Marketing Communication Manager

Role summary

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The Marketing Communication Manager is responsible for developing and executing the hotel’s marketing, public relations, digital communication, media relations, and promotional activities. Candidates should have a degree or diploma in marketing, communications, public relations, hospitality, or a related field, together with relevant hotel or tourism experience. Strong writing, presentation, networking, campaign planning, and social media skills are expected. Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia, creativity, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage agencies, media contacts, budgets, and deadlines are important. The successful candidate will strengthen the hotel’s visibility, support revenue goals, protect brand standards, and build positive relationships with guests, partners, and the local community.

About the employer

Grand Hotel Preanger Bandung, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, is a historic luxury property in Bandung, West Java, operating under Marriott International’s Tribute Portfolio brand. The hotel combines heritage architecture and local character with the service standards, distribution network, and loyalty benefits associated with Marriott Bonvoy. Located in central Bandung, it serves leisure travelers, business guests, weddings, meetings, and social events. Its marketing communication team typically promotes accommodation, dining, events, local experiences, and the hotel’s distinctive heritage identity through media relations, digital channels, partnerships, and campaigns. As part of Tribute Portfolio, the property offers an individually styled hospitality experience while remaining connected to Marriott’s international systems and commercial resources. The role therefore suits someone who can balance local storytelling and relationship-building with structured brand, revenue, and corporate communication requirements.

Working in Indonesia

Indonesia offers hospitality, tourism, marketing, food and beverage, wellness, and event opportunities across Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumatra, and other islands. Java, including Bandung and Jakarta, has strong corporate and hotel employment, while Bali and Lombok provide more resort-focused roles and international exposure. Indonesian culture values warmth, respect for hierarchy, community, and relationship-building; learning Bahasa Indonesia is highly useful. Lifestyle varies from busy urban living to relaxed coastal communities, with generally affordable food and services, although Bali and Jakarta can be expensive in popular areas. Foreign workers normally need employer sponsorship and an appropriate work permit and visa, commonly arranged through the hiring company; working on a tourist visa is not permitted. Relocation planning should include accommodation, health insurance, transport, banking, tax registration, and document legalization. Local salaries may be modest compared with Western markets, but benefits and the overall cost of living can be attractive.