✨ AI Summary
Rotana Hotels & Resorts is seeking an Assistant Marketing and Communications Manager in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This full-time permanent role involves assisting the Marketing & Communication Team in organizing events, securing sponsorships, and managing sponsor relationships. Key responsibilities include maintaining sponsorship databases, negotiating with potential sponsors, and ensuring sponsor branding is correctly implemented during events. The role also requires maintaining media relationships, hosting key stakeholders, and assisting in the production of promotional materials, including photography.
The ideal candidate will be a graduate in advertising, marketing, or communication, with prior experience in a similar role being preferable. Essential skills include computer literacy, strong English communication (verbal and written), and a dynamic, outgoing personality. Competencies such as understanding hotel operations, effective communication, business planning, supervision, teamwork, adaptability, customer focus, and drive for results are crucial.
Requirements
Candidates should have a degree in advertising, marketing, or communication, with preferable experience in a similar field. Proficiency in computer use and strong verbal and written communication skills in English are required. Arabic language skills are a plus. The ideal candidate will be outgoing, vibrant, and innovative, capable of working independently while promoting the brand image, and maintaining accurate documentation and client records.
Description
Job DescriptionWe are currently seeking for passionate and dynamic guest focused Marketing & Communication professionals who pride themselves on their ability to deliver extraordinary levels of customer service and provide creative solutions to our guests.As a Marketing Assistant Manager, you are responsible to assist the Marketing & Communication Team in the organization of events and seeking related sponsorship to cover all expenses while bringing revenue to the hotel, whereby your role will include key responsibilities such as- Assist in maintaining and implementing an effective filing and administrative system for all matters related to sponsorship and event organization Identify and maintain a general database of potential sponsors for all events and target specific ones related to each event separately Negotiate and handle with potential sponsors and ultimately close advantageous arrangements Socialize and meet with potential sponsors and clients Formulate all correspondence related to the sponsorship proposals, negotiations and others Assist in handling events with the concerned departments within the hotel to make sure that all branding for sponsors is as agreed in contracts Assist in maintaining an effective working relationship with all members of target media, electronic and print, local, national and international in order to encourage and maximize coverage of all events and promotions Host members of the media, strategic partners and top clients at property's functions / events Assist in the production of all promotional material, including gathering of supporting data and collateral material Take photographs of all internal functions, banquet and conference functions and VIP'sSkillsEducation, Qualifications & ExperiencesYou should be an advertising, marketing or communication graduate with preferable experiences in a similar field. You must be a computer literate with effective communication skills, verbal and written in English and preferable in Arabic as well.Knowledge & CompetenciesThe ideal candidate will be a outgoing, vibrant and innovative individual. You will be able to work independently and promote at all times the brand image and market status, as well as maintain accurate documentations and accounts records on all clients assigned, while possessing following additional competencies-Understanding Hotel OperationsEffective CommunicationPlanning for BusinessSupervising PeopleUnderstanding DifferencesSupervising OperationsTeamworkAdaptabilityCustomer FocusDrive for Results