As a Marketing and Public Relations Manager you will be responsible for creating and implementing marketing strategies enhancing brand awareness and managing the hotels public relations to promote a positive image.
Key Responsibilities:
- Marketing Strategy and Execution:
- Develop and implement integrated marketing strategies to increase hotel visibility drive occupancy and enhance guest engagement.
- Manage digital and offline marketing campaigns ensuring alignment with the hotels overall business goals.
- Coordinate with internal teams (sales events F&B) to create marketing content and promotions.
- Brand Management:
- Ensure that all marketing materials and communications are consistent with the hotels brand identity and messaging.
- Maintain brand integrity across all marketing and public relations initiatives.
- Public Relations:
- Build and maintain strong relationships with media bloggers influencers and key stakeholders.
- Draft and distribute press releases news articles and other media materials to promote hotel events offers and news.
- Organize media events press conferences and influencer visits to enhance media coverage.
- Crisis Management and Communications:
- Develop and implement crisis communication strategies to manage negative publicity or unexpected events.
- Act as the main point of contact for the media during a crisis ensuring clear and timely communication.
- Content Creation and Management:
- Oversee the creation of marketing collateral such as brochures videos and photography.
- Manage the hotels website ensuring uptodate information and engaging content.
- Create and manage content for social media platforms including Facebook Instagram Twitter and LinkedIn.
- Advertising and Campaign Management:
- Plan and execute advertising campaigns in print digital and social media to promote hotel services packages and special events.
- Manage relationships with external advertising agencies and media outlets to ensure successful ad placements.
- Media Relations:
- Proactively pitch stories and hotel news to local national and international media outlets.
- Monitor media coverage and maintain media databases.
- Event Planning and Publicity:
- Plan and promote hotel events such as product launches themed nights and partnership activities.
- Ensure effective publicity for hotelhosted events including press coverage and social media engagement.
- Digital Marketing and SEO:
- Lead online marketing efforts including search engine optimization (SEO) payperclick (PPC) campaigns and email marketing.
- Optimize website content to enhance traffic and conversion rates.
- Market Research and Analysis:
- Conduct market research to understand consumer trends competitor activities and media preferences.
- Analyze marketing and PR campaigns to measure their effectiveness using key performance indicators (KPIs) like ROI engagement rates and media reach.
- Partnerships and Sponsorships:
- Identify and manage partnerships with tourism boards local businesses and event organizers to boost the hotels presence.
- Negotiate sponsorship deals to further promote the hotels brand.
- Budget Management:
- Develop and manage the marketing and PR budget ensuring costeffectiveness in all activities.
- Monitor campaign expenditures and report on budget performance.
Qualifications :
- Bachelors degree in Marketing Public Relations Communications or a related field.
- 35 years of experience in marketing and public relations preferably within the hospitality industry.
- Skills:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; proficiency in Arabic is an added value.
- Strong understanding of digital marketing social media and public relations.
- Proficiency in marketing software content management systems (CMS) and analytics tools (Google Analytics etc.).
- Ability to build and maintain strong media relationships.
- Exceptional project management and organizational skills.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime