Dubai, UAE
About us Do you see yourself as a Marketing and Communications Manager? What's your passion? Whether you're into triathlon, exploring new restaurants or dancing the tango, at IHG® we're interested in you. We love people who apply the same amount of passion and precision to their jobs as they do to their hobbies. Imagine working for a company that gives you Room to be yourself. Our commitment to our people is to deliver room to have a great start, to learn and grow, to perform, to be recognized and rewarded, to be involved and to take the initiative and lead. The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) properties in Dubai Festival City consist of four hotel brands. These include the luxury brand InterContinental, the superior upscale Crowne Plaza, the lavish long-stay InterContinental Residence Suites and the vibrant mid-scale Holiday Inn. In addition to over 1000+ bedrooms, the four properties boast a selection of high quality restaurants and bars, an impressive 3,800 square meter Event Centre across two levels, the 5,000 square meters Festival Arena by InterContinental, the luxurious Spa InterContinental, state-of -the-art gymnasium facilities, and swimming pool facilities. We are looking for people who are friendly, welcoming and full of life to people to join over 1300 colleagues who are always finding ways to make every guest's experience an enjoyable one. We value the passion and enthusiasm of our colleagues, and encourage you to share your passion when you work with us. At the moment we're looking for a Marketing and Communications Manager to join our energetic, enthusiastic and passionate team at InterContinental Hotels Group - Dubai Festival City. The main responsibility of this role is to manage and execute all key marketing and PR strategies and objectives, in line with yearly plan and budget allocations at the IHG Hotels in Dubai Festival City; Key focus on building PR share in the local and GCC market, with overall knowledge of 360º marketing approach. Your day to day •Work collaboratively with Director of Marketing to execute marketing and PR strategic and tactical activities based on key business requirements, product positioning and brand •Support the execution of key marketing and PR activities from A to Z to drive market voice, engagement and local covers as well as in house capture •Pro-actively identify relevant marketing/strategic partners for the hotel and manage these relationships profitably to raise hotel awareness, drive demand, deepen loyalty and enrich brand experience (E.g. banks, retail partners, Al Futtaim business entities and community groups) •Support sales team with the creation of marketing collateral and tactical promotions associated with the key market segments (E.g. Groups, Weddings, Suites, Spa) •Support in efforts to achieve/maintain 100% brand compliance from a marketing and PR perspective •Act as a Brand Champion within the hotel teams. Drive brand activation and ensure the brand experience comes alive through the hotel messaging and guest •Support development and manage in house and local F&B marketing activities to drive positioning of culinary offerings at the IHG Hotels at •Support with proof reading for all marketing projects •Develop written English of a high standard for a variety of marketing projects, press releases and media alerts •Works closely with the Digital Marketing Manager to support with content development for social media •Execute monthly reporting of key marketing highlights to present to key internal stakeholders and IHG DFC associates •Support the execution of content development initiatives, from requirements to concept development to final execution, including but limited to copy, photography and •Assists the Director of Marketing by maintaining accurate records of up to date marketing expenditures, future commitments and remaining budget for the year •Take ownership of all property PR activities to ensure share of voice in the local competitive market •Develop full-year PR strategy for the hotel in collaboration with Director of Marketing. Execute PR activities, initiatives, announcements and events within local media •Develop ideas and drive press coverage for newsworthy F&B offers/promotions, hotel packages/tactical campaigns and partnerships. Create press-worthy angles for hotel in local market and work with DOM, to ensure PR activities are aligned with hotel's strategic plan. •Cultivate strong relationships with top-tier travel/trade, business, consumer and F&B press and bloggers as well as local news media. Secure regular meetings with editors to ensure hotel remains top of mind •Drive blogger/influencer strategy for the IHG Hotels at DFC to ensure stronger relationships and regular visits to key venues •Monitors all current attitudes and public statements concerning the hotel in foreign and local media. •Develop strong partnership with IHG corporate communication key stakeholders to leverage corporate and brand PR opportunities •Deliver monthly reporting and values of all PR initiatives •Under the Direction of the Director of Marketing, execute any internal communication projects within the cluster and the IHG network, ensuring that the property's developments are communicated at every available opportunity. •Provide day to day marketing support for the Director of Marketing undertaking set tasks as directed •Keep accurate records of all communication and ensure that all agreed deadlines are adhered to and all communication is a 5-star standard. What we need from you Ideally, you'll have some or all of the following qualifications and experience we're looking for: Required Skills and Experiences: •High level of passion, enthusiasm and drive for results •Charismatic leader who can inspire, motivate and discipline a marketing team •Excellent communication skills across all mediums - presentation, telephone, correspondence, face to face etc. in English and preferably a 2nd language •Strong interpersonal skills to develop and foster beneficial relationships •Ambitious and eager to learn, grow and further develop own career •High level of common sense and high skill of problem solving and decision making •Pro-active approach, and the ability to meet deadlines •Technologically Savy •Minimum of 2 years working experience in PR •Degree from a university or hotel school preferably in marketing or tourism/hospitality management •Minimum of 3 years working experience in the international 5* luxury hotel or hospitality sales & marketing environment What we offer In return we'll give you a competitive benefit package including accommodation, hotel discounts worldwide and the opportunity to progress your career with IHG®. Most importantly, we'll give you the room to be yourself. At IHG® we are committed to developing our team and managing our talent and would encourage internal as well as external candidates to apply for any of our vacancies. So what's your passion? Please apply on-line and tell us how you can bring your individual skills to IHG®. To find out more about us or any other jobs with IHG® please look at }
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