Director of Sales and Marketing

Who We Are

We love what we do and what we do is important! We believe that everyone should leave feeling better – this means not just our guests, but also our teammates. Everyone should go home feeling better because they learned something new, or had fun working that day. Therefore, we hire unique individuals who work together to create amazing experiences for our guests. We recognize that every member of the team contributes to the success of the whole hotel. No-one is more important than anyone else, and unless we are in it together, we can't create that special experience for our guest.

Your Mission

The Director of Sales and Marketing is the visionary for the rainmakers. Through the usual functions they lead direct sales solicitation, book the most profitable business and exude excellent communication and leadership skills. This is a tall order- we need a vibrant, creative, and passionate individual for the development of business to set the hotel up for success.

Cool under pressure and specializing in problem solving, the Director of Sales and Marketing is a titan of the industry involved in networking organizations and a proud representative of Virgin Hotels. Through their untouched relationships they have a pulse on supply, demand and market fluctuations. The hotel's profitability is top priority as is creating a culture of passion, inclusiveness and teamwork.

What We're Looking For

Skills are great but drive, vision and creativity are epic! We are looking for a great team player with the ability to create excellent working relationships across the group. You must have a collaborative approach with all departments, particularly food & beverage and of course, the sales & marketing and events team. You should be able to break down barriers and resolve potential conflicts swiftly and effortlessly.

Strong communication and presentation skills to all levels of management are essential. Creativity and innovation are key; we need someone who can think outside the box and approach all issues with a completely fresh approach. You must be able to anticipate needs and over deliver wherever possible, think on your feet, and use your initiative to solve problems and deliver solutions.

You will need excellent customer relations, communication, presentation, and organization skills. You must be able to change direction and work on multiple project aspects at once. Above all, you should be enthusiastic, passionate, and able to enthuse and motivate others. Your leadership ability and behavior must be consistent with Virgin Hotels Core Values: Fun, innovative, original and personable, and striving to deliver high quality and brilliant customer service.