Brand Marketing Manager

Brand Marketing Manager

A leading international hospitality group is seeking an experienced Brand Marketing Manager to join its team in Dubai. This is an exciting opportunity for a creative, commercially minded marketing professional with a passion for luxury hospitality, premium lifestyle brands, and exceptional guest experiences. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and executing the brand and marketing strategy for one of the group's Mediterranean dining concepts, ensuring every campaign reflects the brand's identity, creativity, and commitment to excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the venue's brand and marketing strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and commercial goals.
• Champion brand positioning, identity, and consistency across all guest touch points, maintaining the highest standards of luxury brand presentation.
• Lead the planning and execution of integrated marketing campaigns, including digital marketing, PR, partnerships, events, menu launches, and seasonal activations.
• Collaborate closely with Operations, Culinary, Creative, and Digital teams to deliver engaging campaigns and memorable guest experiences.
• Manage the annual marketing calendar, ensuring campaigns are delivered on time and aligned with key business priorities.
• Identify and develop strategic partnerships, influencer collaborations, and brand activations that strengthen brand awareness and guest engagement.
• Oversee the creation of marketing assets, including photography, videography, copywriting, menus, and promotional materials, ensuring consistency with brand guidelines.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and consumer behaviour to identify opportunities for innovation and continued brand growth.
• Analyze campaign performance, guest engagement, and marketing KPIs, providing insights and recommendations to optimize future marketing initiatives.
• Support menu launches, seasonal campaigns, special events, and promotional initiatives from planning through execution.
• Manage relationships with external agencies, PR partners, media contacts, photographers, and creative suppliers.
• Assist in managing the marketing budget, ensuring campaigns are delivered effectively while maximizing return on investment.

Requirements

• 4–6 years experience in Brand Marketing within luxury hospitality, with previous marketing experience working with Mediterranean dining concepts being essential.
• Proven experience developing and executing successful brand marketing strategies and campaigns.
• Strong understanding of brand management, storytelling, consumer behaviour, and luxury guest engagement.
• Experience managing integrated marketing campaigns across digital, PR, partnerships, events, and experiential marketing.
• Experience managing external agencies, media partners, and influencer collaborations.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to analyze campaign performance and marketing insights.
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organized, proactive, creative, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• A genuine passion for luxury hospitality, Mediterranean cuisine, premium brands, and lifestyle experiences.

If you are a creative and passionate marketing professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys building iconic hospitality brands, we'd love to hear from you.

Further details regarding this confidential opportunity will be shared with shortlisted candidates during the interview process.