Group Director of Marketing & Branding

Job Title: Group Director of Marketing & Branding

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Package: 35,000 - 37,000 AED per month, plus benefits

I'm currently supporting an amazing hospitality group, in the UAE, with their search for a Group Director of Marketing & Branding.

The group own, manage, & operate a cluster of award winning, luxury properties across the Middle East, Asia, & Africa, and they are now actively seeking an experienced Marketing & Branding professional to oversee, lead, and manage all of their Marketing & Branding operations. This role will have a big focus on digital & online marketing, with the group wanting to essentially re-position and re-launch their online presence.

In short, we're looking for an experienced Marketing & Branding Director who can oversee and manage all group wide marketing ventures which will primarily involve developing and implementing digital & online marketing & branding strategies to strengthen the company’s market presence across Middle Eastern, Asian, & African territories.

You will be reporting directly into the wider Group General Manager, and you will be responsible for leading wider marketing teams sat within the individual properties.

The successful candidate will come from an "in-house" environment, and will already have a successful background in leading digital & online marketing campaigns across international territories, and especially within the Middle East.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement comprehensive online & digital marketing strategies to create awareness of the company’s business activities
• Supervise the department and provide guidance and feedback to other marketing professionals
• Produce ideas for promotional events or activities and organize them efficiently
• Plan and execute campaigns for corporate promotion, launching of new product lines etc.
• Monitor progress and submit performance reports
• Responsible for producing valuable content for the company’s online presence, editorial design and organizing the company’s publications
• Conduct general market research to keep abreast of trends and competitor’s marketing movements
• Control budgets and allocate resources amongst projects
• Become the organization’s agent towards external parties such as media, stakeholders and potential clients and build strategic partnerships