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Marketing Communications Manager
Role summary
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The Marketing Communications Manager leads the hotel’s communications, public relations, media relations, content, social media and promotional activities. Requirements typically include a degree in marketing, communications, public relations or hospitality, together with several years of relevant experience, preferably in a luxury hotel or consumer brand. Strong writing, editing, presentation, project management and digital marketing skills are expected, along with excellent English and the ability to manage agencies, media contacts and internal stakeholders. The successful candidate should be creative, commercially aware, well organised and confident working in a fast-paced environment. The role also requires a polished professional manner, attention to detail and the ability to protect and strengthen the hotel’s brand reputation.
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’ leading business and commercial district. It is part of Shangri-La Group, an international hospitality company known for premium hotels, resorts and personalised Asian-inspired service. The property serves business travellers, leisure guests, corporate clients and social events, offering accommodation, restaurants, meeting facilities, wellness services and extensive guest amenities. Its communications and marketing team promotes the hotel’s rooms, dining outlets, events, packages and brand reputation across media, digital channels and business networks. Employees generally work in a highly professional, guest-focused environment with international service standards. The hotel offers opportunities to build experience in luxury hospitality, marketing communications, public relations, events and commercial operations while working with multicultural teams and demanding corporate and leisure markets.