Director of Marketing & Communications

Laguna Beach, CA (On-site)

$114K/yr – $150K/yrDirector/Executive5+ years expInternship

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive cross-property marketing and PR for rooms, F&B, and spa/retail, aligning campaigns, media relations, and digital presence to lift brand equity and revenue.

  • Own multi-channel campaigns and agency coordination to deliver timely press, social, and email programs.
  • Sync website, SEO, PPC, and analytics with sales and revenue goals while coordinating with design and corporate teams.
  • Plan and execute events, media outreach, and brand communications to maximize profitability and visibility.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead rooms-focused Marketing and PR initiatives including print/digital promotions, email campaigns, third-party outreach, website and social planning, press releases, and local PR oversight.
  • Lead Food & Beverage marketing and PR activities such as menus, collateral, social content, website updates, and cross-department planning for profitable offerings.
  • Launch Spa and Retail marketing and PR efforts including promotions, media outreach, offers, and department-head collaboration.
  • Provide general support to property Directors of Sales & Marketing, answer inquiries, attend meetings, and act as main contact when needed.
  • Serve as day-to-day contact for outside PR agency and coordinate media visits and itineraries.
  • Manage website content with monthly audits, updates, copy/imagery, and brainstorm content to drive purchases.
  • Collaborate with Corporate Digital Marketing on media plans, SEO, PPC, and web analytics.
  • Assist with budget analysis and maintenance to prioritize profitable projects while staying within guidelines.
  • Work with revenue management to optimize online listings and pricing strategies across major sites.
  • Oversee Marketing & Communications coordinators, URL listings, email marketing programs, newsletters, and direct mail traffic.
  • Plan, promote, and coordinate events including customer appreciation events, media trips, and staff photo shoots.
  • Lead annual programming planning via MIPS and manage hotel social accounts (Facebook, Instagram, X) with coordinated shoots and paid campaigns.
  • Act as brand representative and support the execution of marketing communications across channels.
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Montage Hotels & Resorts

Montage Hotels & Resorts is the ultra-luxury hospitality management company founded by Alan J. Fuerstman. Designed to serve the affluent and discerning traveler and homeowner, the company features an artistic collection of distinctive hotels, resorts and residences. Each Montage property offers comfortable elegance, a unique sense of place and spirit, impeccable hospitality and memorable culinary, spa and lifestyle experiences. The portfolio of hotels, resorts and residences includes: Montage Laguna Beach, Montage Deer Valley, Montage Kapalua Bay, Montage Palmetto Bluff, Montage Los Cabos and Montage Healdsburg. Coming soon: Montage Big Sky and Montage Cay. Montage Hotels & Resorts is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts. For more information, follow @montagehotels or visit www.montagehotels.com.Montage Laguna Beachwww.montagehotels.com/lagunabeach Montage Deer Valleywww.montagehotels.com/deervalley Montage Palmetto Bluffwww.montagehotels.com/palmettobluff Montage Kapalua Baywww.montagehotels.com/kapaluabayMontage Los Caboswww.montagehotels.com/loscabosMontage Healdsburgwww.montagehotels.com/healdsburgMontage Big Skywww.montagehotels.com/destinations/big-skyMontage Cay www.montagehotels.com/destinations/bahamasMontage La Quinta

Founded in 2002
Irvine, California, USA
706 employees (26 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
169.7K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$129.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
55.6%
Direct
35.5%
Referral
7%
Social
0.7%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~706

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
14 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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