Director Of Marketing (Pre-Opening) At Ihg's Luxury Brand

IHG® is one of the world’s leading hotel companies, with a promise to provide True Hospitality for Good. Making everyone feel welcome and cared for, recognised and respected, whoever and wherever they are in the world. Join us and not only can you benefit from the world of variety and opportunity that comes with working for a global organisation, but you can also look forward to being part of a company that will appreciate you for being you. We give you room to belong.

Do you see yourself as a Director of Marketing & Communication Manager (Pre-opening) at IHG?

Our colleagues are fundamental to delivering the memorable experiences, and we are committed to creating a culture as diverse as the distinct hotels in our portfolio.

We are looking for a dynamic Director of Marketing colleague, who will oversee marketing-related communication programs, work with advertising agencies, consulting firms, and vendors to maximise advertising investments and ensure ads represent brand identity and raise the awareness and reputation of hotel and the brand locally and internationally. While acting as hotel representative for media related enquiries. Identify improvements to marketing activities and overall hotel sales performance and work with other departments.

Your Day to Day:-

• Review monthly reports and sales forecasts to analyse current/potential market and sales trends, coordinate activities to increase revenue and market share and monitor performance to ensure actual sales meet or exceed established revenue plan
• Produce monthly reports on marketing activities, analyse current/potential market, coordinate activities to increase revenue and market share and monitor performance to ensure actual sales meet or exceed established revenue plan
• Help prepare the departmental budget and financial plans including the hotel marketing plan
• ·Hit all personal/team sales and marketing eg. social media presence, digital marketing ROI and and maximise profitability
• Create and implement marketing plans that drive measurable incremental occupancy, increase average rates, increase volume and food and beverage.

What we need from you For you to be the ideal candidate, you should have the following:

• Proven track record of business milestones
• Strong knowledge of local businesses and business trends required
• Bachelor’s degree or higher education in marketing; involves digital marketing, e-commerce and PR and communications.
• Four or more years of experience in a luxury hospitality or hotel sales and marketing setting with direct supervisory experience over a marketing team, international exposure is preferrable.
• Dynamic and highly innovative thinking, work well under pressure and in change environment with full of team spirit.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills to effectively negotiate, persuade, influence, and sell are critical.

In return we'll give you a competitive benefit package including, hotel discounts worldwide and the opportunity to progress your career with IHG®. Most importantly, we'll give you the room to belong.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

IHG is committed to promoting a culture of inclusion where everyone feels safe, respected and valued. We seek talent from all backgrounds to join our teams, and encourage our colleagues to bring their authentic and best selves to work.