Retail & Beyond Commercial Investment LLC hiring Marketing Executive at Dubai - United Arab Emirates

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Marketing Executive

Company: Retail & Beyond

Reporting to: Vice Chairperson

Grade: Executive

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Industry

Marketing & Advertising Hospitality Events Services

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Functions

Marketing Writing/Editing Strategy/Planning

Reporting to the Vice Chairperson, the Marketing Executive is responsible for day-­‐to-­‐day execution and implementation of restaurants’ marketing and advertising initiatives for our individual brands. If you like the flexibility to be creative, think on your feet, work directly with our GMs, Chefs and bartenders on how to best get their business noticed and do so with an entrepreneurial spirit, this is the opportunity for you.

We are a small, but growing, company that thrives on individual leadership and embraces doing business in a new way. This position will contribute to brand awareness and company sales and profitability goals through traditional marketing channels as well as new and emerging digital technologies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

·       Develop and maintain relationships and communication with key partners in Operations to create solid marketing plans and serve as the primary point of contact for many of the properties

·       Drive strategy and plan and execute marketing initiatives for menu changes, special menus, remodels and rebranding campaigns

·       Manage annual marketing budgets for individual properties

·       Manage brand promotions to drive sales

·       Conduct regular research analysis of existing and new digital marketing platforms to determine effectiveness

·       Manage online restaurant/hotel review platforms and vendors (e.g. Trip Advisor)

·       Recommend, develop and implement in-­store marketing material as appropriate

·       Draft press releases for media, utilizing them as resources for brand and revenue enhancement programs

·       Manage all digital marketing initiatives such as social media, google ads, email marketing.

·       Develop and execute content strategies to support marketing initiatives

·       Provide on-­‐site event support where necessary

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

·       Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in business, marketing or related major is preferred but not required

·       1-2 years of related work experience, preferably in the hospitality industry

·       Exceptional written and oral communication skills

·       Strong copy writing & editing skills

·       Dynamic team player with great collaborative and interpersonal skills

·       Strong personal leadership, organizational, relationship building and negotiation skills

·       Self-starter who can work independently: displays self-­‐confidence, enthusiasm and strong customer service orientation

·       Demonstrated effectiveness in working in a complex, service-­‐intensive, deadline-­‐ driven environment

·       Extremely detailed oriented while juggling multiple projects and many stakeholders

·       Ability to travel on occasion to visit properties, manage photo/video shoots, meet with contacts in each market and drive marketing agendas (5%)

OTHER

·       Exercise good judgment

·       Think clearly and quickly, maintain concentration and make concise decisions in pressure situations

·       Eye for creative content creation

·       Prioritize, organize and follow up

·       Attention to details

.       Graphic Design