Digital Marketing Manager

The Digital Marketing Manager will be responsible for the strategic leadership, team management and delivery of the digital marketing plans in reshaping the customer user experience through their digital interaction with the company to achieve brand recognition, customer acquisition and growth, reactivation and retention. This will include overseeing the development, design and implementation of the central hospitality, gaming and annual event digital marketing plans for the business with the aim of optimising Sun’s digital online reputation, building competitive advantage and providing insights to support current and future Revenue Growth and Optimisation plans.

The role will need to create maximum engagement across digital consumer touch points, developing and integrating innovative marketing campaigns and content and developing customer-centric online marketing experiences to expand the company's online digital audience with the overall aim of promoting the company's  online brand recognition and maximising the revenue potential for the business.

This will be done through collaborating with the Gaming and Hospitality segments and marketing teams, specialised functional areas and business support teams with the aim of improving growth and efficiencies through the use of digital tools and channels. The role will also be responsible for building talent and an engaged workforce in areas of digital marketing and optimisation to support the vision of the company.

• In collaboration with the Marketing Management in the Gaming and Hospitality segments, offer expertise and provide leadership around the planning, design and delivery of strategic digital marketing plans, frameworks and tools
• Oversee the effective development, maintenance and use of all digital channels (website, online booking engine, app, social, blogs, paid media)
• Research and benchmark trends in digital marketing to ensure Sun International’s online presence remains progressive, reflective of the brand and a leader in the industry
• Drive innovation and development in the digital space
• Plan and manage the implementation of highly innovative marketing campaigns and experiences on various digital channels
• Influence present and future content by determining and evaluating current and future market trends, and work closely with the PR agency to leverage content in the digital space
• Plan various digital display, SEO / SEM, social, email, push, and mobile display advertising campaigns
• Brainstorm new and creative initiatives and campaign ideas to elevate brand awareness, drive sales, competitive edge and business growth
• Project manage and monitor resource requirements for the development and amendment to technology and dashboards
• Manage split testing on various content categories and collaborate with IT development and business support in the building and configuration of web infrastructure
• Benchmark and monitor performance across all digital channels and campaigns, making recommendations to improve future decision-making and spend and address areas of concern
• Shared accountability for developing and managing the budget and expense management for the function
• Relationship agreements with key suppliers, business partners and sponsors are built, negotiated and managed to achieve the business objectives and leverage new opportunities and joint initiatives
• Develop and coach “the company's” high-performing digital marketing talent
• Provide inspirational leadership to enhance employee engagement and motivation and nurture a performance driven culture within digital marketing
• Mentor property marketing teams and collaborate with the inhouse creative agency to implement ‘always on’ and campaign strategies
• Actively engage internal and external stakeholders to build relationships and professional thought leadership and innovation in digital marketing
• 3 Year Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Communication or related field
• 10 years experience in integrated digital marketing including 5 years at a management level.
• Experience in developing and implementing digital marketing plans including SEO, Google Analytics, Digital Paid Media management.
• Experience in monitoring digital trends and social media technologies pertinent to driving digital audience growth and engagement.
• Experience in managing the digital campaign process from brief, through design direction, copy writing, approval and reporting.
• Experience working in ambiguous environment on complex, large-scale, time-critical projects.
• Strong cross-functional experience with the ability to manage multiple projects on various levels with different and converging timelines.
• Creative with experience in identifying target audiences and devising digital campaigns that engage, inform and motivate.