning and development options to grow an idea, yourself, and your career. This is just the start, so dream big
• Find out more about our range of benefits and discounts here

At Endeavour, we value being a workplace where everyone's welcome - if you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to apply.

What's in it for you?

We are together creators

We're big, but part of something much bigger. ALH is in good company, sitting alongside the likes of Dan Murphy's, BWS, Pinnacle Drinks within the Endeavour Group. Together we create the moments that bring millions of people together. And together we have more fun, create more opportunities, and score a lot more goals. We're serious about having a good time - creating a safe, inclusive and fun place to rock up to. We're all about creating a more sociable future, together - for our customers and each other.

#WeAreTogetherCreators #ComeAsYouAre #DreamBig #FeelTheEnergy #LeaveYourMark #ALH #EndeavourGroup

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