Opportunity: Guest Experience & Programming
This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) defines the operational boundaries, ownership structure, and accountability metrics for the Guest Experience (GE) department at Sanctuary Beach Resort and Salt Wood. Its primary objective is to maintain an elevated, brand-aligned guest journey while standardizing cross-departmental hand-offs between the GE team, Hotel Sales, F&B, Rooms, Housekeeping, Engineering, and Property Leadership.
Potential Career Path
Guest Experience Manager
GUEST EXPERIENCE RESPONSIBILITIES MOVING FORWARDLOBBY & SW MARKET
- GE will continue to oversee:
- Design and sourcing of all new retail merchandise
- Inventory management
- Budget forecasting
- Accounting and financial oversight
IN-HOUSE PROGRAMMING (25+ MONTHLY CLASSES)
- GE will continue to oversee:
- Programming Development
- Creation of monthly programming schedules
- Development of new classes, experiences, and offerings
- Programming structure and guest experience standards
Vendor Management
- Vendor communication and scheduling
- Vendor accounting and payment coordination Guest & Private Bookings
- Private class reservations
- Guest scheduling
- Vendor scheduling for private experiences
- Accounting related to private bookings
Materials & Supplies
- Purchasing of all supplies and materials required
- Guest-facing programming flyers
- Lobby programming binder
- Monthly schedules for property and off-site teams
ENGAGEMENTS
- Handling all guest arrangements, pricing, departmental coordination plus on the day and up and coordination
IN-HOUSE EVENTS & HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING
- GE will continue to oversee:
- Planning & Development
- Event ideation
- Pricing recommendations
- Leadership approval process
- Operations Support
- Operational coordination
- Department communication
- Dcor and event setup execution
GROUP PROGRAMMING
- GE will continue to oversee:
- Program Development
- Vetting and sourcing new group experiences aligned with the Sanctuary brand
Vendor Onboarding
- Initial vendor setup and accounting coordination
- Vendor information transferred to Sales to handle moving forward for bookings
Sales Team Resources
- Creation and maintenance of group programming cheat sheets
- Documentation of all current group experiences and offerings in Canva Sales team will handle
- All or any new client needs outside of the cheat sheet must be run through and worked out with the GM for pricing approvals and bespoke creation on a case by case bases. The cheat sheets provided will have everything the GE team knows so if not answered in that document please consider it a bespoke offering to be created by the sales team, host and GM based upon client requests
Collateral & Materials
- Tabletop templates provided to Sales team to handle printing and setup at event or handed to f&b team by Sales
- Gift purchase links and pre-designed label templates included within programming guides. All gifts will be handled by the sales team on a case by case bases per approvals
- New collateral requests routed through to the HHM Design Team
Future Group Customization
- Sales Team to manage client modifications and customizations
- Pricing adjustments and bespoke offerings to be reviewed with GM approval
MARKETING
GE will continue to oversee:
Brand & Social Strategy
- Social media strategy and content alignment and gathering for Sanctuary Beach Resort and Salt Wood
- Brand consistency across guest-facing communications Public Relations & Influencer Relations
- Press approvals and scheduling
- Influencer approvals and scheduling
- VIP gifting
- Property cheat sheets for hosted media and influencers
- PR strategy and story development
- Brand promotional partnerships
Digital Marketing
- Website updates in partnership with the Corporate E-Commerce Team
- Third-party digital and print marketing placements
- Development of promotional packages
Restaurant Marketing
- Review and management of Salt Wood collateral and marketing initiatives, plus photo shoots
DCOR & PROPERTY STYLING
- GE will continue to oversee:
- Seasonal & Holiday Dcor
- Holiday dcor installations and transitions
- Seasonal property refreshes
Property Enhancements
- Design and implementation of interactive guest spaces
- New installations and experiential elements
- Ongoing property aesthetic enhancements
Dcor Management
- Approval of all new guest-facing dcor items
- Management of department dcor requests through the Dcor Request SOP
- Check-in/check-out oversight of shared dcor inventory
MISCELLANEOUS RESPONSIBILITIES
GE will continue to oversee:
Property Support
- CAPEX sourcing projects as requested by the GM
- Renewal Studio scheduling
- Bonfire digital booking scheduling management and group block-outs
Design Coordination
- Collection of collateral requests from departments
- Submission of creative briefs to the HHM Design Team
Brand Stewardship
- Final review of guest-facing setups and experiences
- Ongoing oversight to ensure property experiences remain brand-aligned, elevated, and consistent with Sanctuary standards. Set ups and clients relations to be handled by Sales or F&B
Work Environment and Context
- Work schedule varies and may include working on holidays, weekends and alternate shifts.
- Requires standingfor extended periods, walking, pushing, lifting up to 25 pounds, bending and reaching; stooping, kneeling, or crouching.
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