Area Director of Marketing

At Makeready we are searching for curious self-starters with a genuine interest in people. These hard-working individuals have always had a natural bend toward hospitality, no matter where they work, because they’ve always seen themselves as part of something bigger. Area Director of Marketing Responsible for leading and executing integrated marketing strategies across a portfolio of Makeready properties - The Adolphus, The Moran, and The Greenleigh, opening Winter 2026. This role partners closely with property leaders, Sales, Revenue Management, Food + Beverage, Brand, Digital, and agency partners to drive awareness, demand, revenue, and market positioning for each hotel within the assigned portfolio. Serving as both a strategic advisor and hands‑on marketing leader, the Area Director of Marketing translates Makeready's brand vision and each property's unique identity into actionable marketing plans that support commercial performance. This role is responsible for ensuring that property-level marketing efforts are thoughtful, differentiated, measurable, and aligned with broader business objectives. Requested Tasks Develop and execute annual and quarterly marketing strategies for assigned properties based on business priorities, revenue opportunities, market conditions, and brand positioning Translate portfolio and property-level business objectives into actionable marketing plans that support rooms, food + beverage, meetings, events, leisure, local, and ancillary revenue streams Serve as the primary marketing partner for Managing Directors, Directors of Sales + Marketing, Revenue leaders, and other property leadership teams Maintain a deep understanding of each property's positioning, competitive landscape, target audiences, demand drivers, and commercial priorities. Identify opportunities to strengthen awareness, market share, direct bookings, local engagement, and overall brand relevance. Balance portfolio consistency with the distinct identity, voice, experience, and market needs of each Makeready property. Support pre-opening, repositioning, renovation, conversion, and special project marketing initiatives as assigned. Protect and elevate the brand positioning and visual identity of each property in partnership with Makeready Brand and Creative teams. Ensure marketing communications consistently reflect property voice, storytelling, design standards, and guest experience. Partner with internal and external creative resources to develop compelling content, photography, video, campaigns, collateral, and digital assets. Develop annual and seasonal content priorities that support key need periods, packages, experiences, events, and property programming. Provide strategic direction for hotel websites, social media, email marketing, paid media, public relations, and third-party marketing platforms. Review and approve property marketing materials to ensure accuracy, quality, and brand alignment. Identify opportunities to leverage local partnerships, cultural moments, neighborhood connections, and destination storytelling. Partner with internal teams and external public relations agencies to develop property‑specific media strategies and storytelling opportunities.Identify newsworthy moments, leadership stories, openings, programming, awards, partnerships, and experiences worthy of media outreach. Support influencer, creator, and media stays in alignment with brand standards and commercial objectives. Develop strategic partnerships with local businesses, cultural organizations, attractions, tourism partners, and community groups. Evaluate sponsorships and partnership opportunities based on brand fit, audience relevance, and expected business impact. Ensure external partnerships are thoughtful, measurable, and aligned with each property's positioning. Work closely with other departments to ensure seamless guest experiences and alignment with brand standards Adhere to Makeready's Guiding Principles Additional duties and assignments as assigned Requested Capabilities Minimum of 7 years of progressive marketing experience, preferably within hospitality, lifestyle hotels, luxury hotels, restaurants, travel, or a related consumer-facing industry. Previous multi-property, regional, area, or portfolio marketing experience strongly preferred. Demonstrated success developing and executing integrated marketing strategies that drive awareness, engagement, and revenue. Strong understanding of hospitality commercial strategy, including the relationship between Marketing, Sales, Revenue Management, and Operations. Experience with digital marketing, paid media, CRM, social media, email marketing, website optimization, content strategy, and performance analytics. Experience marketing food + beverage concepts, restaurants, bars, or lifestyle experiences strongly preferred. Strong financial acumen with experience managing multiple marketing budgets and evaluating return on investment. Exceptional written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to manage multiple properties, stakeholders, campaigns, deadlines, and priorities simultaneously. Strong creative judgment paired with analytical thinking and commercial discipline. Ability to build credibility and influence across both corporate and property-level leadership teams. Proficiency with Microsoft Office, digital analytics platforms, social media tools, CRM systems, and hospitality marketing technologies. Ability to travel regularly among assigned properties and markets based on business needs. As part of the Makeready collection, we proudly offer a variety of thoughtful benefits and perks for eligible team members including accommodating PTO/PTO exchange, medical/dental/vision benefits, maternity/paternity leave, pet insurance, company-matched dependent care & 401k, student loan repayment program and a wide range of additional ancillary benefits. The health, happiness and well-being of our team is our top priority. We take pride in our Guiding Principles to help define how we successfully work together. We follow them not out of duty but live by them instinctively. Makeready LLC and its affiliated entities are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member as their true independent self. We are an equal opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. We are committed to building a team and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities and job performance. #J-18808-Ljbffr The Adolphus Group