Jobs in Real Estate/Housing/Hotels/Architecture (unemployed, company, salary)

[Wordsmith12]

Let me start off by saying that I've worked only in the hotel/resort industry since graduating college. My first two jobs were marketing positions at hotel start-ups (think Hotels.com but much smaller) and currently I work in the marketing dept for a timeshare company.

I really enjoy working in the hotel industry and have come to the realization that anything involving properties (whether houses, hotels, condos, or apartments) fascinates me. At my first two jobs, I wrote property descriptions and blog posts about different hotels and destinations, which I absolutely loved. Unfortunately, I was laid off from the first job and wound up leaving the second one for my current position, which gave me a huge salary boost.

My current position has nothing to do with the marketing of properties. My dept is charged with marketing subscriptions/memberships. There is, however, another department here that markets destinations and resorts, which is more up my alley. Unfortunately, there are no open positions there at this time.

My dept is overrun by anti-creative people who have been here 20-35 years and are stuck in their ways. (Not the best place for a 30-year old to be for too long.) I have been feeling stifled here a long time now.

I've been thinking that instead of targeting only hotels, I could also broaden my job search to include other fields that deal with properties, including real estate, housing, preservation, construction, urban planning, architecture, etc.

Does anyone here have experience in any of these fields? How feasible is it to get a marketing position in one of these industries? Will I be able to parlay my experience in hotels/resorts into these other seemingly related sectors (should I not be able to find something in the hotel industry)?

Thanks.

[Wordsmith12]

Anyone?

[BirdieBelle]

Originally Posted by Wordsmith12

Does anyone here have experience in any of these fields? How feasible is it to get a marketing position in one of these industries? Will I be able to parlay my experience in hotels/resorts into these other seemingly related sectors (should I not be able to find something in the hotel industry)?

Thanks.

Yes. Marketing is marketing. It would help if you had more of a business background, however.

[HTY483]

In general it's a really bad time to be in construction. Still a lot of unemployed Architects, Land Surveyors and Civil Engineers out there.

[eastandemerald]

I think you could easily find a real estate office looking for marketing professionals! I used to do it and still do for myself. Seattle real estate is booming, offices are growing, more agents need more help. Its an amazing industry especially if you are good at marketing, the sky is the limit!