Junior Marketing Manager _ Sandton Area

Service Solutions; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Solutions is seeking a Regional Marketing Manager to illuminate guest experiences across our hotels by leading branding, messaging and marketing plans aligned with business goals.

You will plan budgets with on-property leadership, support B2B sales and catering marketing, conduct market research, and guide content, assets and agency partnerships to deliver consistent brand experiences.

Responsibilities

• Branding & Positioning: Establishes messaging, positioning and marketing strategies, understanding impact to hotels' business mix, customer, and commercial strategy.
• Plan & Budget: Develop strategic marketing plans and establish annual marketing budgets along with on-property leadership.
• B2B Sales & Catering Marketing Support: Collaborate with commercial teams to provide marketing support to BT accounts, GDS, B2B Groups, and Luxury Consortia; liaise with Catering & Events team for menu design and marketing.
• Market Research: Conduct market-level research, competitive set studies, and paid surveys to test service levels and concepts.
• Content & Asset Strategy: Direct strategic direction on consumer-facing materials including website content, digital/print advertising, collateral, and Sales Tools.
• Agency Management: Manage hotels and regional agency vetting, relationships and alignment with the strategic plan.

Job description

**Job Identification:**
**Job Category:** Sales and Marketing
**Job Schedule:** Full time
**Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You**
Picture yourself brightening someone's day. When you join our corporate team, that's exactly what you'll do every time you come to work! As a Regional Marketing Manager , you're spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.
Here's what you'll do during a typical day:
+ Branding & Positioning: Establishes all messaging, positioning and marketing strategies, understanding the impact to our hotels' business mix, customer, and commercial strategy. Also delivers content and messaging that meets brand standards. Successfully develop and execute the strategic and tactical elements of the annual marketing plan.
+ Plan & Budget: Develop strategic marketing plans and establish annual marketing budgets along with on-property leadership.
+ B2B Sales & Catering Marketing Support: Collaborate with commercial teams to provide marketing support to all sales-impacted market segments, including but not limited to, BT (Business Transient) accounts, GDS, B2B Groups, and Luxury Consortia. Liaison with C&E (Catering & Events) Team to support menu design and B2B marketing efforts for local and group catering.
+ Market Research: conduct market-level research, competitive set studies, and paid marketing surveys to test current and/or new service levels and product concepts.
+ Content & Asset Strategy: Manages the strategic direction on all consumer-facing marketing materials, including but not limited to: Website Content, 3rd Party Sites, Digital & Print Advertising, On-Property & In-Room Collateral, and Sales Tools.
+ Agency Management: Responsible for supporting hotels and regional agency vetting process, agency relationship / management, and ensuring agency alignment to the wider strategic plan and goals. Agencies may include a social media agency, creative agency, PR agency