Director of Marketing & Communications

Chicago, IL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 7 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and drive portfolio-wide marketing and communications across paid, owned, earned, and shared channels, including content and brand storytelling, plus public relations and new openings initiatives.

  • Own integrated marketing strategy and channel plans.
  • Lead content, campaigns, and PR with cross-functional teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead Integrated Marketing Strategy
  • Develop and oversee portfolio-wide marketing and communications strategies across paid, owned, earned, and shared channels.
  • Establish channel plans, content frameworks, campaign calendars, and performance metrics.
  • Define KPIs and measure marketing effectiveness in partnership with revenue and commercial teams.
  • Identify opportunities to optimize performance, guest engagement, and brand awareness.
  • Drive Content, Campaigns & Brand Storytelling
  • Create compelling brand narratives across digital, social, web, email, video, and media channels.
  • Oversee content development, creative production, and external creative partnerships.
  • Collaborate across teams to execute integrated campaigns that support hotel and restaurant business goals.
  • Build and evolve portfolio-wide email marketing, database growth, and audience segmentation strategies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of progressive experience in marketing, communications, and public relations.
  • 3+ years of experience leading marketing efforts across multiple hotel properties or markets.
  • Experience within luxury, lifestyle, boutique, or independent hospitality brands.
  • Restaurant, food & beverage, or lifestyle brand marketing experience is highly preferred.
  • Demonstrated success managing agencies, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Strong understanding of integrated marketing, public relations, content strategy, and brand development.
  • Established media relationships within travel, lifestyle, and hospitality sectors.
  • Experience utilizing marketing analytics and customer data to inform decision-making.
  • Familiarity with CRM and email marketing platforms such as Revinate or similar solutions.

Benefits

  • Benefits: Aparium offers a variety of benefits to include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), short term disability, long term disability, life insurance, commuter benefits, discounted parking, travel benefits and more.
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Aparium Hotel Group

Named to Travel + Leisure's list of Top 25 Hotel Brands in the World for 2024, Aparium Hotel Group is a management company that believes luxury is no longer defined by the number of stars a property has, but by the uncommon service delivered and the lasting impression left with its guests. A strong concept is not enough to sustain growth and elicit loyalty from an ever-demanding consumer. Aparium Hotel Group was formed with one seminal belief - great hotels are a destination.Our hotels deliver Translocal Hospitality, drawing inspiration from the local culture and cultivating local ambassadors through a sense of pride and exciting food & beverage.We understand great hotels. We’ve owned them, developed them, managed and marketed them. We believe there is no standard formula to successful hospitality, rather a philosophy and framework that delivers long-term returns for hotel owners and unforgettable hotel experiences for its guests.Current properties:Crossroads Hotel (Kansas City, MO)Detroit Foundation Hotel (Detroit, MI)Hewing Hotel (Minneapolis, MN)Hotel Haya (Ybor City, Tampa, FL)Populus (Denver, CO)Populus (Seattle, WA)Hotel Heron (Alexandria, VA)Jasper Hotel (Fargo, ND)Surety Hotel (Des Moines, IA)Hotel Granada (Atlanta, GA)Clayton Members Club & Hotel (Denver, CO)

Founded in 2011
Chicago, Illinois, USA
323 employees (21 in marketing)

Salaries

Marketing Communications median pay in the United States

$87K/yr

Most pay falls between $68K and $115K. Based on 822 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
11 (3% of company)
Median Tenure
2.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30%
Direct
47.3%
Referral
6.8%
Social
14.4%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~326
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Director of Marketing & Communications

Aparium Hotel Group · Chicago, IL · On-site