Manager of Brand, Digital and Marketing

**Job Number** 22144219

**Job Category** Sales & Marketing

**Location** The Westin Melbourne, 205 Collins Street, Melbourne, VICTORIA, Australia

**Schedule** Full-Time

**Located Remotely?** N

**Relocation?** N

**Position Type** Management

Marriott International is looking for a Marketing Manager to support its growing portfolio of hotels and venues in Melbourne.
- Work with global brands
- Supportive team environment
- Flexibility and competitive remuneration on offer

Marriott International is seeking a Manager of Brand, Marketing & Digital to join the Cluster Marketing department in Melbourne. This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking team and grow your marketing career with the world’s largest hotel company.

As the #1 leader in hospitality worldwide, Marriott International has 8,000+ hotel properties and 30 top hotel brands. We’re in 133 countries and territories, and we’re still growing.

The role supports a portfolio of Premium and Select brand hotels in the Melbourne market and is responsible for generating profitable revenue, increasing market share and driving brand awareness by creating and leveraging marketing programs.

This role is responsible for managing and executing the hotels' marketing strategies in alignment and collaboration with Director of Brand, Marketing & Digital and wider team. The MBMD also works with hotels' Sales, Revenue, F&B teams and leans on Marriott’s Field Marketing and Digital teams as well as appointed agencies to ensure effective pull through of plans.

**About You**:

- Tertiary qualified with a degree from an accredited university in Marketing, Public Relations, Business or related major
- Minimum 2+ years in a marketing management role; hospitality/tourism marketing experience preferred
- Valid working rights in Australia
- Proven leadership skills
- Creative, proactive and collaborative
- Ability to connect-the-dots, develop new ideas, approaches and solutions
- Metric-driven marketing mind with eye for detail
- Self-motivated and able to work independently; a good team player; and thrives in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders

**The successful applicant will**:

- Act as marketing lead for their portfolio of hotels, managing the hotels' marketing plans, campaigns, and channels to drive brand awareness and revenue
- Partner with property teams to deliver on business plan goals, providing marketing leadership and support to hotel departments
- Leans on Field Marketing and Digital teams and leverages agencies support to effectively manage content, campaigns, media plans and promotions
- Ensure all communication materials, advertising, digital and social media channels are on brand voice
- Develop and manage the hotels' strategic social media plan, content calendar and activities
- Plan and execute F&B campaigns for the portfolio of hotels
- Engages with owners and hotel GMs to represent the discipline and deliver marketing reports/updates
- Maintains frequent, active engagement with the Director of BMD to ensure alignment, pull-through, and 2-way communication about status, performance evaluation, opportunities, and issues related to programs and initiatives
- Leverages public relations to drive hotel and brand awareness, serving as both a contact point for hotels as well as the Area Marketing team
- Develops PR-worthy stories to drive PR buzz for the hotels in local and national media building brand reputation and hotel image
- Establishes, maintains and strengthens positive relationship with relevant regional and local media contacts, key opinion leaders, influencers bloggers and content creators
- Manages external vendors and media agencies; collaboratively partners with agency partners to identify strategic opportunities for the hotels
- Create and execute digital marketing campaigns and media plans for the hotels and its different business units (venues, spa, etc) in collaboration with the Digital team
- Leads destination marketing projects as required, actively identifying market opportunities

This is a Full-Time role based at The Westin Melbourne. Unmatched opportunities await you The next step in your career could lead to your greatest adventure.
- Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law._
- Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed. We believe a great career is a journey of discovery and exploration. So, we ask, where will your journey take you?