Marketing Executive - Food and Beverage

About the Role

We are seeking a proactive Marketing Executive to efficiently manage daily marketing operations. This position supports the marketing leadership team by coordinating, monitoring, and administrating marketing processes, enabling strategic and creative teams to focus on their core responsibilities without logistical distractions. The role primarily ensures that all tasks are delivered on schedule and organized effectively but does not involve setting strategic or creative directions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage coordination among freelancers, agencies, and external suppliers by briefing them, scheduling assignments, and following up on deliverables.
• Oversee marketing budgets across multiple brands, handling invoices and purchase orders to ensure accurate financial tracking.
• Maintain a centralized brand asset library, organizing logos, brand guidelines, photography, and past campaigns for easy access across brands.
• Update and manage the product launch pipeline, tracking progress stages, responsible owners, target dates, and resolving blockers.
• Arrange scheduling for photoshoots, campaign timelines, and cross-departmental meetings involving Creative, Content, and Performance Marketing teams.
• Maintain the digital presence of brands, including updates to websites, mall applications, aggregators, communication platforms, and reservation systems.
• Assist the Marketing Manager and Head of Marketing with data reporting, organizing information, and various administrative responsibilities as needed.

Candidate Requirements

• 3 to 4 years of relevant marketing experience.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple brands and deadlines concurrently.
• Familiarity with project management and basic budget tracking tools.
• Strong written communication skills for regular interaction with vendors, freelancers, and internal teams.
• Essential experience in the Food & Beverage industry, ideally managing multiple luxury hospitality brands. Previous roles within Independent and Emaar Hospitality are advantageous.
• Confident understanding of brand positioning and adherence to brand guidelines.
• Digital literacy with strong knowledge of social media platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, Meta Business Suite, AI search tools, and geographical targeting techniques.
• Arabic speaking skills are preferred but not mandatory.

Core Competencies

• Campaign coordination and implementation
• Brand stewardship and management
• Fundamental knowledge of digital marketing
• Content planning and scheduling
• Email marketing expertise
• Public Relations and influencer engagement coordination