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About the job Marketing & Events Director

Title:

• Marketing and Events Director F&B Industry

(This position is responsible for the key areas of media coverage, collateral and publications, special events/promotions, community relations and advertising for F&B outlets.)

Location:

Qualifications:

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Marketing Communications / Public Relations or 6 years of experience in a similar capacity

Skills:

• Excellent reading, writing and oral proficiency in English language.
• Proficient in MS Excel, Word, & PowerPoint.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Detail-oriented and highly reliable in thorough execution and follow-through.
• Ability to work well in stressful & high-pressure situations

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop strong understanding of brand guidelines across all areas and ensuring implementation across all communication channels to meet brand standards.
• Execution of marketing communication strategy across all marketing channels.
• Implement a comprehensive Digital Marketing and Social Media strategy to increase brand awareness.
• Develop campaigns and maintain media list.
• Establish good working relationships with local and international media and host media familiarizations.
• Implementation of marketing partnership, public relations and promotional campaigns to create awareness, drive revenue.
• Execute media placements for F&B brands through news releases and personal contacts.
• Develop F&B promotions; release to press and/or target audience.
• Explore valuable media trades where appropriate.
• Maintain the media gallery with up-to-date imagery and press releases.
• Develop engaging media-rich content for distribution to the media/social media platforms. Monitor news coverage and circulate internally.
• Establish PR & Communications programs that will benefit F&B strategies and initiatives.
• Engaging with the Food and Beverage team in the development, strategizing collaboration in partnership leveraging the calendar of events. Offering creativity in partnership or promotion to drive F&B sales, with collaterals and promotions in place.
• Plan and execute partnerships, brand collaborations to maximize opportunities to promote our F&B brands.
• Manage and execute all printed, digitally, photography or communication.
• Arrange and manage photography for events and promotions.
• Willing to work beyond office hours, weekends/public holidays as and when is required by the Management.
• Perform other reasonable duties assigned by the Management.

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**Director of Marketing**
Through your passion and motivation, you contribute to memorable guest experiences in your property. You are professional and knowledgeable about your property, and its brand marketing strategies.

**What’s in it for you**:

- An opportunity to join us in the rebranding journey and to be part of the first Raffles in Bahrain
- Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
- Learning programs through our Academies
- Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
- Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21
- **What you will be doing**:
- Review current marketing trends, advertisements, and media plans to determine the effectiveness of different marketing and media strategies-
- Create and maintain a successful brand image-
- Build strong relationships with clientele and media-
- Work with both sales and other executives to make high-level decisions regarding the budget and marketing direction of the hotel.-
- Develop marketing strategies for new products and services- **Your experience and skills include**:

- Previous experience in luxury hotel/resort
- Fluency in English language to speak and present clearly and effectively, ideally with fluency in Arabic
- Innovative and creative to create new brand strategies that attract new clientele and succeed over competition
- Ability to recognize trends and stay ahead of them
- **Why work for Accor?**
We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.

Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! **#BELIMITLESS

**Job Number** 24086499

**Job Category** Public Relations & Communications

**Location** The Ritz-Carlton Bahrain, Building 173, Road 2803, Manama, Bahrain, Bahrain VIEW ON MAP

**Schedule** Full-Time

**Located Remotely?** N

**Relocation?** N

**Position Type** Management

**JOB SUMMARY**

Responsible for developing and implementing an ongoing media and community relations program to enhance the property's sales and marketing efforts in order to target market and reinforce the company identity. Provides crisis communications assistance to properties. Ensures information to the public and community is displayed correctly and effectively with the best opportunities for providing business. Develops and implements an ongoing, focused media and community relations program.

**CANDIDATE PROFILE**

**Education and Experience**
- 2-year degree from an accredited university in Marketing, Business Administration, or related major; 4 years experience in public relations, communications, or related professional area.

OR
- 4-year degree from an accredited university in Marketing, Business Administration, or related major; 2 years experience in public relations, communications, or related professional area.

**CORE WORK ACTIVITIES**

**Building Brand and Property Awareness to Drive Revenue**
- Works collaboratively with local, regional and national resources to build awareness and increase exposure for the property and restaurants.
- Solicits new media outlets and travel media individuals.
- Selects the best opportunities for the property based on market conditions and property needs.
- Uses creative selling abilities to obtain maximum exposure through travel journalists and media outlets.
- Increases awareness within the travel media community as well as coordinating events to gain exposures and grow revenue in the restaurant outlets.
- Maintains website content and updates website with new promotions in order to generate additional revenue.
- Manages the hotel’s social media efforts, if applicable.
- Works with online media outlets to promote the hotel.
- Organizes and conducts all photo shoots for web site content.
- 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).
- Ensures consistent brand and property message is communicated in all public relations and communications efforts.
- Ensures consistency in individual property's voice on all guest touch points and public relations and communications, not only following corporate graphic standards, but also on behalf of the individual property.

**Building Successful Relationships**
- Builds and strengthens relationships with existing and new travel writers and local media to ensure future exposure. Activities include calls, entertainment, FAM trips, trade shows, etc.
- Develops relationships within community to strengthen and expand customer base for sales opportunities and additional revenue.
- Manages and develops relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Conducts solicitation and maintenance calls to media.
- Develops strong relationships with e-commerce vendors, media, and distribution channels to ensure quality, cost effective creative executions.
- Identifies and communicates with distribution channels that can sell distress inventory to drive property occupancy.
- Provides all communications channels with creative and unique tools to assist in the public relations and communications 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.
- Assists property in developing promotions for various campaigns.

**Developing and Coordinating Communication Efforts**
- Provides accurate, complete and effective communications to visiting journalists, publicity or promotions.
- Evaluates new public relations opportunities for the property.
- Develops strategic public relations plan for property, includes group, leisure and local efforts.
- Manages individual and group media visits.
- Identifies and coordinates community service activities in concert with the public image and needs of the resort.
- Provides strategic counsel, issues statements and supports Executive Teams at properties.
- Creates contracts as required for location photo shoots, trade agreements, etc. with appropriate approvals.
- Directs creative print fulfillment; ensures corporate branding standards and legal compliances are met and incorporated into collateral.
- Writes all hotel press releases and other content for print media and electronic media.

**Providing Exceptional Customer Service**
- Sets a positive example for guest relations.
- Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels; effectively responds to and handles guest

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• Ability to inspire and motivate creative teams.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• A keen eye for detail and a commitment to quality.
• Understanding of UX/UI principles is a plus.

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