Regional Marketing Manager - Southeast Region (Knoxville, TN)

Knoxville, TN (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive marina marketing across Suntex portfolio, planning budgets, generating leads, and coordinating cross-functional campaigns.

  • Own annual marketing plan and budget for a portfolio of marinas.
  • Must-have: 2–5 years in marketing with digital and traditional channels.
  • Standout: Cross-department collaboration with GM-level stakeholders and field teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Establish and implement an annual marketing plan in conjunction with determining and maintaining the marketing budget for a portfolio of individual marinas.
  • Plan and execute digital and traditional marketing tactics to generate new leads for all aspects of the marinas.
  • Ensure efficient and effective campaign management that is continually optimized based on performance and ROI via paid media platforms such as Google AdWords, Facebook, and 3rd party vendors.
  • Track paid, earned, and organic tactics employed and results achieved for continual optimization and improvement of marketing.
  • Develop content for and work with the digital team to maintain individual marina websites and listings.
  • Provide graphic direction for the creative development of campaigns and collateral.
  • Manage marina photography and videography.
  • Coordinate with the marina social media captains and oversee organic social media efforts.
  • Maintain relationships with marina leadership teams by visiting with General Managers, Marina Administrative Managers, Regional Managers, Circle Of Boating Managers, and other employees to set marketing priorities, answer their questions, and respond to special requests.
  • Partake in General Manager and Regional Manager meetings discussing all facets of their Marketing campaigns including reporting, data analysis, insights, budget forecasting, and future optimizations.

Requirements

  • College Degree required—Preferred Major is marketing, public relations, or advertising.
  • 2 - 5 years of relevant work experience at an agency or in a corporate setting.
  • Experience in the hospitality or marine industries is a plus.
  • Experience with SEO, paid search, paid social, marketing analytics, and conversion optimization strategies.
  • Solid Microsoft Office skills including advanced abilities with Excel is required, knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is a plus.
  • Passionately curious and not afraid to ask the right questions to capture essential angles and details.
  • Innovative problem solver able to craft solutions to business opportunities and challenges.
  • Detail-oriented with strong work ethic.
  • Strong customer service skills.
  • Self-starter with the ability to work independently in a small team.

Preferred

  • Experience in the hospitality or marine industries is a plus.
  • Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is a plus.
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Suntex Marinas

Suntex Marinas engages in the ownership and management of marina properties. The executive officers at Suntex have over 100 years combined experience investing in, acquiring, and managing marinas. Suntex owns and operates 95 marina properties in the United States, leveraging its ownership and management platforms to provide leadership within the marina sector and to acquire institutional quality marinas to enhance customer experience. Suntex prides itself on a growing reputation in the marina industry for its commitment to superior customer service, experienced marina managers and staff, conscious contributions to marina communities and expansive enthusiasm for creating memorable experiences on the water. www.suntex.com

Founded in 2007
Dallas, Texas, USA
459 employees (15 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.1%
Direct
55%
Referral
5.6%
Social
9.1%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~463

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
13 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
5.2 years

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