Area Director of Marketing

Milwaukee, WI (On-site)

$125K/yr – $140K/yrSenior Level10+ years expContract

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own a hospitality marketing function with clear 12 month plan ownership, team leadership, and cross functional strategy that ties marketing to revenue and brand growth across digital, PR, and guest engagement.

  • Growth ownership: lead multi channel campaigns across digital, PR, events, and CRM to support occupancy and revenue growth.
  • Leadership and collaboration: build a high performing team and partner with GMs, Revenue, Sales, and corporate marketing to translate data into revenue impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute comprehensive 12-month marketing plans, including both short- and long-range strategies, to support the sales, revenue, and business objectives of the Milwaukee hotel portfolio.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of marketing professionals while fostering a high-performance culture built on accountability, creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Serve as a key member of the area leadership team, partnering with Managing Directors, General Managers, Revenue Management, Sales, and other department leaders to align marketing initiatives with overall business goals and long-term strategic priorities.
  • Communicate marketing strategies, campaign performance, market insights, and recommendations to executive leadership, translating complex data into clear, compelling narratives that demonstrate marketing’s impact on revenue, brand equity, guest engagement, and long-term growth.
  • Proactively manage stakeholder communications by keeping hotel leadership informed of marketing performance, emerging risks, competitive threats, strategic opportunities, and key business trends to support informed decision-making.
  • Collaborate with corporate digital teams, external agencies, and internal partners to develop and execute integrated marketing programs across digital, email, social media, public relations, and emerging marketing platforms.
  • Oversee customer database management, audience segmentation, monthly analytics and reporting, market research, trend analysis, and competitive intelligence to identify opportunities, optimize performance, and strengthen market positioning.
  • Manage marketing budgets and resource allocation effectively, ensuring initiatives achieve established objectives while maintaining fiscal responsibility and taking corrective action when necessary.
  • Oversee all public relations efforts, including agency management, media relations at the local and national levels, crisis communications, influencer engagement, community partnerships, and strategic alliance development.
  • Ensure brand consistency across all guest touchpoints by overseeing social media strategy, promotional campaigns, collateral development, events, communications, and all marketing materials in alignment with hotel and restaurant brand standards.

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~93

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1