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Sales and Marketing Manager Jobs in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa at Marriott International
Title: Sales and Marketing Manager
Company: Marriott International
Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Additional InformationJob Number25010934
Job CategorySales & Marketing
LocationProtea Hotel Fire & Ice! Pretoria Menlyn, Summit Place Precinct, Menlyn, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, 181VIEW ON MAP
ScheduleFull Time
Located Remotely?N
Position TypeManagement
Job SummaryThe Marketing Assistant Manager is part of an important team that creates and executes property-level communications to our customers. Under the leadership of the Manager of Marketing and Communication, this role promotes on-brand messaging to customers through traditional, digital, and social media channels all with the goal of enhancing the image of the hotel. This role helps build direct marketing plans, targeted campaigns, and activated channels to the end of driving consumer awareness and preference, increasing market share, and building broader portfolio and brand awareness. This role assists with building deep partnerships with their regional eCommerce and Marketing teams to verify all local, social, and digital marketing efforts are effectively integrated with the selling efforts for the organization.
CANDIDATE PROFILEEducation And ExperienceRequired:
2-year degree from an accredited university in Marketing, Public Relations, Business Administration or related major and 2 years experience in the sales, marketing, digital or related professional area; hospitality marketing or digital advertising experience preferred
OR
4-year bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Public Relations, Business, or related major; no work experience required.
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Hotel Marketing and Advertising
Assists with the execution of the annual marketing plan to budget .
Provides support to Operations, Food & Beverage and Sales teams to execute promotions and campaigns to target in-house guests with promotions that drive incremental revenue to the hotel.
Works with advertising agency on the tactical advertising campaigns’ creative and media plans, particularly for food and beverage promotions.
Assists with the management of F&B media schedules email marketing and display advertising.;
Stays informed about the status, performance evaluation, opportunities, and issues related to online programs and initiatives.
Helps verify that all advertising for the hotel in digital channels is in alignment with brand voice.
Social Media Content Management
Supports facilitation ofsocial media engagement and updating content in local digital channels (e.g., hotel website, travel sites).
Assists with promotions campaign in F&B, weddings, spa, rooms and conferences through relevant digital and social media channels.
Engages in proactive online reputation management by surfacing relevant guest comments (positive or negative) in social media channels and responds accordingly.
Public Relations and Visual Asset Management
Participates in the development of comprehensive PR plan per quarter along with agency;
Maintains a comprehensive list of local media contracts, with particular emphasis on food critics and bloggers.
Manages assigned accounts as per the media account management system.
Assists with writing and distribution of all press releases for property events, promotions, and outlets.
Supports execution of hotel sponsored events, community/government relations activities, and press promotional activities.
Helps manage external vendors and media agencies; Assists with review of PR leads from the continent PR Leader regarding…
