VP, Database Marketing

Las Vegas, NV (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize enterprise database marketing, CRM, loyalty, and reinvestment strategies to grow gaming and non-gaming revenue, guest retention, and profitability, while leading the Unity Loyalty Program and driving data-driven decision making.

  • Oversee segmentation, lifecycle marketing, and personalized campaigns.
  • Lead teams in database marketing, analytics, and special events.
  • Partner with property and corporate leaders to align customer strategies and governance.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute the enterprise database marketing, CRM, loyalty, and reinvestment strategy to support gaming and non-gaming revenue growth, profitability, and guest retention.
  • Lead the strategic direction and performance of the Unity Loyalty Program, driving enrollment, engagement, tier progression, loyalty utilization, and customer lifetime value.
  • Oversee customer segmentation, reinvestment models, offer strategy, lifecycle marketing, and campaign planning to deliver personalized guest experiences and measurable business results.
  • Direct CRM marketing across direct mail, email, digital, mobile, loyalty communications, and targeted promotions to increase visitation, frequency, and revenue.
  • Lead the development and execution of gaming and non-gaming special events, ensuring alignment with business objectives, guest experience standards, and ROI expectations.
  • Utilize analytics, forecasting, customer insights, and performance measurement to optimize marketing effectiveness, guest engagement, and profitability.
  • Establish reporting frameworks and executive dashboards to monitor key performance indicators, including revenue contribution, reinvestment, campaign performance, database growth, loyalty metrics, and EBITDA impact.
  • Collaborate with property and corporate leaders to align customer strategies, marketing initiatives, and loyalty programs with organizational priorities.
  • Ensure the integrity, governance, and strategic utilization of customer data across gaming, hospitality, loyalty, and marketing platforms.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies, CRM capabilities, analytics tools, and automation opportunities to improve personalization, operational efficiency, and customer engagement.

Requirements

  • Bachelor degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Analytics, Finance, or a related field required; Masters degree preferred.
  • Minimum ten (10) years of progressive leadership experience in casino database marketing, CRM, loyalty, analytics, or customer engagement within a gaming, hospitality, entertainment, or integrated resort environment.
  • Demonstrated success developing and executing customer lifecycle, loyalty, CRM, and reinvestment strategies that drive measurable revenue growth and profitability.
  • Strong expertise in customer segmentation, database marketing, loyalty program management, CRM platforms, offer optimization, and customer analytics.
  • Proven ability to evaluate campaign performance, customer value, reinvestment effectiveness, and business outcomes through data-driven decision making.
  • Experience leading large-scale promotions, special events, loyalty initiatives, and cross-functional marketing programs.
  • Property opening, enterprise transformation, or major system implementation experience strongly preferred.
  • Strong business acumen, financial discipline, analytical capabilities, and executive presence.
  • Proven success building and leading high-performing teams in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.
  • Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
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Hard Rock International

Hard Rock International (HRI) is one of the most globally recognized companies with venues in over 70 countries spanning 265 locations that include owned/licensed or managed Rock Shops®, Live Performance Venues and Cafes. HRI also launched a joint venture named Hard Rock Digital in 2020, an online sportsbook, retail sportsbook and internet gaming platform. Beginning with an Eric Clapton guitar, Hard Rock owns the world’s largest and most valuable collection of authentic music memorabilia at more than 86,000 pieces, which are displayed at its locations around the globe. Hard Rock Hotels has been honored with Outstanding Guest Satisfaction and above for four consecutive years among Upper Upscale Hotels in J.D. Power’s North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Study and in 2022, the iconic brand was ranked as the number one brand for the second year in a row. HRI is the first privately-owned gaming company designated U.S. Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal for the second year. Hard Rock was also honored as one of Forbes’ Best Employers for Women, Diversity and New Grads and a Top Large Employer in the Travel & Leisure, Gaming, and Entertainment Industry. In 2021, Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos received first place ranking in the Casino Gaming Executive Satisfaction Survey conducted by Bristol Associates Inc. and Spectrum Gaming Group for six of the last seven years. We are committed to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion. DE&I aims to address the needs of all team members – including Native Americans, women, LGBTQ+ community, people of color (BIPOC), people with disabilities and military veterans. Diversity: is the celebration of differences and leveraging those difference to produce stellar results. Equity: is a process of seeking fairness through deliberate and intentional actions. Inclusion: is when everyone has the freedom and comfort to express their thoughts, ideas, and opinions in a safe, trusting, and open environment.

Founded in 1971
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
5.1K employees (375 in marketing)

Salaries

CRM median pay in the United States

$105K/yr

Most pay falls between $80K and $137K. Based on 634 salaries.

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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.6M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$368K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
51.3%
Direct
37.7%
Referral
8.8%
Social
1%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~5.1K
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VP, Database Marketing

Hard Rock International · Las Vegas, NV · Unknown