Crescent Hotels & Resorts is hiring: Marketing Manager in Milwaukee

Overview

We are seeking a bold, strategic, and hands-on Marketing Manager to lead the marketing efforts for a high-performing lifestyle hotel—The Iron Horse Hotel. This role is ideal for a self-starter who thrives in a creative, fast-paced environment and can balance strategic planning with in-the-weeks execution. This position will directly oversee the marketing strategy and execution across the property, including hotel branding, food & beverage marketing (Branded Bar, Ash, and The Yard), meeting and event promotions, digital presence, social media, partnerships, and more. The Manager will work closely with sales, operations, and F&B leaders at the property, meeting weekly to ensure full alignment and impact.

We are committed to providing you with the following benefits: highly competitive wages; an exceptional benefit plan for eligible associates and your family members; 401K matching program for eligible associates; discounts with Crescent managed properties in North America for you and your family members.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the end-to-end marketing strategy for both hotels and their outlets, ensuring each property’s unique identity is upheld while achieving commercial goals
• Own all marketing planning, budgeting, reporting, and creative direction with measurable results
• Provide leadership and direction to on-property Marketing Coordinators at each hotel
• Foster collaboration, creativity, and alignment across both hotel teams while ensuring brand standards are upheld
• Develop and implement full-funnel marketing campaigns for rooms, restaurants, and events to drive direct revenue
• Own the content calendar, social media strategy, and digital storytelling for properties, outlets, and activations
• Lead and oversee visual asset development, including photo and video shoots, brand collateral, and web creative
• Create and manage paid media strategies (search, social, display, sponsored placements) and optimize campaigns based on performance
• Utilize organic channels like PR, email, social, and local outreach to build awareness and loyalty
• Build strong local ties by engaging with community influencers, corporate partners, media, and local organizations
• Represent both properties at key networking events, hospitality mixers, and brand activations
• Conduct weekly meetings with hotel leaders in Sales, F&B, and Operations to ensure strategic marketing alignment and execution
• Support revenue-driving initiatives across all segments and departments with thoughtful marketing input
• Lead the full marketing operation across two distinct lifestyle hotels and oversee two property-level Marketing Coordinators
• Craft campaigns and build relationships that directly drive awareness and revenue
• Collaborate at the executive level with property leadership and ownership groups

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience in hospitality, lifestyle brand, or F&B marketing (multi-property or area role experience a plus)
• Proven success in building and executing integrated marketing strategies across digital, social, email, paid media, and partnerships
• Experience managing people or supporting junior marketing team members
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and comfortable juggling both high-level strategy and day-to-day execution
• Familiar with tools such as Google Analytics, Meta Business Suite, Canva/Adobe Creative Suite, and CRM/email platforms

This is a high-impact, high-visibility opportunity to shape the marketing future of two of the Midwest’s most distinctive hospitality brands. If you’re ready to lead with creativity, drive results, and bring a fresh perspective to the table, we’d love to meet you.

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Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Marketing and Sales
• Industries: Hospitality