Director of Marketing

Develops overarching marketing strategy including marketing plans and property email strategy to overall hotel marketing budgets for the hotel/group of hotels they support to align with business priorities, in consultation with General Manager(s).

Oversees execution of all marketing initiatives, projects and collateral production to verify that sales and marketing objectives are achieved and that revenue opportunities are maximized.

Cultivates partnership and active participation in demand generation strategy development (SMR).

Reconciles marketing plan monthly with accruals, forecast in conjunction with Director of Finance.

Leads repositioning efforts in partnership with Area Team, GM and hotel executive team.

Serves as the hotel(s) brand guardian / liaison, verifying all marketing reflects brand voice.

Leads the strategic pull-though of continent and brand promotions and campaigns.

Partners with Revenue Management to develop and execute promotional strategy efforts.

Supports group lead generation efforts.

Runs, reviews, analyzes and clearly articulates to stakeholder s and owners the key marketing reports with the ability to quickly adapt and adjust strategy accordingly.

Manages internal and external partners to verify deliverables are executed to support hotel strategy.

Develops and sets the annual digital marketing plan, and overarching partnership and marketing strategies to maximize hotel revenue production and align with hotel positioning.

Manages the OTA Strategy in collaboration with Revenue Management through monthly market leader reviews and media investments.

Monitors and provides recommendations for SEO and updates as needed in collaboration with MDS or agency

Manages cluster marketing strategies, when applicable.

Owns the direct asset development (e.g. photoshoots) to verify up to date content for Marketing team to pull through to various sites and channels.

Development and Execution of Communications and Partnerships

Maintains frequent, active engagement with Area Directors of Marketing to communicate overall recommendations and actionable next steps based on identified findings, best practices, and overall digital trends for their portfolio of hotels.

Sets overarching Public Relations strategy for hotel/group of hotels, outlining goals, pitch angles and target segments.

Manages Public Relations agency, if applicable, or manage PR messaging.

Effectively measures and clearly communicates success of campaigns and digital performance using relevant reports tools.

Creates strong relationship management and negotiation skills; demonstrates ability to develop and maintain relationships (e.g.

GMs, Sales and Revenue Leaders, Regional Team, Hotel Marketing Team, media representatives, etc.).

Manages direct reports and monitors overarching marketing performance.

Interviews, selects and onboards property marketing associates

Handles employee complaints and executes disciplinary action as needed.

Evaluates employee s productivity and efficiency for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in status.

Conducts annual performance appraisal with direct reports according to Standard Operating Procedures.

Completes other reasonable duties as requested by leadership.