Art & Social Events Manager @ Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown

IHG Art & Social Events Manager @ Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown in United Arab Emirates

About Us

A little curiosity can take you anywhere. So, at Hotel Indigo, we do more than satisfy our guests' curiosity; we inspire them. Our passionate colleagues help create memorable and unique experiences for our guests in a place truly connected to the local neighborhood, infused with intriguing design and local flavors. Where every day brings new discoveries, fresh experiences, and unexpected ideas.

And just like our hotels, no two colleagues are the same. So, we’re curious about YOU. How will you inspire the eclectic rhythm in our hotels? How will you bring the local neighborhood story to life? At Hotel Indigo hotels, we’re excited to meet spirited characters who can delight the most curious guests.

The hotel boasts 269 tastefully decorated rooms, each thoughtfully designed to reflect the hotel's neighborhood story, the story of Dubai creek. Other facilities that our guests can enjoy include an infinity pool deck, a fully equipped fitness center, and our neighborhood café and bar, both offering seamless service and an array of experiences reflecting this expressive neighborhood.

We are proud to boast over 200 pieces of locally sourced art, and we need a diehard art enthusiast to create meaningful connections between the art and the hotel’s guests and visitors alike.

Your Day to Day

As an Art & Social Events Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing all art-related activities and social events in the hotel and developing the most unique revenue stream in the hotel. You will curate and lead all art initiatives and offerings and ensure every guest in the hotel can enjoy new experiences through art.

1. Curate exhibition projects featuring Emirati and UAE-based artists, from conceptualization to event organization through to PR and communication.
2. Create and implement sales strategies for all the Art in the hotel, conduct F&B Art events, Art Tours, and Social Events, and oversee the Retail Concept Store.
3. Conceive and execute art-related workshops and classes along with other art-related revenue-generating activities as part of an Art Calendar.
4. Collaborate with the Marketing and PR team to create ads and collaterals to drive the exposure of the concept store and to sell the art tours and related workshops.
5. Research high-profile and homegrown brands for potential business collaborations.
6. Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for art activations defining clear guidelines and processes to ensure smooth coordination, approval, and supervision across different departments.
7. Network extensively and build strong relationships in the art community to promote Hotel Indigo as an art-led destination.
8. Generate profitable new business through prospecting within the local art community to achieve monthly Art Tour, workshops, and Retail targets.
9. Maintain a close relationship with potential and existing art enthusiasts and potentially turn them into hotel guests and art clients.

What We Need From You

At Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown, we are now seeking a polished and lively Art & Social Events Manager to join our team. This is a great opportunity for talented Hospitality, Art, and Sales professionals to step up in their career and experience a new challenge in a trendy lifestyle brand.

You will report directly to the General Manager and play a significant role in supporting the overall success of the hotel.

You should be an art-savvy, self-motivated individual with a fun personality who can think outside the box. You should have an excellent entrepreneurial mindset, be autonomous and proactive, and be passionate about Art and Design.

Notable experience in dealing with art (curating exhibitions, selling fine arts, writing artists’ statements and concepts) is essential. You should be able to develop efficient strategies to support the hotel’s unique position as the first boutique art hotel in Dubai. Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills with a methodical approach to completing tasks are required. Sales and project management skills are a plus. A Bachelor’s degree in Art or Design is also a plus.

If you are this person, we’d love to meet you!

What We Offer

Join us and benefit from the world of variety and opportunity that comes with working for a global organization. You can look forward to being part of a company that will appreciate you for being you. We’ll reward all your hard work with a great salary and benefit package.

Because your career will be as unique as you are, we’ll give you all the tailored support you need to make a great start with IHG, be involved, and grow. So, whoever you are, whatever you love doing, bring your passion to IHG, and we’ll make sure you’ll have room to be yourself. Find out more about joining us today by going to careers.ihg.com.

Don't quite meet every single requirement but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.