Company Description
At Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen, our mission has always been to reinvent fast-food. We're Australia's only fast-food restaurant to be 100% clean, meaning there are no added preservatives, artificial flavours, added colours or unacceptable additives in our food. We're incredibly proud of our amazing people, and the unique way we celebrate Mexican culture in everything we do.
Job Description
Own GYG's new restaurant opening playbook and bring the brand to life in the community.
GYG is opening restaurants at pace throughout Australia. As the Marketing Manager focused on new restaurant openings, you'll lead the end-to-end marketing strategy for every new opening (30 to 40 each year!). This role may require weekend and evening availability around restaurant openings and activations.
What You'll Do
Lead the end-to-end marketing strategy and execution for new restaurant openings
Develop 120-day plans marketing strategies for each NRO. Work with the State Marketing Managers post opening to ensure smooth transition of marketing plans.
Build and maintain relationships with local communities, businesses, schools, and sports clubs ahead of new openings
Develop and execute crew engagement and fan activation programs that build brand love and community connection
Design and deliver bespoke activation concepts that bring the GYG brand to life in-restaurant and in the community
Act as the Talent Pool lead — recruit, brief, and manage activation talent for events and openings
Coordinate NRO marketing logistics including print materials, signage, local media,



and on-the-ground execution
Report on all opening activity to capture learnings and improve future NRO executions
Develop and Lead national GYG activations, including sponsorship and brand activations. Working closely with each State Marketing Manage on state specific activation and assist where necessary.
People Management: 2x Marketing Coordinators
What You'll Bring
Demonstrated local area marketing experience, with a focus on events, activations, or restaurant/venue/store opening marketing
Proven experience delivering local area marketing campaigns in a QSR, retail, or hospitality environment
Experience in experiential marketing, event management, or community activation
Project management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent restaurant openings and activations
Holistic marketing mindset encompassing digital, social, local media, and experiential channels
Valid Australian driver's licence and willingness to travel intrastate and interstate
What You'll Love
Join one of Australia's fastest-growing restaurant companies
Real growth opportunities in a marketing function that's investing heavily in its capability
Annual short-term incentive scheme
GYG restricted shares, earned each year through our long-term incentive scheme
Up to 5 weeks of annual leave each year (ask us how)
Paid parental leave
The chance to one day become a franchisee and own your own GYG restaurant
A vibrant Surry Hills office, a short walk from Central Station
Interested? Apply now to start the conversation.

📌 Local Area Marketing Manager (New Restaurants) (Sydney)
🏢 Guzman Y Gomez
📍 Sydney