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Marketing Communications Executive
Role summary
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The Marketing Communications Executive supports the hotel’s communications, publicity and marketing activities. Typical responsibilities include preparing press releases and promotional materials, coordinating media visits, managing social media and digital content, supporting campaigns and events, maintaining relationships with journalists and partners, and ensuring consistent brand messaging. Candidates are generally expected to hold a degree in marketing, communications, public relations or a related field, with experience in hotel, travel, lifestyle or consumer marketing preferred. Strong writing, editing, presentation and organizational skills are important, along with creativity, attention to detail, confidence dealing with media and the ability to manage multiple deadlines. Familiarity with social media platforms, content production and basic marketing analytics is also advantageous.
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 Makati Shangri-La, Manila
Makati Shangri-La, Manila is a luxury five-star hotel located in the heart of Makati, the Philippines’ major business and commercial district. It is part of Shangri-La Group, an international hospitality company known for upscale hotels, resorts and distinctive Asian-inspired service. The property offers guest rooms and suites, restaurants and bars, meeting and event facilities, wellness services and other amenities serving business and leisure travelers. As a prominent hotel in Metro Manila, it works with corporate clients, tourism partners, media organizations and event planners. Employees typically operate in a highly service-focused, multicultural environment where professionalism, hospitality standards, teamwork and attention to detail are valued. Marketing communications staff help strengthen the hotel’s reputation, promote its dining and accommodation offerings, support revenue-generating campaigns and maintain relationships with media and community partners.