Marketing Executive

Role summary

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The Marketing Executive supports the hotel’s marketing and communications activities, including campaign coordination, content creation, social media, promotional materials, market research, and partnership support. Candidates typically need a degree in marketing, communications, hospitality, or a related field, along with relevant hotel or marketing experience. Strong writing, organization, presentation, digital marketing, and interpersonal skills are expected. Familiarity with social media platforms, design tools, and basic reporting is advantageous. The successful candidate should be creative, commercially aware, detail-oriented, able to manage several deadlines, and comfortable working with hotel departments, agencies, guests, and external partners. Flexibility for events, weekends, and changing business priorities is also likely to be required.

About the employer

Shangri-La Group is a leading luxury hospitality company founded in Asia and known for its hotels, resorts, residences, and related businesses across the world. Its properties are recognized for warm Asian hospitality, high service standards, quality dining, wellness facilities, and distinctive guest experiences. In the Philippines, Shangri-La operates well-known properties in locations such as Makati, Bonifacio Global City, Cebu, and Boracay. Employees generally work in a professional, guest-focused environment with opportunities to collaborate across hotel departments and develop careers in international hospitality. Marketing teams support brand positioning, revenue generation, communications, events, digital engagement, and local partnerships. The group places strong emphasis on service excellence, teamwork, cultural awareness, integrity, and continuous learning.

Working in Philippines

The Philippines offers hospitality and marketing opportunities in Metro Manila, Cebu, Boracay, Palawan, Davao, and other resort destinations. Manila provides the broadest corporate and hotel job market, while island locations offer a more relaxed lifestyle but may have fewer services and higher seasonal costs. Filipino culture is friendly, family-oriented, community-minded, and strongly influenced by English, Spanish, Asian, and Western traditions. Daily life can be affordable, although housing in major business districts and popular resorts is comparatively expensive. Foreign nationals normally need an employer-sponsored work permit and appropriate visa, while Filipino citizens can work without additional immigration procedures. Relocating candidates should arrange employment before arrival, confirm accommodation and transport, review healthcare coverage, and prepare for tropical weather, traffic, and seasonal typhoons. Local language, customs, and workplace communication are generally easy for English speakers to navigate.