Palma Ristorante is seeking a talented, creative, and results-driven Marketing Director to lead the marketing, branding, social media, and overall growth strategy for our hospitality concepts.
This is not simply a social media position. We are looking for someone who understands hospitality, restaurants, luxury branding, digital marketing, content creation, events, public relations, and—most importantly—how to turn marketing efforts into measurable business results.
The right candidate will understand how to build a brand that people want to visit, talk about, share, and return to.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the overall marketing strategy for our restaurant and hospitality brands.
- Manage and grow Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Google, Yelp, and other relevant platforms.
- Create and maintain a consistent content calendar and marketing schedule.
- Direct professional photography, videography, Reels, and short-form content.
- Develop creative campaigns for new menu items, events, holidays, brunch, happy hour, private dining, wine dinners, and special experiences.
- Identify emerging trends and quickly turn them into relevant, high-quality content.
- Build relationships with influencers, food creators, media, concierges, local businesses, and community partners.
- Develop PR opportunities and help secure meaningful restaurant and brand exposure.
- Create strategies to increase reservations, repeat guests, private events, and overall revenue.
- Oversee email and SMS marketing campaigns.
- Maintain consistent branding, messaging, photography, and presentation across all platforms.
- Coordinate marketing materials, menus, flyers, advertisements, signage, and promotional campaigns.
- Track campaign performance, engagement, customer acquisition, conversions, and ROI.
- Monitor competitors and identify opportunities to keep our brands ahead of the market.
- Work directly with ownership, management, chefs, and operations to communicate what makes each concept unique.
- Help develop and execute marketing strategies for future restaurant openings and new hospitality concepts.
The Ideal Candidate
- Has proven experience in restaurant, hospitality, luxury, lifestyle, or entertainment marketing.
- Understands the Los Angeles restaurant and hospitality market.
- Has strong knowledge of Instagram, TikTok, digital advertising, Google, Yelp, SEO, and emerging platforms.
- Has excellent creative direction and understands what makes content visually compelling.
- Knows how to tell a story instead of simply posting photos and videos.
- Understands branding and knows how to maintain a polished and elevated image.
- Is highly organized and capable of managing multiple concepts and campaigns simultaneously.
- Has experience working with influencers, media, photographers, videographers, and PR professionals.
- Understands analytics and can demonstrate measurable marketing results.
- Is proactive, competitive, creative, and consistently brings new ideas to the table.
What We Are Looking For
We are not looking for someone to simply “manage our Instagram.”
We are looking for someone who can build brands.
Someone who understands that great restaurant marketing combines exceptional content, strategic partnerships, memorable experiences, community relationships, public relations, digital advertising, and consistent execution.
You should be able to walk into one of our restaurants, understand what makes it special, and develop a strategy that makes thousands of other people want to experience it.
Our goal is to build some of the most recognized and talked-about hospitality brands in Los Angeles.
If you have the creativity, experience, relationships, and drive to help us accomplish that, we would like to meet you.
Apply Today
Interested in joining the Palma Ristorante team? Please complete the application form below and provide accurate information about your experience, availability, and qualifications.
Our management team will review all applications carefully. Qualified candidates whose background and availability match our current needs will be contacted directly regarding the next steps.
Please do not call the restaurant regarding your application.
Thank you for your interest in Palma Ristorante.
