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IHG Manager - Marketing & Communication | Holiday Inn New Delhi Aerocity in India
Travel is a journey. We help make it a joy.
Starting with a warm, inviting welcome for all guests, whether traveling on business or for fun, enjoying a quick night, or relaxing for the week. We thrive on making our guests stays brighter, helping them create memories that will last a lifetime. Irresistible smiles are our specialty. We should know, we’ve been on our journey since 1952. So, if you can help us spread the joy of travel to all, we’d love to give you a warm welcome to the Holiday Inn® family. to all, we’d love to give you a warm welcome to the Holiday Inn® family.
Job overview :
As Marketing Manager, you will develop and implement the marketing plan and activities for the hotel to increase brand awareness, communicate promotions to all relevant target markets and address hotel business needs.
At Holiday Inn New Delhi International Airport we look for people who are dynamic, confident and ambitious; people who excel in their role and help our guests succeed too.
Duties and responsibilities :
Financial returns:
Manage and control marketing budgets by using resources effectively.
Develop and own promotional activities, marketing channels and the production of marketing materials for specific events.
Implement PR campaigns to celebrate successes and awards and the promotion of product.
Guest experience:
Create, develop and market key events for the hotel, especially during key business periods.
Communicate effectively, to target markets, the amenities and benefits of the hotel, including hotel refurbishments, food and beverage provisions, conference, banqueting and events.
Work with local third party partners, including local media, and maintain professional working relationships with local official bodies.
Create and maintain a comprehensive media and marketing contact management system relevant to the target audiences of the hotel.
Work closely across all hotel departments, seeking proactive opportunities and planned promotions to address specific business challenges, as required.
Manage and promote the hotel on IHG brand website.
Respond to media enquiries when approached for comments and/or reports.
Research and develop new opportunities within key target markets.
Communicate with internal Event Managers on all aspects of specific event organization and promotion.
Develop and support the Marketing Coordinator/ Marketing & PR Executive, where applicable
Produce monthly reports as required.
Responsible business:
Identify operational problems that reduce the effectiveness of marketing activities and overall hotel sales performance and work with appropriate department on solutions.
Engage in the hotel CSR activities on timely manner.
People:
Manage day-to-day marketing activities, plan and assign work, and establish performance and development goals for team members. Provide mentoring, coaching and regular feedback to help manage conflict, improve team member performance, and recognize good performance.
Educate and train marketing team that is responsible for developing new and implementing existing marketing strategies. Ensure staff is properly trained and has the tools and equipment to carry out job duties.
Work with other department managers to ensure proper staffing levels.
Accountability :
This is the top Marketing Communications/PR job in a full or limited service hotel and may include meeting space and/or catering facilities. May manage professional level and graphic designing colleagues.
Qualifications and requirements :
Master’s/Bachelor’s degree / higher education qualification / equivalent in Marketing specialization or related field, and two to four years of experience in a hospitality or hotel marketing setting with direct supervisory experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Must speak local language. Other languages preferred.
The statements in this job description are intended to describe the essential nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be ALL responsibilities or qualifications of the job.
How do I deliver this?
We genuinely care about people and we show this through living out our promise of True Hospitality each and every day. It’s what connects every colleague in all IHG ® hotels.
Each IHG® hotel brand delivers True Hospitality in their own way, and at the heart of it all are specific, core service skills.
True Attitude: being caring, wanting to make a positive difference, and building genuine connections with guests
True Confidence : having the knowledge and skills to perform your role, and giving guests the confidence that they can trust you, to help and support them during their stay
True Listening : focusing on what your guest is saying, picking up on body language that is often overlooked, and understanding what the guest wants and needs
True Responsiveness : is about providing guests with what they need, and doing so in a timely and caring manner
There’s so much more to the job than we can capture here. It’s simply about creating great experiences, doing the right thing and understanding people
What we offer :
We’ll reward all your hard work with a great work environment and benefits – including but not limited to F&B Discount, IHG Employee Rate, Hotel Uniform, Meal at Employee Restaurant, excellent development, and advancement opportunities across the globe.
Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care: that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve - visit www.http://careers.ihg.com (http://www.http/careers.ihg.com) to find out more about us.
At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.