SENIOR BRAND MARKETING MANAGER - HOTEL

Reston, VA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the brand marketing engine for a luxury hospitality brand, translating campaigns from concept to measurable impact while coordinating cross‑functional partners, agencies, and influencer activity.

  • Own brand campaigns: from concept through execution and measurement, aligning stakeholders and external partners.
  • Drive performance analytics across paid, owned, and earned channels to guide strategy and partnerships.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Brand campaigns and activation - Manages execution of upper funnel, brand marketing integrated campaigns and initiatives, with the ability to take complex projects and efforts from conception to successful execution and tracking.
  • Stakeholder management: This will involve partnering with stakeholders across local market teams, brand management, PR, Media, and our preferred media, creative, influencer and research agencies.
  • Performance Analysis: Track and analyze the effectiveness of brand marketing initiatives. Use key performance metrics to measure the impact of campaigns and make data-driven decisions.Lead always on influencer strategy and execution to drive brand love and awareness for JW Marriott Reston Station. Manage agency relationships, content development, and performance tracking.
  • Performance Analysis & Optimization
  • Monitor brand health of our focus brands
  • Analyze campaign performance across paid, owned, and earned channels to understand if we have achieved our goals to generate insights to inform future marketing strategies.
  • Conduct ad-hoc research to fill in gaps in consumer understanding.
  • Stay abreast of industry trends, competitor activities, and consumer preferences.
  • Budget Management: Develop and manage the brand marketing budget, optimizing resources to maximize ROI and achieve campaign objectives.
  • Identify and manage strategic brand partnerships and influencer collaborations where relevant to amplify campaign reach and relevance.

Requirements

  • Must be able to lead contact/manager for Property, Comstock, Crescent Marketing, Crescent F&B, Marriott Brand, Marriott Digital, TAA PR agency, Social Media agency
  • Content strategy and creation, copywriting, photoshoots and video shoots
  • Digital images, ads and messaging
  • VIP Tours/Events, influencer visits, media relations/tours, FAM trips, fact sheets
  • F&B activations and project management
  • Sales support/client site tour creative
  • Must have a minimum of 2 years luxury hotel marketing experience, Marriott preferred.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field.
  • Proven experience in hotel marketing, preferably within a luxury or high-end segment, preferably with Marriott brand experience.
  • Passionately about creating a genuine customer experience while achieving revenue objectives.
  • Self-starting personality with an even disposition.
  • Experienced in managing external creative, media, influencer or research agencies to ensure strategic alignment, high quality output and timely execution Budget management skills to manage brand marketing funds, optimizing resources to maximize results to objectives
  • Ability to solve problems quickly, think creatively, and manage multiple streams of work
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
  • Demonstrate ability to project manage complex initiatives from conception to successful execution.
  • Must be willing to “pitch-in” and help co- workers with their job duties and be a team player.

Nice to Have

  • Experience in luxury hotel marketing, preferably with Marriott brand experience
  • Self-starting personality with an even disposition

Benefits

  • - Generous compensation package
  • - An exceptional benefit plan for eligible associates & your family members
  • - 401K matching program for eligible associates
  • - Discounts with our Crescent managed properties in North America for you & your family members
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Crescent Hotels & Resorts

At Crescent Hotels & Resorts, we believe success is the product of direct contact and experience. This guiding principle drives every aspect of hotel operations throughout Crescent. Recognized as one of the industry's top third-party hotel management companies, Crescent is committed to delivering excellence in hotel operations, profitability, and guest service through a hands-on approach and practical experience. Crescent’s foundational service offering is third-party hotel management of upper upscale full-service and luxury hotels and resorts in the US and Canada. The portfolio includes luxury lifestyle assets as well as hotels and resorts within the premier brands by Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt. At Crescent, we are more than just a collection of hotels, we are a progressive company determined to be the employer of choice in the hospitality industry. Strong core values related to customer service and associate satisfaction account for the continued success of our company. Crescent seeks and recruits energetic, innovative individuals who have a desire to work in a results-driven environment. Our success is the direct result of everyone working together toward a common goal: To deliver exceptional service to our valued guests and provide a high quality work environment for our associates. At Crescent Hotels & Resorts, we expect our leaders to embrace an entrepreneurial spirit, strive to execute flawlessly and recognize our most important asset is our PEOPLE. We know our associates look to their leaders to embody the corporate culture. Our leaders’ passion and dedication will inspire you who, in turn, will share that enthusiasm with our guests.

Founded in 2001
Fairfax, Virginia, USA
1.1K employees (29 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
45.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.6%
Direct
42.8%
Referral
15.5%
Social
3.4%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
24 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
17 years
Median Tenure
3.2 years

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