Mgr Marketing Communications I

About the Role

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts is seeking a Marketing Communications Manager I for a full-time position in the Red Sea region. This role is responsible for developing and executing the hotel's marketing plan, managing e-commerce initiatives, and fostering relationships with tourism boards and community leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate promotions across rooms, food and beverage, spa, and golf services.
• Develop leisure marketing plans to enhance occupancy through price promotions, packages, and programs.
• Maintain, update, and manage all hotel websites.
• Coordinate publications and inserts for brand loyalty reward emails, including offers and information.
• Produce hotel manuals and collateral materials.
• Participate in all branding and image-related activities for the hotel.
• Utilize and interpret reports such as DMA market reports and past guest lists for marketing recommendations.
• Audit and analyze website and email activities for individual hotel sites, corporate email results, and ********* reports.
• Ensure consistent marketing messages across all advertising and collateral.
• Manage the annual marketing budget, track ROI for promotional activities, and provide recommendations for fund re-allocation.
• Ensure consistent hotel representation across all customer touch points and marketing communications, adhering to corporate graphic standards.

Market Analysis and Revenue Maximization

• Evaluate new marketing opportunities and ensure hotel representation on relevant online platforms.
• Collaborate with convention and visitors bureaus.
• Develop comprehensive hotel strategic marketing plans covering group, leisure, and local activities.
• Plan and oversee photo shoots, developing shot lists aligned with hotel objectives and brand image.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Identify and communicate with distribution channels to increase hotel occupancy.
• Provide creative tools to sales channels to support hotel sales and marketing efforts.
• Act as a liaison between corporate and individual hotels to implement programs and leverage corporate opportunities.
• Work with media buyers for advertising planning and execution.
• Assist hotels with publicity for events, ensuring alignment with strategy and objectives.
• Liaise with vendors, balancing quality and price, requesting estimates, and approving materials.

Qualifications and Experience

• High school diploma or GED with 2 years of experience in sales and marketing or a related professional area.
• Alternatively, a 2-year degree from an accredited university in Marketing, Business Administration, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or a related major, with no work experience required.

Additional Responsibilities

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