Director of Marketing

Job Description

The Director of Marketing is responsible for developing and executing marketing strategies that strengthen Alwadi Hotel Doha’s brand, increase awareness, and support revenue growth. Requirements typically include a degree in marketing, communications, business, or hospitality, along with several years of hotel or luxury-brand marketing experience. Strong knowledge of digital marketing, social media, public relations, content creation, campaign management, and market analysis is expected. The candidate should be commercially minded, creative, well organized, and confident working with media, agencies, hotel departments, and senior management. Excellent English communication skills, leadership ability, and an understanding of Qatar’s luxury hospitality market are likely essential.

Company Info

Alwadi Hotel Doha – MGallery Collection is a luxury boutique hotel located in Msheireb Downtown Doha, Qatar. It is part of MGallery, Accor’s collection of distinctive hotels known for combining international hospitality standards with strong local character and individual storytelling. The hotel offers refined accommodation, restaurants and lounges, wellness facilities, meeting spaces, and personalized guest experiences influenced by Qatari culture. As an Accor property, it benefits from global commercial support, loyalty programs, training, and career opportunities across an international hospitality network. The hotel serves leisure travelers, business guests, luxury visitors, and events, positioning itself as a premium destination in central Doha. Marketing leadership is expected to balance brand building, public relations, digital engagement, partnerships, and commercial performance while promoting the hotel’s unique identity and supporting room, dining, wellness, and events revenue.

Destination Guide

Qatar is a compact Gulf country rather than an island, with Doha as its main employment and lifestyle hub. Hospitality, tourism, aviation, retail, events, finance, construction, education, healthcare, and technology offer opportunities for experienced professionals. The culture blends traditional Qatari values with a large international population; modest dress, respect for Islamic customs, and sensitivity during Ramadan are important. Doha provides modern malls, museums, beaches, restaurants, sports facilities, and a growing arts scene, while summer is extremely hot and humid. Most overseas employees need an employer-sponsored work visa and residence permit; the employer usually manages medical checks, documentation, and sponsorship procedures. Before relocating, candidates should confirm salary, accommodation or housing allowance, transport, insurance, flights, annual leave, and contract terms. English is widely used in business, although Arabic is valuable for local relationships. Qatar has no personal income tax on employment salaries, but living costs can be high, especially for housing and international schooling.