Promotions Manager

Bar Publica will soon be opening its doors (and rooftop) in Portland's Bayside community and is actively seeking talented individuals to lead and develop its innovative tastes and fresh energy. With the aim of spicing up the local daytime-to- nightlife scene, Bar Publica is now taking applications for the exciting job opportunity of PROMOTIONS MANAGER. This position comes with a competitive base salary a commission structure.

The PROMOTIONS MANAGER is responsible for working with the team to assist in leading marketing and sales development activities and the creation of marketing programs within the location. Specifically, the position is responsible for creatively driving traffic to the location while building strong and profitable relationships with customers, strategic partners, local businesses, community groups and organizations, in both the hyper-local and surrounding areas.

Responsibilities are varied and the position is expected to support the operations team, leading special events management, the creation and management of the social media calendar, and a broad range of marketing and promotional activities.

This role requires a comprehensive skill set that includes proficiency in sales development, marketing, social media content and creation, entertainment booking as well as strong organization, time management, effective communication and task follow up ability.

Please note: this role will require 2-3 shifts of managing the restaurant on a weekly basis, so applicants with hospitality operations supervisory or management experience are preferred.

The Promotions Manager is responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

− Introduces best practices for tactical networking in the local community

− Drives local creative community awareness and build customer fan base who support and partner on events and programming

− Assists with the creation of brand appropriate and channel-specific content that draws the attention of the experience seeker and lifestyle enthusiast which generates word of mouth and positive PR traction

− Generates, edits, publishes and shares engaging content daily on social media channels

− Works closely with the operations team to develop and implement sales building programs for each key consumer usage occasion / segment, i.e. develops CUO (segment) plans for specific consumer identified opportunities

− On-site support for events and specific in-house sales building activities

− Manages planning and execution of nightclub level promotions including booking and managing of the entertainment

− Drives brand awareness

− Builds strong working relationships with the rest of the management team and staff

− Builds on the profitable local sales building culture within the location

− Executes AOR’s (Areas of Responsibility) to best ensure operational task accomplishment and personal development needs are met

Only those applicants with a breadth of experience in sales building within the hospitality industry will be considered for this position.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid time off

Compensation package:

• Commission pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Relocate:

• Portland, ME 04101: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person