The Director of Sales and Marketing is the leader of the sales and marketing strategy for the hotel. This role leverages a deep understanding of the marketing and sales channels that drive business in order to maximize property sales from an occupancy, market share, profit, customer engagement, and overall best stay experience for our guests. This leader should have in-depth understanding of proactive and reactive sales strategy, and take initiative to create programs that maximize sales in relevant channels. The Director of Sales and Marketing monitors property participation in and yield from sales channels (e.g., Property Sales, Marriott.com, Online Travel Agencies, and other Intermediaries) and develops strong working relationships to proactively position and market the property. The Director of Sales and Marketing provides oversight to marketing and communication resources for the hotel, and is chiefly responsible for planning, building, and enabling their team to execute on its brand(s) marketing strategy. This leader takes care to ensure his/her team effectively promotes the hotel in traditional, online, and PR channels. This role serves as a key point of connectivity for the global sales strategy and the global brand marketing and ecommerce strategies; balancing the execution of these plans in a way that drives profit for the owners and awareness for the brand.   CORE WORK ACTIVITIES 1.Strategic Sales Leadership 2.Marketing Strategy 3.Communication and PR Activities 4.Building Successful Relationships 5.General Leadership Activities 6.Managing Execution  7.Building Relationships 8.Generating Talent and Organizational Capability 9.Learning and Applying Professional Expertise