Director, Loyalty Marketing

Newport Beach, CA (Hybrid)

$135K/yr – $150K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive global loyalty marketing strategy and hotel-partner activation for I Prefer, coordinating lifecycle messaging and cross-functional programs.

  • Must-have: Experience developing loyalty marketing strategies across regions and partners.
  • Standout: Cross-functional ownership with CRM, Analytics, and hotel partners.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Loyalty Marketing Strategy
  • Define and evolve the global loyalty marketing strategy and plan for I Prefer
  • Ensure the loyalty value proposition is clearly articulated for members, participating hotels, media, and partners
  • Member Engagement via Marketing Channels
  • Define the end-to-end member engagement framework across acquisition, onboarding, activation, retention, and reactivation
  • Establish lifecycle goals, messaging, and engagement priorities
  • Partner with CRM/Lifecycle and Analytics teams to translate strategy into measurable programs
  • Hotel Marketing & Offer Engagement
  • Enable hotels to effectively activate and promote I Prefer by translating program strategy into clear narratives, frameworks, and guidance
  • Serve as the primary owner of how loyalty value is communicated to hotel partners

Requirements

  • Experience developing and leading customer or loyalty marketing strategies, with the ability to drive integrated initiatives across cross-functional teams, regions, and partners
  • Strong strategic thinker with a test-and-learn mindset and a bias toward measurable outcomes; able to translate strategy and value propositions for diverse audiences, markets, and partner needs
  • Exceptional written, verbal, and executive-level presentation skills, with a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment
  • Global mindset with experience working across regions

Preferred

  • Progressive experience leading loyalty and lifecycle strategies, with demonstrated success driving member acquisition, engagement, and retention through insight-led frameworks
  • Strong working knowledge of CRM, CDP, and personalization platforms, and how to leverage these capabilities to enable effective lifecycle and loyalty strategies
  • Experience partnering with hotels, brands, or franchise networks across regions; hospitality experience with an understanding of hotel operations and on-property activation strongly preferred
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Preferred Travel Group

Preferred Travel Group is the parent company of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Beyond Green, Historic Hotels of America, Historic Hotels Worldwide, PTG Consulting, and Beyond Green Travel, representing more than 1,100 hotels, resorts, and residences across 80 countries, in addition to a global portfolio of destination marketing organizations and tourist boards. We connect independent hotels, hospitality companies, and destinations to key markets worldwide through strategic branding, sales, integrated marketing, revenue management, distribution services, and other consultancy services. Fueled by our brand promise, Believe in Travel, we champion an unwavering belief in the transformative power of travel and its ability to enrich people’s lives, inspire a greater respect for the Earth, and expand hearts and minds to other cultures and ways of living.

Newport Beach, California, USA
96 employees (17 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
27.7%
Direct
51.6%
Referral
5.5%
Social
13.8%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~96

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
15 (16% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
3.2 years

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