Director of Marketing (Parental Leave Cover)
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.
Date: 12 hours ago
City: Melbourne, Victoria
Contract type: Contractor
Additional Information
Job Number25112736
Job CategorySales & Marketing
LocationThe Ritz-Carlton Melbourne, 650 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3000VIEW ON MAP
ScheduleFull Time
Located Remotely?N
Position Type Management
Join our Ladies & Gentlemen - Director of Marketing (Parental Leave Cover)
We are seeking a visionary Director of Marketing to join The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne on a fixed-term contract to lead our marketing function during a period of parental leave coverage. In this role, you will be responsible for shaping and executing strategic marketing initiatives that enhance brand visibility, drive demand, and support the hotel’s commercial objectives. You will lead a talented team across digital, brand, content, and communications, ensuring every campaign reflects the elegance and excellence of The Ritz-Carlton brand. This position requires a balance of strategic oversight and hands-on leadership, fostering strong relationships with internal Marriott stakeholders and key external partners.
Key Responsibilities:
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel is part of Marriott International's Luxury portfolio, which has committed to putting people first for 90+ years. Apply now!
We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognize that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.
Marriott is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have disability, illness or injury, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone to discuss adjustments and our recruitment process, please email us at [email protected].
At more than 100 award-winning properties worldwide, The Ritz-Carlton Ladies and Gentlemen create experiences so exceptional that long after a guest stays with us, the experience stays with them. Attracting the world’s top hospitality professionals who curate lifelong memories, we believe that everyone succeeds when they are empowered to be creative, thoughtful and compassionate.
Every day, we set the standard for rare and special luxury service the world over and pride ourselves on delivering excellence in the care and comfort of our guests.
Your role will be to ensure that the “Gold Standards” of The Ritz-Carlton are delivered graciously and thoughtfully every day. The Gold Standards are the foundation of The Ritz-Carlton and are what guides us each day to be better than the next. It is this foundation and our belief that our culture drives success by which The Ritz Carlton has earned the reputation as a global brand leader in luxury hospitality. As part of our team, you will learn and exemplify the Gold Standards, such as our Employee Promise, Credo and our Service Values. And our promise to you is that we offer the chance to be proud of the work you do and who you work with.
In joining The Ritz-Carlton, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.
Job Number25112736
Job CategorySales & Marketing
LocationThe Ritz-Carlton Melbourne, 650 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3000VIEW ON MAP
ScheduleFull Time
Located Remotely?N
Position Type Management
Join our Ladies & Gentlemen - Director of Marketing (Parental Leave Cover)
We are seeking a visionary Director of Marketing to join The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne on a fixed-term contract to lead our marketing function during a period of parental leave coverage. In this role, you will be responsible for shaping and executing strategic marketing initiatives that enhance brand visibility, drive demand, and support the hotel’s commercial objectives. You will lead a talented team across digital, brand, content, and communications, ensuring every campaign reflects the elegance and excellence of The Ritz-Carlton brand. This position requires a balance of strategic oversight and hands-on leadership, fostering strong relationships with internal Marriott stakeholders and key external partners.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the execution of strategic marketing plans aligned with commercial goals.
- Manage all marketing channels including digital, social, content, partnerships, and public relations.
- Champion the brand voice and visual identity across all touchpoints.
- Build strong relationships with internal departments and external partners.
- Analyse market trends and performance metrics to inform marketing decisions.
- Guide, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team.
- Oversee the marketing budget, ensuring disciplined cost control and maximum ROI.
- Support and participate in associate engagement and recognition initiatives.
- Demonstrated success in a senior marketing leadership role, preferably in luxury hospitality, travel, or lifestyle sectors.
- Full Australian working rights.
- Confident communicator with strong stakeholder engagement and presentation skills.
- Strategic thinker with creative flair and commercial acumen.
- Agile, proactive, and solutions-focused, thriving in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Exclusive staff discounts on food and beverage and hotel rooms (including all properties within the Marriott International group) for you, your family and friends
- Be part of Life with the Works program where you can enjoy flexible working hours & locations, time off to pursue your passion through sabbatical leave, and paid leave during your birthday month
- Grow, develop, and progress with internationally recognised training programs, unlimited strategic development and exciting career opportunities within the Marriott International group
- Genuine care for associates’ physical, emotional and financial wellbeing through our Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunity to receive Employee Referral Incentives and get paid for working with your friend
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel is part of Marriott International's Luxury portfolio, which has committed to putting people first for 90+ years. Apply now!
We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognize that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.
Marriott is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have disability, illness or injury, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone to discuss adjustments and our recruitment process, please email us at [email protected].
At more than 100 award-winning properties worldwide, The Ritz-Carlton Ladies and Gentlemen create experiences so exceptional that long after a guest stays with us, the experience stays with them. Attracting the world’s top hospitality professionals who curate lifelong memories, we believe that everyone succeeds when they are empowered to be creative, thoughtful and compassionate.
Every day, we set the standard for rare and special luxury service the world over and pride ourselves on delivering excellence in the care and comfort of our guests.
Your role will be to ensure that the “Gold Standards” of The Ritz-Carlton are delivered graciously and thoughtfully every day. The Gold Standards are the foundation of The Ritz-Carlton and are what guides us each day to be better than the next. It is this foundation and our belief that our culture drives success by which The Ritz Carlton has earned the reputation as a global brand leader in luxury hospitality. As part of our team, you will learn and exemplify the Gold Standards, such as our Employee Promise, Credo and our Service Values. And our promise to you is that we offer the chance to be proud of the work you do and who you work with.
In joining The Ritz-Carlton, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.
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