Marketing Manager

Our client in Manama, Bahrain, a market leading lounge, bar & nightclub, is looking for a Marketing Manager. This role is pivotal in balancing long-term brand development with immediate promotional requirements, managing a comprehensive digital presence, and ensuring the measurability of marketing impacts.

The role will be responsible for cultivating positive internal and external relationships, overseeing event management, optimizing CRM and data strategies, and guiding PR and communication efforts. The position is key to shaping the brand’s presence and customer experience in the dynamic world of nightlife and entertainment. This role is ideal for a visionary and proactive individual eager to make a significant impact in the hospitality sector.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Marketing Leadership

2. Marketing Planning and Calendar Management

3. Relationship Management and Development

4. Digital Marketing Presence

5. Custodian of the Customer Journey

6. Event Management and Calendar Execution

7. CRM & Data Management

8. Measurability of Marketing Impact

9. Agency and Contractor Coordination

10. PR & Communication Strategy

11. Budget Management

12. Adaptation and Innovation

13. Performance Monitoring

Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven experience in marketing, ideally in the hospitality or entertainment industry.
• Strong skills in strategic planning, digital marketing, and CRM management.
• Experience in measuring and analyzing the impact of marketing initiatives.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field.
• Leadership qualities with a focus on strategic thinking and innovation.
• A commitment to data-driven decision-making and relationship management.
• Requires the ability to organise oneself and work without continuous instruction, a strong ability to prioritise tasks and projects, work to budget and hit deadlines.
• Needs to think digitally and work independently.

Role & Growth

• Competitive market salary.
• Role will report to the Operations Manager and Managing Director, working directly at the top of the company.
• Young, dynamic environment, heavily international & multicultural in mentality, informal yet hard working in tone.
• Significant freedom in task and time management; role is a senior one, expected to be assessed on output not attendance.
• A chance to run a company’s entire marketing function; shape a young brand from its early stages.