Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications
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About the Role
The Luxury Collection is seeking an Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications to lead communication activities, public relations, advertising, and direct marketing for a luxury hotel in Doha.
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Responsibilities
- Develop an annual communications plan with specific goals and budgets as outlined in the hotel's marketing plan.
- Supervise and direct photography for advertising, collateral and public relations purposes.
- Act as official spokesperson for the hotel and respond to media requests within 24 hours.
- Prepare press releases for targeted media locally, regionally, and internationally.
- Work with DOM and advertising agency on rooms and food & beverage tactical advertising campaigns.
- Coordinate and execute production of all printed materials following corporate ID manual.
- Supervise operations of the in house art department.
- Monitor activities of competitor hotels and trends within the industry.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED; 4 years experience in sales and marketing, guest services, front desk, or related professional area
- OR 2 year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 2 years experience in sales and marketing or related professional area
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Job Summary
- The Director of Marketing Communications is responsible for the planning, direction, control, and coordination of all communication activities, with an emphasis on public relations.
- Promotes and maintains good communications in order to enhance the prestigious image of the hotel and by doing so contributes to the revenues of the hotel.
Candidate Profile
- High school diploma or GED; 4 years experience in the sales and marketing, guest services, front desk, or related professional area.
- OR 2 year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Marketing, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 2 years experience in the sales and marketing or related professional area.
Core Work Activities
- Develops an annual communications plan with specific goals and budgets as outlined in the hotel's marketing plan/communications manual.
- Prepares working plans to achieve goals and ensures the communications team is fully briefed on goals and progress.
- Compares actual achievements against goals on a regular basis and takes corrective action.
- Assists the DOM in the planning of all mailing activities, and oversees their execution.
- Ensures that the corporate ID manual is kept up to date and implemented as appropriate.
- Prepares on a timely basis the monthly sales & marketing 'communications' report.
- Supervises and directs photography for advertising, collateral and public relations purposes in liaison with the DOM, the advertising agency and the field marketing department at corporate office.
- Ensures the department has a comprehensive master slide/photo/CD library for all advertising, collateral and public relations activities, and regularly sends these to corporate office for the image library.
- Supervises operations of the in house art department.
- Monitors activities of competitor hotels and trends within the industry.
Managing Public Relations Activities
- Acts as official spokesperson for the hotel when appropriate and responds to all media requests within 24 hours.
- Compiles and maintains a comprehensive list of media contacts and manages them as per the media account management system.
- Delegates assigned accounts to communications staff as appropriate but takes full responsibility for the key media by maintaining and developing close relationships.
- Prepares press releases for appropriate targeted media, locally, regionally and internationally.
- Works closely with the corporate and international press offices on developing story angles.
- Plays a key role in community and government relations as well as VIP handling.
- Secures opportunities, directs and attends hotel sponsored events, and develops targeted partner relationships.
- Creates and organizes press promotional activities.
- Participates in the press events/trips organized by the regional PR offices as required.
- Conducts press blitzes when appropriate.
- Ensures press kit information is comprehensive and kept up to date.
Managing Advertising Activities
- Works with the DOM and advertising agency on the rooms and food & beverage tactical advertising campaigns' creative and media plans.
- Maximizes advertising budget by ensuring that the hotel's creative message and media activities are consistent with the advertising of sister hotels and the company group advertising.
- Ensures that the advertising creative is in synergy with the company, projecting a consistent and quality message.
- Reviews the hotel's market segmentation and other appropriate marketing reports to ensure that the media scheduling matches those segments.
- Monitors and maintains media schedules as well as prompt settlement of accounts.
Managing Direct Marketing Activities
- Takes an integrated approach to DM activities, ensuring a consistent and quality image is projected.
- Assists the DOM in the planning, implementation and tracking of electronic marketing activities.
- Maintains budget control.
Manages Collateral
- Coordinates and executes production of all printed materials, with assistance of advertising agencies, following the specifications stipulated in the corporate ID manual.
- Ensures hotel information is updated regularly on the internet/intranet.
- Supervises the production and quality of all displays and temporary signage in hotel public areas.
- Supervises and budgets for quality gift items as appropriate. Ensures correct usage of hotel logo on gift items as stipulated in corporate ID manual.
- Supervises the in house graphic designer and/or print shop.
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