About Us At Holiday Inn\xc2\xae Hotels & Resorts, our job is to bring the joy of travel to everyone. That\xe2\x80\x99s where you come in. When you\xe2\x80\x99re part of the Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts brand, you\xe2\x80\x99re more than just a job title. At Holiday Inn, we look for people who are friendly, welcoming and full of life; people who are always finding ways to make every guest\xe2\x80\x99s experience an enjoyable one.

Job Overview As the cluster marketing lead, you are responsible for driving the cluster of hotels\xe2\x80\x99 marketing effectiveness across different primary areas of focus such as: \xe2\x80\xa2 Maximise and generate brand awareness and revenue demand though the implementation of marketing initiatives that drive measurable performance focusing primarily on Hotels and Restaurants & Bars Marketing

• Responsible for the planning, directing, controlling, coordinating and participating in all Public Relations activities. You will also help to create a desired work culture around our Winning Ways of the InterContinental Hotels Group and embrace the IHG Commitment

• Generate and drive online leads and revenue including but not limited to development of distribution channel strategies and action plans to grow web revenue, aligned to the brand, loyalty brand and outlet marketing strategies to achieve a low-cost book direct revenue, market share growth and brand preference
  

Your Duties and Responsibilities

MARKETING

• Manage and execute the annual marketing calendar that delivers consistent messages across all touchpoints, with the objectives of revenue generation in mind

• Interfaces with regional marketing team for cross-border and/or national promotions pull-through

• Develops and implements property-wide campaigns and packages to meet or exceed the needs and expectations of the brand\xe2\x80\x99s target customer profile focusing on maximizing return of investments

• Manage and monitor the annual marketing budget closely to ensure optimal utilization of funds

• Stewart and champion meaningful partnerships with key stakeholders to derive maximum value and returns through building win-win collaborations

• Ensure local consumer marketing reflects the voice of the Brand and adheres to brand standards.

• Works closely with the Marketing team to develop social/digital activities and utilizes best practices (e.g. Local Measure) to monitor and optimize the guest experience
  

PUBLIC RELATIONS

• Manage and execute a PR programme focusing on earning media placements through media drops, hosting, tastings, VIP/media events, press releases and media alerts

• Develop and build a strong network that is ready to activate across both consumer and trade media

• Key liaison for all media channels acting as the face of the Hotel and R&B across all media familiarization trips and visits

• Maintains clipping files pertaining to the hotel(s) based on daily perusal of the media and provides same to other departments, other hotels, corporate public relations, as appropriate

• Update and housekeep all media clippings and tracks progress and results of such earned media placements
  

PERFORMANCE MARKETING

• Serve as the subject matter expert responsible for the analysis of paid search, display, remarketing, and metasearch campaigns, using a data-driven approach to facilitate informed decisions

• Develop and execute strategies for account structure, bid optimisation, creative testing, and keyword and ad copy optimisation

• Drive brand awareness online, as well as generate direct leads and revenue for the booking engine

• Set clear and measurable KPIs to achieve maximum returns on investment for all paid media

• Lead the in-house campaign management, optimisation and reporting of metasearch campaigns

• Implement and analyse the measurement of all digital activity to ensure effectiveness, proper usage and awareness of analytics data

• Report and review performance marketing campaigns with internal stakeholders
  

CONTENT MARKETING

• Strengthen customer relationships through social and earned media, monitoring both hotel, R&Bs and competitors\xe2\x80\x99 presence on social media for performance enhancement

• Develop and implement KOL outreach programmes for Singapore and key source markets

• Create and maintain a social media editorial calendar and posting schedule with acquisition, and engagement metrics in mind

• Copywrite eDMs and all digital collaterals for online use

• Key liaison for IHG Rewards including but not limited to:

o Relay key information, updates and standards to various departments o Track and report on these activations and standards o Submission of hotels and/or R&Bs offers or information in a timely manner

OTHERS

• Keep internal stakeholders informed of online travel marketing best practices, the key travel industry and consumer trends, share best practices and gain efficiencies

• Manage and monitor the annual marketing budget closely to ensure optimal utilization of funds

• Key champion of the various distribution channels and optimise the visibility and ROAS for all boosters by working closely with the respective market managers
  

What we need from You

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Marketing

• 5-6 years in corporate marketing environment in position with responsibility for multiple project management, internal and external communications and creative development

• Familiar with brand marketing, marketing communications, loyalty marketing, public relations and have digital/social marketing experience
  

What we Offer In return for your hard work, you can look forward to a highly competitive salary and benefits package \xe2\x80\x93 including:

• Duty meals

• Birthday Leave on your birthday month

• Monthly LOVE Hour

• Extensive coverage of Medical, dental & optical benefits

• Insurance Coverage

• F&B Discount at restaurants within IHG Singapore Hotels

• Special Employee Rate at all IHG Hotels worldwide

• Room to Grow opportunities
  

What\xe2\x80\x99s more, because your career will be as unique as you are, we\xe2\x80\x99ll give you all the tailored support you need to make a great start, be involved and grow. And because the Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts brand belongs to the IHG\xc2\xae family of brands, you\xe2\x80\x99ll also benefit from all of the opportunities that come from being part of a successful, global hospitality company with over 6,000 hotels in over 100 countries around the world. So whoever you are, whatever you love doing, bring your passion to Holiday Inn and IHG and we\xe2\x80\x99ll make sure you\xe2\x80\x99ll have Room to be yourself. Find out more about joining us today by going to careers.ihg.com

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