Sales Administrative Assistant/Marketing Coordinator

Houston Hotel

Discover a luxurious oasis at the Omni Houston Hotel. Situated on impeccably manicured grounds, the Houston Galleria hotel features the finest in Houston accommodations with sensational views of the city or pool area. The Omni Houston Hotel is centrally located in the prestigious Uptown Post Oak/Galleria area and is just minutes from all of the excitement that Houston, Texas has to offer.

The Omni Houston Hotel's associates enjoy a dynamic and exciting work environment, comprehensive training and mentoring, along with the pride that comes from working for a company with a reputation for exceptional service. We embody a culture of respect, gratitude and empowerment day in and day out. If you are a friendly, motivated person, with a passion to serve others, the Omni Houston Hotel may be your perfect match.

This person will collaborate with and assist the Director of Sales & Marketing, Omni Corporate PR and Marketing teams regarding brand initiatives. Through event creation, unique meetings, social exposure, and relationship management it will be paramount to the role of earning a reputation and "the place to be in Houston". A passion for building long lasting relationships, all things digital, strong writing skills, a collaborative spirit, and attention to detail will drive success in this position.

Drive local creative community awareness and build customer fan base who support and partner on events and programming
• A participant for marketing partnerships creating a unique environment for vendors to showcase products and promotions
• Assist with the creation of brand appropriate and channel-specific content that draws the attention of the experience seeker and lifestyle enthusiast which generates word of mouth and positive PR traction
• Pro-active business development to drive incremental revenue into unique spaces including Birdies, Black Swan, La Reserve, Private Cabanas, and other areas as needed
• Development and execution of promotions and packages that represent a unique lifestyle of luxury
• Create content such as blog post, tweets, Instagram etc. and post on all appropriate social channels with the goal of increasing social traffic to omnihotels.com
• Works with the sales team to drive revenue during need times through creative offerings and events
• Create and maintain content editorial calendar and work with appropriate third parties to pull through the execution
• Coordinate ad placement and complete information for print and digital publications
• Maintain effective relationships with local media representatives, photographers, and writers
• Assist with the development and implementation of Lobby Activations.
• Monitor and engage on various social media platforms, replying to comments, messages, inquiries, compliments and complaints in brand voice
• Act as liaison in ordering all marketing and sales related printing projects, such as brochure materials, posters, ads, direct mail, invitations, promotional items, etc.
• Collaborate with multi department contacts to gather and develop content
• Develop presentations, e-proposals, etc. as needed for the sales managers
• Maintain online sales collateral and update content as needed
• Provide advertising support for the purpose of generating incremental hotel revenues and local community visibility
• Proof and edit all collateral before processing to print
• Ensure hotel activity and associate accomplishments are relayed to the corporate offices and mentioned in companywide publications
• Assist with communication management and message counseling in a crisis situation and act as a liaison for corporate executive team.
• Ensure that listings in all directories and magazines are accurate and current.
• Maintain current information on websites for hotel with e-commerce.
• Evaluate advertising opportunities when appropriate.
• Coordinate hotel reservations in conjunction with trade agreements and maintain record of complimentary stays.
• Promptly respond to all media requests, provide accurate information, offer imagery and quotes when appropriate.
• Act as point of contact for photography shoots. Coordinate shot schedule, block space and notify necessary departments.
• Complete VIP welcome cards and amenity requests for all group and catering business including media and marketing related guests
• Maintain organized, neat and properly coded filing systems for all marketing, sales, and PR related files. Files must be current and chronological.
• Generate purchase orders for all Sales and Marketing related items. DOSM approval required before order is placed.
• Enters group information (sites, resumes) in FDC and distributes to all relevant departments.
• Enters work orders in Synergy as directed by managers.
• Assists unassigned managers as needed.
• Enters work orders in Synergy as directed by managers.
• Takes detailed phone and web leads, qualifies on the phone and distributes to the manager assigned to that market(s).
• Assists unassigned managers as needed.
• Assists in conducting department OST meetings
• Participates in schedule rotation for late coverage on days the office closes early.
• Create purchase orders in Birchstreet and submit for approval to necessary departments
• Complete other tasks as assigned by management.

• • Marketing major preferred.
  • Ability to take direction and follow through on tasks and assignments.
  • Strong networker with natural flare for event planning and programming.
  • Connected to the local scene or strong knowledge of what is locally relevant.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, grammar and editing skills.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Basic image editing skills.
  • Excellent working knowledge of all primary social channels including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, Tik Tok and Pinterest.
  • Aptitude and eagerness to understand Content Marketing, Social Media and Mobile in a brand environment.

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