Summary
Ennismore is hiring a Marketing Manager for Caravan by Our Habitas Hatta, an adventure-focused hospitality destination in Hatta, United Arab Emirates. The role leads property marketing strategy and campaigns across digital, social media, content, partnerships, public relations, and launch activity. Responsibilities include managing the marketing calendar and budget, coordinating agencies and internal teams, building community relationships, and measuring campaign performance. Applicants should have marketing experience in hospitality, lifestyle, travel, luxury, wellness, or experiential brands; pre-opening experience is highly desirable.
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Company Description
Our adventure camp in the Hatta mountains celebrates the land’s spirit, providing countless ways to play and explore the outdoors. Fifty caravans form a lively community inspired by nomadic exploration, surrounded by hiking and biking trails throughout mountainous terrain that immerse guests in the region’s natural beauty. A central restaurant fueled by local flavors is designed for guests to gather, and a wellness center offers restorative rituals drawing from local tradition.
Job Description
As the Marketing Manager at Caravan by Our Habitas Hatta, you will lead the development and execution of the property’s marketing strategy, building awareness, driving demand, and positioning Caravan as a distinctive lifestyle and experiential destination. Working closely with property leadership, regional marketing, commercial teams, and external partners, you will bring the brand to life through compelling storytelling, content, campaigns, partnerships, and community engagement.
This role is ideal for a creative, commercially minded, and hands-on marketer who understands lifestyle hospitality and knows how to turn a brand concept into meaningful guest engagement, strong visibility, and measurable commercial results.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of the property’s marketing strategy, aligned with the Our Habitas brand identity, positioning, and commercial objectives
- Develop and manage integrated marketing campaigns across digital, social media, content, partnerships, PR, activations, and relevant offline channels
- Own the marketing calendar, ensuring campaigns and communications are strategically planned, well executed, and aligned with business priorities
- Lead the development of compelling content and storytelling that captures the spirit, experiences, people, and sense of place of Caravan by Our Habitas Hatta
- Manage social media channels and digital presence, ensuring a distinctive brand voice, engaging content, and meaningful community interaction
- Lead pre-opening and launch marketing initiatives, building awareness, anticipation, and demand ahead of opening
- Develop and manage partnerships with relevant brands, creators, influencers, media, local businesses, and lifestyle communities to increase reach and brand visibility
- Work closely with Sales, Revenue, PR, Operations, and regional marketing teams to maximise opportunities for guest acquisition, revenue generation, and destination awareness
- Identify relevant market trends, audience insights, and cultural opportunities to keep the property’s marketing activity fresh, relevant, and competitive
- Manage external agencies, creative partners, freelancers, and suppliers where required, ensuring quality, timelines, and brand consistency
- Oversee the development of marketing collateral, digital assets, presentations, newsletters, promotional materials, and other communications
- Monitor marketing performance across campaigns, social media, digital channels, partnerships, and activations, using insights to optimise activity and demonstrate ROI
- Manage the property marketing budget effectively, ensuring spend is aligned with priorities and delivers measurable impact
- Ensure all marketing communications consistently reflect the Our Habitas philosophy, visual identity, tone of voice, and distinctive guest experience
- Act as a brand ambassador for Caravan by Our Habitas Hatta, building meaningful connections with guests, the local community, and the wider lifestyle ecosystem
Qualifications
- Marketing Experience: Proven experience in marketing within hospitality, lifestyle, travel, luxury, wellness, or experiential brands, with a strong understanding of guest-led marketing
- Pre-Opening & Launch Experience: Previous experience supporting or leading hotel, resort, restaurant, or lifestyle brand pre-openings and launches is highly desirable
- Digital & Social Expertise: Strong understanding of digital marketing, social media, content strategy, campaign management, and performance marketing, with the ability to translate strategy into engaging execution
- Brand Storytelling: Creative and commercially minded, with the ability to bring a brand’s story, personality, and sense of place to life through compelling content, campaigns, and experiences
- Partnerships & Community: Experience building relationships with creators, media, lifestyle brands, local partners, and relevant communities to build awareness and engagement
- Commercial Acumen: Strong understanding of how marketing activity contributes to awareness, guest acquisition, engagement, conversion, and overall commercial performance
- Project Management: Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple campaigns, projects, agencies, and deadlines in a fast-paced pre-opening environment
- Stakeholder Management: Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to work collaboratively with property leadership, commercial teams, regional stakeholders, agencies, and external partners
- Brand & Cultural Fit: Passionate about lifestyle hospitality, experiences, travel, and creating meaningful connections, with an authentic appreciation for the Our Habitas philosophy and values
- Great Personality: At Caravan by Our Habitas Hatta, personality and experience are equally valued. We celebrate individuality, creativity, and authenticity—bringing your own perspective, positive energy, curiosity, and passion is essential.
Additional Information
Why Join Caravan by Our Habitas Hatta?
Be part of the launch team for a new experiential hospitality concept in the UAE, combining nature, adventure, design, wellness, and community. This is an opportunity to help shape the identity of a destination from the ground up and create memorable experiences for a new generation of travellers.
What’s in it for you...
- Lots of opportunity to progress and switch it up as part of a global family of brands.
- Great healthcare, competitive salary, and some nice extra perks across the Ennismore family of brands!
- Learning opportunities to broaden your skillset and development that helps you think, make, and thrive at work
- The opportunity to be yourself and collaborate with other bright minds in a relaxed, innovative culture