REGIONAL MARKETING DIRECTOR
Position Title: REGIONAL MARKETING DIRECTOR
Pay Grade: 16
Reports To: Vp, Marketing & Strategy
Salary: $110,000-$125,000/yr.
Other Forms of Compensation: 10% Bonus Eligibility
Wolfgang Puck Catering is committed to recruiting individuals who express an interest in and passion for hospitality-driven experiences; who come from diverse backgrounds, are open-minded and curious about our clients and guests; and, most of all, who possess a welcoming smile and spirit. Our ultimate goal is to develop mentoring and career building opportunities through a talent pipeline that allows us to promote from within.
"The most important thing in life, whatever you do, has to be passion." Wolfgang Puck
Success on our team starts with our culture:
- We have Wolfgang’s PASSION for our business, our product, and our people / guests / clients.
- A FLEXIBLE MINDSET is key; we are strategic business partners who wear multiple hats.
- Our services require a CONCIERGE mentality, a bias to action with humble hospitality.
- We are out-of-the-box PROBLEM SOLVERS, who look around corners so our clients and guests don’t have to.
- We curate company and partner resources to bring our client’s vision to life. We seek to cultivate the next generation of talent, purveyors and partnerships.
- We bring an entrepreneurial approach to deliver results for our clients (you might call this scrappy).
- Collaboration and openness to innovative business tools, new ways of thinking and ability to partner across departments are essential to create optimal business solutions.
“I can have the best food, but if we don’t have good people, it won’t get you very far.”
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Job Summary
The nation’s most innovative catering organization Wolfgang Puck Catering is excited to add a new role to our passionate team – Regional Director of Marketing. Our diverse team is open-minded and curious about our clients & hardworking in the celebration of life through good food and welcoming hospitality. We curate company and partner resources to bring our client’s vision to life with a welcoming smile and spirit. Success on our team starts with our culture.
“I can have the best food, but if we don’t have good people, it won’t get you very far” Wolfgang Puck
The successful candidate will be a curious food-enthusiast, self-motivated, enthusiastic about our business, and inspired by our legendary brand. You will wear many hats, be highly organized, and optimally engage and communicate with multiple collaborators on all projects.
This dynamic leader will be responsible for developing and implementing marketing, design, and merchandising activities across Wolfgang Puck Catering to drive growth and continuously improve the guest experience. The role is based in our Los Angeles Headquarters, reporting to the Vice President of Strategy & Marketing. We will count on you to work with cross-functional teams of professionals across our catering, workplace, and venue clients. Candidates will have an outstanding background in marketing management with demonstrated ability to build brand awareness that improves company sales and profitability.
Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering national marketing strategies and plans to drive operational and hospitality excellence.
- Support senior leadership with marketing plans for all current/new operations and initiatives.
- Designing user engagement, experiences and marketing campaigns around hospitality offerings.
- Leveraging data analytics to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of all marketing initiatives and activities.
- Develop and implement monthly marketing calendars for all workplace and retail locations
- Ensure effective tracking of new initiatives and share results (ROI) with team(s)
- Overseeing the companies’ social media, content marketing and digital analytics strategy
- Planning, developing and executing integrated digital programs and campaigns across multiple digital platforms to deliver measurable results
- Leads optimization strategies to drive brand awareness, sales leads, restaurant reservations and other important metrics in a quantifiable way
- Assists with the organization’s website maintenance, SEO strategy including solidifying and ensuring consistency in the positioning and messaging of the company and brand
- Project management for all incoming marketing job requests
- Act as an internal expert in all facets of digital and social media marketing strategy; work with digital agency to plan and develop integrated digital and interactive programs and campaigns across multiple digital platforms to deliver measurable results.
- Assists in providing direction for contractors, consultants and agencies involved with database management, CRM, email marketing, SMS campaigns, SEO/online advertising and mobile strategy.
Qualifications
- Minimum seven years in managing high profile marketing programs (retail, hospitality, catering, restaurant), with a strong passion for food
- Experience in developing processes to organize, mobilize, scale and deliver consistently amidst time and business pressures and ambiguity.
- Passion, knowledge and appreciation of culinary arts, food and events
- Computer literacy – MS Office (including Word, Excel, Power Point & Outlook) and Adobe Creative Suite
- Experience coordinating omnichannel marketing programs
Apply to Wolfgang Puck today!
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Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.
Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act. We encourage applicants with a criminal history (and driving history) to apply.
Associates at Wolfgang Puck Catering are offered many fantastic benefits.
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance/ AD
- Disability Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Wolfgang Puck Catering maintains a drugfree workplace.
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