Marketing Executive (The St. Regis Aruba Resort)

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for completing public relations/marketing plan for property. Develops a good working relationship with tourism bureaus and community leaders.

This position is primarily public relations focused.

CANDIDATE PROFILE 

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED; 2 years experience in the sales and public relations/marketing or related professional area.

OR

• 2-year degree from an accredited university in Marketing, Business Administration, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; no work experience required.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Conducting Daily Marketing Activities that Achieve Department Goals

• Assists in region-wide coordination of rooms, food and beverage, spa, and golf promotions and public relations/marketing (as applicable).

• Develops leisure public relations/marketing plan that addresses the distribution of rate offers, packages and programs designed to build occupancy.

• Maintains, updates, and manages all web sites.

• Coordinates offers and information for all publications and inserts with regard to brand loyalty reward mailings.

• Develops brochure and property collateral materials.

• Participates in all property imaging work (e.g., signage).

• Uses and interprets all reporting necessary for sound public relations/marketing recommendations, including but not limited to DMA source market reports, past guest lists (utilizing leisure rate codes) and tracking.

• Reviews and provides analysis on all website and email campaign tracking, for both individual property sites as well as corporate email campaign results and Marriott.com property reports.

• Ensures consistent public relations/marketing message is communicated in all advertising and collateral efforts.

• Manages public relations/marketing budget throughout year.

• Provides regular tracking/ROI and analysis of promotions and website/email campaigns, using industry averages for ROI calculation, and uses this knowledge in future planning.

• Tracks return on investment (ROI) of all public relations/marketing initiatives, including online, direct mail and print advertising.

• Keeps track of actual versus planned public relations/marketing budgets and provides input and recommendations as needed regarding reallocation of funding.

• Ensures consistency in individual property's voice on all guest touchpoints and public relations/marketing communications, not only following corporate graphic standards, but also on behalf of the individual property.

Using Knowledge of Market Trends and Target Customer Information to Maximize Revenue

• Evaluates new public relations/marketing opportunities for the property.

• Ensures property is represented on all quality internet sites that have the potential of providing business.

• Works closely with respective Convention Bureaus and Chambers of Tourism.

• Uses and interprets all reporting necessary for sound public relations/marketing recommendations, including but not limited to DMA source market reports, past guest lists (utilizing leisure rate codes) and tracking.

• Reviews and provides analysis on all website and email campaign tracking, for both individual property sites as well as corporate email campaign results and Marriott.com property reports.

• Develops strategic public relations/marketing plan for property, includes group, leisure and local efforts.

• Plans and supervises all photo shoots, developing shot list while keeping goals of property and brand image in mind.

Building Successful Relationships that Generate Sales & Marketing Opportunities

• Identifies and communicates with distribution channels that can sell distress inventory to drive property occupancy.

• Provides all sales channels with creative and unique tools to assist in the sales and marketing of the property.

• Acts as liaison between corporate and individual properties in rolling out programs and making sure that properties are taking advantage of all opportunities provided through corporate.

• Works with media buyer to plan and execute advertising.

• Assists property in developing promotions for various campaigns, keeping in mind strategy and goals of promotion as well as Look No Further prerequisites.

• Assists property with materials, tracking/analysis and presentations to owners.

• Acts on behalf of property with all vendors, exacting a balance between quality work and price, requesting estimates and approving all materials as needed.

Additional Marketing Responsibilities

• Keeps detailed files and records on all matters relative to property's marketing materials (photo usage rights, vendor contracts, etc.).

• Ensures that property is following all corporate marketing guidelines.

• Approves all invoicing through MarrCom office.