Company DescriptionDefaultSkillsDubai - United Arab EmiratesFull-timeAt the 25hours Hotel One Central, Bedouin traditions are brought back to life and reinterpreted in a contemporary way. Here our colleagues become storytellers themselves. With a view of the Museum of the Future near the Dubai International Financial Center, everyone will find their way to us. Whether for an ice cream walk or a birthday celebration, we also enjoy spending time together outside of work. We are a colourful, diverse, professional team and love our friendly, informal culture.COME AS YOU ARE & JOIN THE 25h TRIBE.How does your working day look like
Assist in reaching the website sales targets and distribution goals, i.e., % contribution of revenue
Maintain and develop the hotel website as a source of bookings/revenue.
Maintain content accuracy featured on the propertys and 3rd party websites where the hotel distributes inventory.
Ensure the website is always correctly positioned and distributed on Brand domains
Report and act upon the pre-determined and campaign-based KPIs
Establish relationships with corporate and regional offices in digital strategy, revenue management, and marketing.
Contribute to the hotel content for the brand website/s as required and according to the given deadlines and policies.
Ensure that the hotel & F&B digital platforms are constantly optimized with striking imagery and accurate content.
Website Content Management & Functionality - MAR
Ensures website content is current across all supporting languages & updated according to the CMS corporate & brand guidelines
Liaise with the corporate/regional office for any website enhancements.
Establish, develop, and maintain a keyword matrix for the hotel and consider it when designing website content
Review and maintain rate and room type descriptions in HOD/Synxis (e.g., translations, images, etc.) in coordination with relevant stakeholders
Maintains and reports any issues related to web functionalities like API integrations, device responsiveness, load ratio, etc
Ensure all content pictures and text matches brand standards
Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to consolidate and implement promotional content for special offers and packages
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) - REV
Measure and report on weekly SERPs performance across different search engines
Continuously optimize content (across all languages) - Ensure efficient use of researched keywords and recommends data-driven amends
Maintain all photos and digital assets correctly tagged and indexed
Review and monitor the content and search engine ranking of competitors websites and react appropriately to maintain competitiveness.
Update and optimize meta, titles, descriptions, and tags.
Ensure a high degree of web crawlability is maintained
Liaise with the web agency and corporate office for any website/IBE enhancements.
eMail Marketing & CRM campaigns - MAR
Develop and maintain a database of corporate, F&B and hotel newsletter subscribers through both online and offline solicitation in compliance of the GDPR framework
Implement a CRM tool to deliver personalized campaigns
Helps build a proactive CRM strategy with clearly defined KPIs
Prepare and send, with regular frequency, CRMs to all opted-in guests/individuals from the hotel and F&B outlets
Oversee data-management of F&B SevenRooms accounts, ensuring integration with hotel CRM system and appropriate use of data, data-capture and retargeting
Ensure emailers are in line with the strategy and corporate/brand guidelines & (i.e., Corporate Identity)
Social Media - MAR
Collaborate with the social media team, marketing, and revenue management to support decision-making with crucial analytics (including but not limited to Meta, Tiktok, Snapchat)
Provide periodic updates on social media strategies on pre-defined KPIs
Provide weekly updates on social media strategies on pre-defined
eMarketing Strategy - MAR/REV
Develop and implement eMarketing initiatives for the hotels key feeder markets to increase the number of qualified visitors to the hotel website, thus increasing revenues and conversion.
Identify and develop joint e-commerce initiatives with qualified local, regional, and/or national partners/sites.
Establish and implement the hotels annual advertising plan for electronic channels and assist with matters related to creative and media planning for PPC.
Ensure brand and marketing message on electronic channels is consistent with overall marketing activities, i.e., special promotions/offers, etc.
Research and benchmark electronic media adverts and articles to ensure that the hotel remains a market leader and collaborates with PR & Marketing closely.
Review and regularly monitor the hotels primary competition set and maintain digital performance competitiveness.
Website Analytics - REV
Analyze the website user behavior, site performance, source of referrals, etc.; and act accordingly
Analyze the website production (bookings) reports available from the website statistical package and/or from the hotels Opera property management system or any other such MIS tool.
Provide monthly reports on website KPI to the hotels management team and the regional and corporate offices.
Support - REV
Monitor and assist in ensuring Rate parity with Revenue management across e-distribution channels.
Take mandatory corporate training offered and relate this to the respective heads of the department.
Qualifications
Degree in marketing, hospitality, or business-related studies is essential
Strong understanding of digital marketing/e-commerce with previous experience
Fluent in English (Arabic is an advantage)
Experience in a hotel ecommerce / digital marketing department or similar
Strong competence in understanding loyalty and customer recognition
Work collaboratively with multiple departments in a high-pressure environment
Keeping across developments in the world of digital and e-commerce
Strong attention to detail and the production of high-quality work