NYX Hotels is a lifestyle hotel brand. A destination where refinement meets unique urban style. Located right where it’s all happening. Our curated rooms, chic bars and restaurant are perfect for working, socialising, celebrating and unwinding. Whatever the occasion, NYX Hotel is always the place to be.
Currently located in Dublin (2 hotels), London, Edinburgh (opening Dec 2024), this is an exciting opportunity for an outgoing, creative person who has their finger on the pulse of all that is happening in the art, music and the nightlife scene and lives and breathes social media. The role is to grow and develop the NYX Hotel brand in the UK and Ireland using social media, partnerships and influencers primarily to drive awareness and launch new locations.
Some of the perks you could enjoy include:
1. Head of Department bonus scheme: based on our financial and your personal performances
2. Enhanced pension plan
3. Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK & Europe: get planning that city break you’ve been dreaming of!
4. Company-wide recognition scheme: for being your fabulous self, you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
5. Meals on duty
6. Talent referral scheme: earn yourself a bonus for recommending a friend to join us
7. We love to get together and celebrate: we regularly host Thank You Week (your hotel could have anything from ice cream trucks to pizza parties) and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Employee Awards Celebration
8. The important stuff: access to the Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Support
9. Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression
Key Responsibilities
10. Brand Management of a growing hotel brand (4 hotels in Dublin, London, Edinburgh) and associated food and beverage outlets
11. Development, delivery & evaluation of annual plan for each hotel to include tactical, promotional campaigns, social media strategy, ezine and comms strategy, photography and video etc
12. Successful launch of new hotels including development, delivery & evaluation of launch plan to include brand PR and communications, design & print of all brand collateral, promotional activity
13. Defining the customer experience from all points of the customer journey – NYX hotels are not just a stay, they are an experience
14. Curating service touchpoints to reflect the brand ethos
15. Establishing partnerships that compliment and elevate the NYX brand
16. Making sure that NYX hotels become part of their cities and community, focusing on the local Art and Music scene
17. Work with the social media executives to ensure that the NYX social channels feature cutting age creativity and establish a connection with their communities
18. Oversee the PR programme and associated PR agencies for all NYX hotels including Influencer collaborations
19. Responsible for working with cross functional team to identity new opportunities/address issues, developing proposals & executing agreed plan
20. Support hotels with any marketing support requests
21. Lead key projects as requested
22. Manage a team of 3 marketing & social media executives
23. Manage marketing budget
Key skills required:
Graduate from marketing discipline
Min 2-5 years experience in management role
Proven Track Record In:
24. Management of & exposure to all aspects of brand marketing
25. People Management experience
26. Experience in the management of all elements of the marketing mix (delivery, execution & evaluation of same) & working with designers, printers, creative and PR agencies
27. Experience of leading cross functional teams & with 3rd party agencies to deliver effective results
28. Good commercial understanding, with proven track record of applying this understanding in practice
29. Preparing and executing promotional and launch plans in market
30. Brand Management and launch of new brands in the marketplace
31. Management of day-to-day business processes eg budget management, purchase orders
Why come join us as a Brand Manager?
We look after our City Lovers just as well as we look after our guests. Once you’re part of the NYX team, you’re part of the whole Leonardo community and it’s our job to keep you at the top of your game! Our HODs and Managers all hold key team leadership roles, so we support your skills with our “People Programme” and “Passion 4 People Leonardo Culture” workshops.
To develop vital business and people skills we offer an 8-month “Fast Forward Programme”, or if the time is right our longer-term “Accelerate Programme” will prepare you for your first DGM or Operations Manager role! “Accelerate” develops your abilities and expertise at Leonardo Hotels, along with an Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) certificate and membership of the Institute of Hospitality (IoH). With our support on tap, top-notch practical training and clear progression you’ll be on track for a brilliant future in Hospitality.
Our Story
NYX Hotels are a new generation of hotels: reflecting the unique vibe of the city, each hotel stands out with a distinctive design concept by celebrating local art. NYX Hotels is part of the Leonardo Hotels brand, which operates over 50 hotels across the UK & Ireland. There are so many plans for major expansion over the next few years’; there’s never been a more exciting time to join us!