Marketing Manager

Established in 2000 in Turkey, Rixos pioneers the ‘ALL Inclusive, ALL Exclusive’ concept, inviting guests to discover a world of possibilities, with luxurious stays, inclusive of culinary delights from around the globe, live entertainment, daily sports, and fitness activities, sensorial spa and wellness journeys and fun-filled kids and teens activities. Each Rixos property presents a unique experience inspired by local culture, global influences, and our Turkish heritage, all within a setting of unparalleled luxury.

Job Description

ROLE: Marketing Manager 

ROLE DEFINITION: The Marketing Manager will work closely with the Regional Marketing Team and the Hotel General Manager to conceptualize, create, and complete designs/artwork, delivering the highest quality work, whilst meeting tight deadlines. 

MAIN DUTIES:

• Marketing budget – Forecasting, Planning, & Monitoring
• Contact with local journalists, local community, institutions, embassies
• Press releases to local press about news and current events in the hotel
• Treatment of press inquiries about the hotel
• Organization of PR Events
• Take care of journalists staying in the hotel
• Pro-active PR measures
• General PR administration tasks
• Marketing activities to support Rooms, F & B & Banquet sales
• Perform as per company standards.
• Proper grooming at all times
• Attend training classes as per schedule
• Show fullest cooperation and respect within the team and other departments
• Is aware of the daily activities and has product knowledge of all the hotel facilities
• Marketing budget – Forecasting, Planning, & Monitoring.
• Install and update a press data base for the local market
• Edit press releases about news and current events in the hotel and send out to local press market
• Picture archive of the property, have perfect pictures in store and ready at hand
• Have an updated press kit and fact sheet of the hotel at hand
• Have all flyers, information material, and brochures in the store
• Have access to the press kit of Accor and all other information material about the group
• Collection of press clippings and build up a press archive
• Treatment of press inquiries of the hotel, hand over press inquiries about Accor to the Corporate Public Relations Department.
• Get in contact with the local journalists, invite them, visit them, and keep a constant relation
• Build up relations to the local community, embassies, institutions, administrations etc.
• Care about journalists or VIPs during their stay in the hotel
• Keep the press relations with small gifts, invitations, or visits
• Pro-active PR measures
• Preparation, organization, and follow-up of PR Events
• Organize press cocktails or press lunches in the hotel
• Keep the hotel staff informed about news, pass relevant information about Accor
• Marketing activities to support Rooms, F & B & Banquet sales.
• Constant information flow between the General Manager and other department heads
• Delivery of news for any internal company magazine (via Corporate Public Relations)
• Be connected with other Accor hotels for cross-marketing
• Have knowledge about the Accor group and know what Accor is all about
• Take part in the yearly Public Relations workshop organized by Corporate Public Relations
• Give support to Corporate Public Relations in all required subjects

Master's degree in Marketing or Diploma in vocational hospitality

3 – 5 years experience in 4-5  star Hotel