Marketing & Brand Partnership Manager

WE ARE HIRING \| MARKETING \& BRAND PARTNERSHIP MANAGER

Location: Dubai, UAE

Position: Marketing \& Brand Partnership Manager

Employment Type: Full\-Time

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for a strategic, commercially minded and well\-connected Marketing \& Brand Partnership Manager to join our team in Dubai.

This is an exciting opportunity for a professional with strong experience across luxury, lifestyle, hospitality, travel, wellness, PR and brand partnerships who understands how to build meaningful relationships and turn them into commercially valuable collaborations.

Working closely with leadership, the Creative Director and external agencies, you will play a key role in developing brand partnerships, supporting marketing initiatives, coordinating PR and social media activity, and creating opportunities that strengthen the our organization brand.

This is not a hands\-on social media execution role. Instead, you will own partnerships and business development initiatives while strategically coordinating the wider marketing, PR and creative ecosystem.

YOUR KEY AREAS OF FOCUS

1\. Brand Partnerships \& Business Development

• Identify and approach potential partners across luxury, lifestyle, travel, hospitality and wellness
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective brand partners
• Identify opportunities to expand and strengthen existing collaborations
• Prepare partnership proposals, briefs and presentations in collaboration with the Creative team
• Manage and maintain an active partnership pipeline
• Coordinate follow\-ups, meetings and partnership discussions with leadership
• Generate qualified partnership leads and opportunities for the Club Sales team
• Bring fresh ideas, identify trends and contribute to strategic discussions

2\. Marketing \& Brand Coordination

• Coordinate marketing initiatives around brand partnerships and member experiences
• Work closely with the Creative team and external agencies to ensure campaigns reflect our organization ’s luxury positioning
• Brief creative teams and agencies on partnership campaigns and activations
• Coordinate with influencers, tastemakers and relevant collaborators
• Support the planning and execution of member activations, brand events and curated experiences
• Stay informed on luxury, lifestyle and hospitality trends and bring relevant opportunities to leadership

3\. PR, Social Media \& Brand Oversight

• Review and oversee content calendars, social media output and PR activity delivered by the Creative team and agencies
• Ensure all communications remain aligned with our organization ’s brand identity, tone and positioning
• Maintain relationships with journalists, editors and relevant media contacts
• Coordinate press visits and FAM trips
• Manage the working rhythm between Creative, PR/social agencies and external partners
• Identify and flag brand, quality or communication concerns to leadership at an early stage

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

We are looking for someone who is:

• Strategic, commercially aware and relationship\-driven
• Experienced in luxury, hospitality, lifestyle, travel, wellness or premium consumer brands
• Strong in brand partnerships and business development
• Well connected with brands, influencers, tastemakers and media
• Comfortable working with senior leadership and high\-profile stakeholders
• Confident in preparing proposals, presentations and partnership concepts
• Highly organised with strong follow\-up and project coordination skills
• Creative in thinking, but commercially focused in execution
• Able to manage multiple stakeholders, agencies and opportunities simultaneously
• Naturally proactive, entrepreneurial and opportunity\-oriented
• Excellent in English communication, presentation and relationship management
• Familiar with the expectations and standards of the luxury market in Dubai and i