Marketing Manager, Vertical Programs
Hotel Engine is the world’s largest Lodging Performance Network, established to create a richer, more rewarding business travel experience by connecting a global network of businesses and lodging partners. Our innovative travel-tech company is on an incredible growth trajectory and will continue to build on our strong foundations by bringing our customer obsession, data-driven problem-solving, and bias for action into every decision we make.
In December of 2021, we closed our series B funding round with a $1.3 billion valuation, and that’s just the beginning. We expect 2022 to be our best year yet.
Working hard behind the scenes building and supporting our platform are exceptional people–from our large engineering and product teams to our fast-growing sales, supplier, and member support orgs, to our data, marketing, and operations teams.
We value our individuality, and we also understand that together, we thrive. Most importantly, we know we’re not for everyone! We’re focused on finding the right people who are energized by our culture, with diverse experiences and backgrounds that will help us unlock our full potential. Complacency doesn’t live here. We’ve built a team of world-class people who really want to work with other world-class people. Click here to view our DNA, and if you like what you see, please, read on!
Hotel Engine, a startup based in Denver, is a leader in travel tech with a demonstrated track record of growth and impact. Our foundations are strong, and we’ve navigated the COVID-19 crisis by bringing our customer obsession, innovative platform, data-driven problem-solving, and bias for action into every decision. By partnering with tens of thousands of businesses and government agencies and hundreds of thousands of hotels around the world, we have built a resilient and adaptable business model and 2021 will be our best year yet. Working hard behind the scenes are exceptional people – from our large engineering and product teams, to our fast-growing sales, supplier, and member experience orgs, to our data, marketing, and operations teams. As individuals and together, we show our DNA every day with our curiosity, will to win, ownership and high standards.
We are looking for a Marketing Manager, Vertical Programs to lead the strategy and execution of integrated marketing campaigns within priority industries. As a key member of the growth marketing team, this person will be responsible for developing programs to drive demand in key vertical markets.
The individual in this role will be charged with planning and executing a coherent vertical marketing plan, including both direct and digital marketing, social media, retargeting, and field events.
Essential Functions:
- Own and execute demand generation campaigns on Hotel Engine’s key verticals aligned with our sales strategy.
- Develop messaging and materials for vertical campaigns that are consistent with the company and brand positioning and aligned to target personas and segments.
- Conduct extensive research related to Hotel Engine’s core vertical markets and apply learnings to strategy.
- Partner with the content team to develop compelling content that generates awareness and quality leads within our key vertical markets.
- Scout and manage events and sponsorships aligned with our target audience – some travel required.
- Partner with industry-specific media companies to build and execute campaigns designed to generate awareness and qualified leads within our key vertical markets.
- Employ a disciplined approach to lead management and program performance, aligning lead management process to campaign strategies and partnering with inside sales to enable effective disposition and nurturing of leads.
- Design, build, and monitor reporting to measure overall program effectiveness, communicate performance against KPIs, and identify key insights & opportunities.
- Manage weekly and monthly reporting and tracking, flagging issues for internal stakeholders and report metrics appropriately.
- Report to the Senior Manager, Growth Marketing.
Required Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, related field or equivalent experience.
- Expert with 3-5 years of experience in vertical marketing, segment marketing, or related experience.
- Demonstrated track record of creating successful and revenue-impacting marketing campaigns.
- Experience managing events from scouting all the way through to execution.
- Experience using marketing automation solutions (Hubspot, Marketo, Pardot) and Salesforce.com.
- A solid background in lead and campaign management.
- Data-driven and able to turn customer insights into actionable growth initiatives.
- A strong affinity to work with sales and partnering with them to help them succeed.
- Strong experience measuring program effectiveness and ROI.
- Exceptional and effective oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to multi-task and juggle many simultaneous priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Detail-oriented and excellent problem-solver.
- Solid team player - we achieve more as a team!
- Strongly align with Hotel Engine’s core values: customer obsessed, bias for action, think big!
- Ability to legally work in the US (sponsorship not available).
- Ability to travel.
- Strong proficiency of Microsoft Office applications.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- This position has no initial direct reports.
Cash compensation:
The total cash compensation for this role is $109,250 -$120,750/year with an annual bonus target of up to 15%. Overall Total Earning potential including the bonus is $125,637.5 - $138,862.5 plus stock options. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including prior experience, expertise & may vary from the amount above.
Remote Opportunities:
- This role is eligible for remote work. Hotel Engine is authorized to do business in AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT & WA. If you are not located in or able to work from a state where Hotel Engine is registered, you will not be eligible for employment. Please speak with your recruiter to learn more.
Hotel Engine Total Rewards Philosophy | We recognize that there is more to work than the day-to-day responsibilities. Hotel Engine is on Built in Colorado’s 2020 Best Places to Work list and provides each employee with the opportunity to take on new challenges that support their near and long-term goals in a high-growth, startup environment. We also give back and have comprehensive corporate social responsibility programs supporting community, social justice and environmental causes. In addition to a collaborative, high-performing team environment, we’re pleased to offer benefits including:
- Competitive base salaries.
- Stock options for all associates.
- Performance-based stock options.
- Insurance benefits including medical coverage (with a plan available at no cost to employees), 100% paid dental and vision insurance.
- Generous time-off including unlimited PTO, sick days and two paid volunteer days each year.
- Parental leave and family medical leave.
- 401(k) match.
Hotel Engine Total Rewards Philosophy | We recognize that there is more to work than day-to-day responsibilities. Hotel Engine has been recognized on Built-in Colorado’s Best Places to Work list 3 years in a row (2020-2022) for our positive culture and robust growth opportunities.
As a company, we’re also dedicated to giving back to our greater community, and have comprehensive corporate social responsibility programs supporting community, social justice and environmental causes. In addition to a collaborative, high-performing team environment, we’re pleased to offer benefits including:
- Competitive base salaries
- Annual performance bonuses
- Stock options for all associates + performance-based stock options
- Insurance benefits including medical coverage (with a plan available at no cost to employees) + 100% paid dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a match program
- Unlimited PTO + 2 paid days each year to volunteer with your favorite non-profit
- Paid parental leave and family medical leave
- Hotel discounts through our exclusive platform
- The ability to make a real impact in an incredibly fast-growing organization; you’ll never be just another cog in the wheel.