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Marketing Communications Specialist
Role summary
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The Marketing Communications Specialist supports The Westin Manila’s brand communication, public relations, media relations, digital content, social media, campaigns, and promotional activities. Requirements typically include a degree in marketing, communications, public relations, hospitality, or a related field, along with relevant hotel, lifestyle, or corporate communications experience. Strong writing, editing, presentation, organization, and interpersonal skills are expected, as well as confidence working with media, agencies, internal departments, and external partners. Familiarity with social media platforms, content planning, marketing tools, and basic performance reporting is useful. The candidate should be creative, detail-oriented, commercially aware, professional, and able to manage multiple deadlines while representing Westin’s wellness-focused brand consistently.
Can I work in the Philippines?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: The employer files a work permit (Alien Employment Permit) after a local-first job notice, then a 9(g) visa; hotels get permits for specialists, not line staff.
Watch for: From 11 November 2026: job notice online, decision in 10 working days. Filing is online only, at the labour department's central office, since 2026.
Official source: Bureau of Immigration: Pre-arranged Employment Visa (9G). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the Philippines
Usual for the Philippines, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not in city hotels; island resorts (Boracay, Siargao) may give shared staff quarters |
|---|---|
| Meals | Duty meals in the staff canteen |
| Flights | Senior packages only |
| Service charge | All of it shared equally among staff except managers (by law); the amount varies by hotel |
| Contract | Probation up to 6 months (by law); foreigners' contracts follow the permit, 1 to 3 years |
| Leave | 5 days after 1 year; 10 regular holidays; 13th-month pay (by law) |
| Income tax | 0% to PHP 250,000 a year (about USD 4,000), then 15% to 35% |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About The Westin Manila
The Westin Manila is part of Marriott International, one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, operating a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts across numerous countries and territories. Westin is Marriott’s wellness-oriented brand, built around the idea of helping guests feel well during travel through restorative sleep, nutritious dining, movement, mindful experiences, and service focused on personal wellbeing. The Manila property serves business and leisure travelers and is expected to combine Westin’s global standards with local Filipino hospitality. Employees generally work within a structured international hotel environment, collaborating across rooms, food and beverage, events, sales, finance, and guest services. Marriott offers opportunities for professional development, cross-property exposure, and career progression within its global network. Actual benefits, opening timelines, and employment terms depend on the specific property and local contract.