About the Company
Hand Picked Hotels is a beautiful collection of 21 privately owned, luxury country houses and coastal retreats, each hand picked for their individuality. Architecturally distinctive and quintessentially British, every hotel boasts an extraordinary location, from Scotland to the Channel Islands, offering breath taking views, from vast countryside to expansive beaches, to lush woodlands. With every need taken care of, the team at each hotel ensures every guest has a magical experience, encouraging them to return time and time again.
Hand Picked Hotels was founded in 2001 by owner and Chairman, Julia Hands MBE. Whilst each hotel is individual, every property fulfils the company values of family, individuality, community and care, ensuring a hand picked experience for every guest and employee.
We are currently recruiting for a Regional Marketing Manager to join Hand Picked Hotels this role will cover our hotels located in the South East and include Audleys Wood Hotel, Brandshatch Hotel, Buxted Park Hotel, Chilston Park Hotel, Woodlands Park Hotel and Nutfield Priory Hotel. The role will be based from Woodlands Park Hotel in Surrey, however other locations will be considered based on the applicants location.
About the Role
About the role
* This is a newly created role within HPH essential to our vision of becoming a recognised and leading luxury country house and coastal resort hotel brand, both nationally and regionally.
* As the Regional Marketing Manager, you will be responsible for developing and executing comprehensive marketing strategies to drive brand awareness, increase revenue, and enhance guest loyalty for each HPH hotel within your designated region.
* You will collaborate closely with the central marketing team and hotel management teams to ensure alignment with brand standards while also tailoring strategies to meet the unique opportunities and demands of the local market.
* Requiring a keen understanding of each hotel’s locality, target guest audiences, local business partners and key local media, this role is pivotal in increasing footfall to each hotel within your region.
* Understanding how to market the HPH brand, as well as the individuality of each hotel and their events and offers, using physical and digital marketing collateral, will be integral to the success of this role.
About you:
* Proven experience in a marketing role, within a busy marketing department, ideally in the hotel or hospitality industry.
* Used to working alongside Sales to drive incremental, profitable B2C and B2B business.
* Excellent understanding of social media marketing (ideally in luxury hospitality), able to create social media plans, content creation and analysis for each hotel.
* Able to cultivate relationships with media outlets, influencers and industry partners to secure press coverage and endorsement opportunities
Has effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate and present ideas and concepts to diverse stakeholders.
* Shows initiative, flexibility and resourcefulness. Is able to deal with challenging deadlines and prioritises effectively
It is essential you are an outstanding communicator, influencer and motivator.
Hands on, energetic and resilient, with the flexibility to be successful within a lean organisational structure; prepared to ‘roll up their sleeves’ as required
It is vital you are a multi-tasker with the ability to stay organised and focused when presented with multiple projects.
Must be able to drive and have your own transport as you will be required to visit each hotel in your region on a weekly / monthly basis.
You must also have a marketing or business degree.
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Company Benefits
Our Benefits include:
* A competitive salary package depending of experience of £35,000 to £45,000, business mileage will be paid, plus company bonus.
* This is a Full-Time 40 hours per week Monday to Friday.
* Company pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
* Life assurance scheme.
* Employee Assistance Program to support you with whatever life throws at you.
* Company Sickness Scheme Benefit.
* 28 days holiday per year including bank holidays, increasing to 33 days including bank holidays with length of service.
* Forward career progression, with access to our In House and external training programs, including apprenticeships up to level 7, which are all supported by our learning and development team.
* £30 staff stays with Hand Picked Hotels per room Bed & Breakfast & 25% discount on all food & drink. Yes, it’s as good as it sounds! Annual loyalty awards (like afternoon teas and overnight stays)
* Online retail discount platform offering thousands of savings with high street retailers and restaurants as well as a health and well-being platform.
* Opportunity to make lifelong friendships and be part of team that celebrates Diversity and Inclusion.
Hand Picked Hotels is an Equal Opportunities employer. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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