Portfolio Digital Executive

Role summary

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The Portfolio Digital Executive supports the hotel’s digital marketing and online presence across relevant channels. Key requirements typically include experience in digital marketing, social media management, content creation, website updates, online campaigns, and performance reporting. Familiarity with platforms such as Meta Business Suite, Google Analytics, content management systems, and email marketing tools is valuable. The candidate is expected to produce engaging, brand-consistent content, coordinate with hotel departments and agencies, monitor online reputation, and use data to improve reach, engagement, and direct bookings. Strong communication, organisation, creativity, attention to detail, and an understanding of hospitality marketing are important. Previous hotel, tourism, or agency experience and excellent English skills would be advantageous.

About the employer

Novotel Bur Dubai is a contemporary four-star hotel operated under Accor, one of the world’s largest hospitality groups. Located in Dubai’s Bur Dubai district, the hotel serves business travellers, families, and visitors exploring the city. It offers modern accommodation, dining facilities, meeting spaces, leisure amenities, and convenient access to major attractions and transport links. As part of Accor, the property benefits from an international brand network, established hospitality standards, training opportunities, and employee programmes. Accor operates hotels across luxury, premium, midscale, and economy segments, with brands including Raffles, Fairmont, Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Mercure, ibis, and Mövenpick. Employees can expect a multicultural workplace, structured operating procedures, guest-focused service standards, and opportunities to build experience within the wider hospitality group.

Working in United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is not an island but a federation of seven emirates, with Dubai and Abu Dhabi offering the largest range of hospitality, tourism, retail, aviation, and digital marketing jobs. The culture combines Emirati traditions with a highly international population; respectful dress, punctuality, and awareness of Islamic customs are important. Life is modern and convenient, with excellent transport, restaurants, beaches, shopping, and entertainment, although summer heat is intense and housing can be expensive. Most foreign employees require employer-sponsored residence and work visas. Employers commonly arrange the work permit, medical examination, Emirates ID, and residency process after hiring. Candidates should confirm salary, accommodation or allowance, transport, insurance, annual leave, flights, and probation terms before relocating. Dubai is well connected internationally, but newcomers should budget for deposits, commuting, and initial living expenses.