Marketing Trainee
On-site Nairobi Internship Junior General Marketing
At a glance
Junior General Marketing role at Kempinski Hotels. Nairobi · internship.
Pay not stated General Marketing salary
RoleGeneral Marketing
SeniorityJunior
LocationNairobi
WorkplaceOn-site
EmploymentInternship
PostedOct 14, 2026 · 4d ago
Role brief
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What you'll do
- Help build and carry out the hotel’s marketing plan, coordinating agency work and checking campaign returns
- Plan direct marketing across online and offline channels, and keep the guest mailing database current
- Prepare web content and images, maintain third-party listings, and follow corporate brand standards
- Coordinate promotions with food and beverage teams, and support hotel events, collateral and invitation lists
- Track competitor activity and marketing results, then suggest adjustments and share updates with colleagues
What you bring
- A marketing degree or diploma from a recognized institution, with coursework completed even if you have not graduated
- You are a Kenyan citizen and finished your studies in 2025 or 2026, less than a year ago
- You communicate well, present yourself professionally and bring a positive attitude toward learning
Who this fits
This is an entry-level internship for someone beginning a marketing career; previous work experience is not required. You’ll learn under a departmental trainer and the training manager, working on-site in Nairobi.
From the employer
Reporting to the Training Manager, the trainee will be responsible for learning and familiarizing with various activities and operations within their departments. He/She will be required to uphold company policies and requirements at all times.
Under the supervision of the Departmental Trainer and Training Manager, the trainee shall learn to:
- Create the hotel media and marketing plan.
- Implement media and marketing plan and coordinate with agencies.
- Determine overall marketing campaign ROI. Monitor and review the response rates in order to improve and take corrective measures (where applicable).
- Plan, coordinate and implement direct marketing, both on- and offline.
- Maintain guest database for mailings.
- Liaise with F&B department to promote F&B outlets.
- Create, coordinate and maintain give-aways and collateral.
- Ensure picture storage and distribution systems are maintained (Picture Park & VFMLeonardo).
- Provide content and images for websites according to Corporate Identity.
- Ensure content and photography of 3rd party websites is maintained.
- Ensure compliance with Corporate Identity guidelines.
- Act as brand custodian for hotel and Kempinski brand.
- Ensure all creatives are reviewed and approved by Corporate Marketing in a timely manner before advertising agency or printer proceeds.
- Attend to and deliver all requirements of Corporate Marketing within the given deadlines.
- Coordinate between hotel and Corporate Marketing and agencies whenever necessary.
- Maintain updates of Corporate Marketing guidelines and inform colleagues.
- Communicate and coordinate with internal departments, especially sales, Public Relations and web as well as creative agencies and suppliers.
- Bring ideas and participate in the preparations of the promotional theme events, other promotional activities and invitation lists.
- Pro-actively promote Rooms, Food and Beverage including Banquet/Conferences, or any other current or forthcoming activities which lead to potential sources of business.
- Conduct competition checks, benchmarking and follow up on market trends on a regular basis.
- Keep up to date with Marketing trends and tools to enhance the continual learning process and make recommendations to the Director of Sales & Marketing.
- Follow the sales and marketing results and propose corrective actions if needed.
- Take part in sales and marketing training programmes.
- Keep up to date with the latest developments in the hotel including all activities, promotions, rates of the hotel. - Degree/ Diploma in Marketing from a recognized learning institution
- No work experience is required
- Less than one year since completion (2025/2026)
- Kenyan Citizen
- Completed coursework (If even if not graduated)
- Ability to work and communicate in a multinational environment
- Excellent grooming skills and must be well versed in professional and personal etiquette
- Good Communication skills
- Out going with a positive learning attitude
- Create the hotel media and marketing plan.
- Implement media and marketing plan and coordinate with agencies.
- Determine overall marketing campaign ROI. Monitor and review the response rates in order to improve and take corrective measures (where applicable).
- Plan, coordinate and implement direct marketing, both on- and offline.
- Maintain guest database for mailings.
- Liaise with F&B department to promote F&B outlets.
- Create, coordinate and maintain give-aways and collateral.
- Ensure picture storage and distribution systems are maintained (Picture Park & VFMLeonardo).
- Provide content and images for websites according to Corporate Identity.
- Ensure content and photography of 3rd party websites is maintained.
- Ensure compliance with Corporate Identity guidelines.
- Act as brand custodian for hotel and Kempinski brand.
- Ensure all creatives are reviewed and approved by Corporate Marketing in a timely manner before advertising agency or printer proceeds.
- Attend to and deliver all requirements of Corporate Marketing within the given deadlines.
- Coordinate between hotel and Corporate Marketing and agencies whenever necessary.
- Maintain updates of Corporate Marketing guidelines and inform colleagues.
- Communicate and coordinate with internal departments, especially sales, Public Relations and web as well as creative agencies and suppliers.
- Bring ideas and participate in the preparations of the promotional theme events, other promotional activities and invitation lists.
- Pro-actively promote Rooms, Food and Beverage including Banquet/Conferences, or any other current or forthcoming activities which lead to potential sources of business.
- Conduct competition checks, benchmarking and follow up on market trends on a regular basis.
- Keep up to date with Marketing trends and tools to enhance the continual learning process and make recommendations to the Director of Sales & Marketing.
- Follow the sales and marketing results and propose corrective actions if needed.
- Take part in sales and marketing training programmes.
- Keep up to date with the latest developments in the hotel including all activities, promotions, rates of the hotel. - Degree/ Diploma in Marketing from a recognized learning institution
- No work experience is required
- Less than one year since completion (2025/2026)
- Kenyan Citizen
- Completed coursework (If even if not graduated)
- Ability to work and communicate in a multinational environment
- Excellent grooming skills and must be well versed in professional and personal etiquette
- Good Communication skills
- Out going with a positive learning attitude
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