Mgr Marketing Communications I

About the Role

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts is seeking a Mgr Marketing Communications I to join their team in the Red Sea region. This full-time role is responsible for developing and executing the hotel's marketing plan, managing e-commerce initiatives, and fostering relationships with tourism bureaus and community leaders. The position requires 2-5 years of relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate promotional activities for guest rooms, food and beverage, spa, and golf within the local area.
• Develop leisure marketing plans, including price promotions, packages, and programs to increase occupancy.
• Maintain, update, and manage all hotel websites and coordinate brand loyalty reward emails.
• Write manuals and hotel collateral, ensuring consistent marketing messaging across all advertising.
• Participate in all branding and image work for the hotel.
• Manage the annual marketing budget and track ROI for all marketing activities, including online, direct mail, and print advertising.
• Provide periodic tracking, ROI analysis, and recommendations for promotional and website/email activities.
• Ensure consistent hotel representation across all customer touchpoints and marketing communications, adhering to corporate graphic standards.

Market Analysis and Revenue Maximization

• Evaluate new marketing opportunities and ensure hotel representation on relevant internet sites.
• Work closely with convention and visitors bureaus.
• Interpret reports such as DMA market reports and past guest lists for sound marketing recommendations.
• Review and analyze website and email activities for individual hotel websites, corporate email results, and ********* reports.
• Develop the hotel's strategic marketing plan, encompassing group, leisure, and local activities.
• Plan and supervise all photo shoots, developing shot lists aligned with hotel objectives and brand image.

Relationship Management

• Identify and communicate with distributable inventory channels to enhance hotel occupancy.
• Provide creative tools for all sales channels to support hotel sales and marketing efforts.
• Act as a liaison between corporate and individual hotels to promote projects and ensure full utilization of corporate opportunities.
• Collaborate with media buyers for advertising activities.
• Assist hotels in promoting various activities, providing materials, tracking/analysis, and presentations to owners.
• Liaise with all vendors, balancing quality and price, requesting estimates, and approving materials.

Additional Marketing Duties

• Maintain detailed documentation and records for all hotel marketing materials, including photo usage rights and vendor contracts.
• Ensure adherence to all corporate marketing guidelines.
• Approve all invoices through the MarrCom office.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates should possess 2-5 years of experience in marketing or a related field, demonstrating a strong understanding of marketing plan development, e-commerce management, and stakeholder engagement within the hospitality sector.