Hospitality Jobs in California
Hospitality jobs in California are among the most active in the country, with consistent demand across hotels, resorts, restaurants, event venues, and theme parks at every level from front-line service staff through general management. Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego are the largest hiring markets, home to major employers like Marriott International, Hilton, and The Walt Disney Company. The most sought-after specialties include food and beverage management, event coordination, and hotel operations. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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DESCRIPTION
Are you ready to transform how businesses connect with customers? At Amazon Ads, we're not just selling advertising, we're crafting full-funnel growth strategies that empower brands to reach their full potential. We believe that breakthrough advertising happens when deep understanding meets innovative technology. Our team is dedicated to developing innovative marketing solutions, providing actionable insights and opportunities for advertisers, and partnering with agencies and tech innovators to drive mutually beneficial growth. To accelerate the next phase of Amazon Ads development, we're committed to transforming the depth, scale, and ambition of our partnerships across a diverse landscape of advertisers, agencies and tech innovators. The Growth Marketing team within Amazon Ads builds partnerships across the advertising landscape to drive innovation and growth for all brands, including those that do not sell on Amazon.com. We do this by developing bespoke marketing programs that foster growth for advertisers, partners, and Amazon Ads. To further our mission, we're seeking a Senior Strategist of Hospitality Vertical Marketing who excels in driving strategic partnerships, unlocking new growth opportunities, and shaping the future of digital advertising. If you're passionate about revolutionizing the advertising industry and have the skills to match, we want you on our team.
Job Overview: The Strategic Agency and Advertiser Marketing (SAAM) team drives growth through innovative programs with our most strategic advertisers and partners. We're seeking a results-driven marketer to develop and quarterback vertical partnerships that accelerate adoption, build pipeline, and influence revenue. Working closely with sales teams and marketing channels, you'll lead integrated marketing plans and forge collaborative relationships with enterprise clients and agency/tech partners. The ideal candidate is a strategic B2B marketing leader with a proven track record in the advertising industry, combining high-level thinking with hands-on execution skills in digital marketing and emerging technologies. You should have experience in the hospitality vertical, developing insights-led content to educate and inspire enterprise hospitality brands. The Sr. Strategist for Hospitality will also be responsible for account based marketing, seamlessly navigating complex enterprise-level relationships with our most mature/sophisticated advertising customers. You should excel at leading cross-functional teams, developing integrated campaigns, and building cohesive customer journeys to lead advertisers down the funnel. We're looking for a skilled relationship builder adept at stakeholder management across all levels and a collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment. Your ability to deliver innovative solutions across diverse partner categories, coupled with exceptional storytelling and communication skills, will be crucial. Above all, you should be a customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial self-starter passionate about driving results.
Key job responsibilities
- Develop and own the vertical strategy across 1:1 or 1:few programs for strategic hospitality accounts
- Build joint go-to-market plans with sales, marketing, partner, and product teams to support growth across accounts
- Drive personalized, bespoke marketing tactics to engage multiple decision-makers across target accounts
- Lead integrated campaigns across digital, events, content, and executive engagement tailored to specific accounts or partners
- Collaborate cross-functionally with lifecycle marketing, content, product marketing, sales, and partner teams to ensure consistent and personalized execution
- Creation of custom content, sales enablement materials, and partner co-marketing assets
- Track and measure account engagement, influence on pipeline/revenue, and campaign ROI
- Use insights to refine targeting, messaging, and tactics
- Serve as a voice of key accounts internally to inform product, messaging, and experience
- Provide regular updates to stakeholders and partners on campaign progress, results, and key insights
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree, or BS degree
- 7+ years of driving compelling creative strategy and execution at an agency or in-house creative team experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience developing cross-functional relationships with product, consumer research and marketing teams to develop strategy and consumer insights that drive compelling creative executions
- Experience leading creative development of innovative creative from concept to delivery
- Experience managing creative (internal team of designers, copywriters, external agencies and freelancers)
- Experience presenting creative concepts effectively to senior executives
- Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines
- 4-5 years experience working with brands/in the hospitality vertical
- Experience in marketing to enterprise brands within a technology, advertising, or SaaS environment
- Experience managing marketing programs across time zones, regions, and global cross-functional teams
- Experience with project management and CRM tools like Workfront, Airtable and Salesforce
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, CA, Culver City - 141,000.00 - 190,700.00 USD annually
USA, CA, Santa Monica - 141,000.00 - 190,700.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 155,400.00 - 210,300.00 USD annually
DESCRIPTION
Are you ready to transform how businesses connect with customers? At Amazon Ads, we're not just selling advertising, we're crafting full-funnel growth strategies that empower brands to reach their full potential. We believe that breakthrough advertising happens when deep understanding meets innovative technology. Our team is dedicated to developing innovative marketing solutions, providing actionable insights and opportunities for advertisers, and partnering with agencies and tech innovators to drive mutually beneficial growth. To accelerate the next phase of Amazon Ads development, we're committed to transforming the depth, scale, and ambition of our partnerships across a diverse landscape of advertisers, agencies and tech innovators. The Growth Marketing team within Amazon Ads builds partnerships across the advertising landscape to drive innovation and growth for all brands, including those that do not sell on Amazon.com. We do this by developing bespoke marketing programs that foster growth for advertisers, partners, and Amazon Ads. To further our mission, we're seeking a Senior Strategist of Hospitality Vertical Marketing who excels in driving strategic partnerships, unlocking new growth opportunities, and shaping the future of digital advertising. If you're passionate about revolutionizing the advertising industry and have the skills to match, we want you on our team.
Job Overview: The Strategic Agency and Advertiser Marketing (SAAM) team drives growth through innovative programs with our most strategic advertisers and partners. We're seeking a results-driven marketer to develop and quarterback vertical partnerships that accelerate adoption, build pipeline, and influence revenue. Working closely with sales teams and marketing channels, you'll lead integrated marketing plans and forge collaborative relationships with enterprise clients and agency/tech partners. The ideal candidate is a strategic B2B marketing leader with a proven track record in the advertising industry, combining high-level thinking with hands-on execution skills in digital marketing and emerging technologies. You should have experience in the hospitality vertical, developing insights-led content to educate and inspire enterprise hospitality brands. The Sr. Strategist for Hospitality will also be responsible for account based marketing, seamlessly navigating complex enterprise-level relationships with our most mature/sophisticated advertising customers. You should excel at leading cross-functional teams, developing integrated campaigns, and building cohesive customer journeys to lead advertisers down the funnel. We're looking for a skilled relationship builder adept at stakeholder management across all levels and a collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment. Your ability to deliver innovative solutions across diverse partner categories, coupled with exceptional storytelling and communication skills, will be crucial. Above all, you should be a customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial self-starter passionate about driving results.
Key job responsibilities
- Develop and own the vertical strategy across 1:1 or 1:few programs for strategic hospitality accounts
- Build joint go-to-market plans with sales, marketing, partner, and product teams to support growth across accounts
- Drive personalized, bespoke marketing tactics to engage multiple decision-makers across target accounts
- Lead integrated campaigns across digital, events, content, and executive engagement tailored to specific accounts or partners
- Collaborate cross-functionally with lifecycle marketing, content, product marketing, sales, and partner teams to ensure consistent and personalized execution
- Creation of custom content, sales enablement materials, and partner co-marketing assets
- Track and measure account engagement, influence on pipeline/revenue, and campaign ROI
- Use insights to refine targeting, messaging, and tactics
- Serve as a voice of key accounts internally to inform product, messaging, and experience
- Provide regular updates to stakeholders and partners on campaign progress, results, and key insights
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree, or BS degree
- 7+ years of driving compelling creative strategy and execution at an agency or in-house creative team experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience developing cross-functional relationships with product, consumer research and marketing teams to develop strategy and consumer insights that drive compelling creative executions
- Experience leading creative development of innovative creative from concept to delivery
- Experience managing creative (internal team of designers, copywriters, external agencies and freelancers)
- Experience presenting creative concepts effectively to senior executives
- Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines
- 4-5 years experience working with brands/in the hospitality vertical
- Experience in marketing to enterprise brands within a technology, advertising, or SaaS environment
- Experience managing marketing programs across time zones, regions, and global cross-functional teams
- Experience with project management and CRM tools like Workfront, Airtable and Salesforce
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, CA, Culver City - 141,000.00 - 190,700.00 USD annually
USA, CA, Santa Monica - 141,000.00 - 190,700.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 155,400.00 - 210,300.00 USD annually
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Find Hospitality JobsHospitality Jobs by City in California
Where California roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Hospitality Job Market in California
A snapshot from current California openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Starbucks1,901
- Taco Bell194
- McDonald's133
- KFC110
- Wendy's91
Top Industries Hiring
- Food & Beverage2,672
- Hospitality & Tourism333
- Retail144
- Sports & Recreation77
- Healthcare & Medical Services45
What California Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in hospitality jobs across California.
- Experience in customer-facing service roles within hotels, restaurants, or event venues
- Familiarity with property management systems such as Opera or Micros
- California Food Handler Card or ServSafe certification for roles involving food service
- Strong verbal communication skills and ability to manage guest relations professionally
- Availability for flexible scheduling including evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Experience coordinating teams or supervising front-of-house and back-of-house staff
Hospitality Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a hospitality professional in California?
Most hospitality roles in California do not require a state-issued license, but food service positions require a California Food Handler Card, and managers overseeing alcohol service need a Responsible Beverage Service certification through the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. A degree or certificate in hospitality management from a California community college or university strengthens your candidacy, though many employers prioritize verified hands-on experience in service, operations, or guest relations.
Which companies hire hospitality professionals in California?
Employers hiring hospitality professionals in California right now include Starbucks, Taco Bell, and McDonald's, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. California's concentration of luxury hotels, large resort properties, and year-round convention business means major national and international hospitality brands maintain substantial ongoing hiring pipelines throughout the state.
Which California cities have the most hospitality jobs?
Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco have the most hospitality job openings in California. Los Angeles drives volume through its hotel corridor, entertainment industry events, and restaurant scene, while San Francisco's convention trade and tech-sector corporate dining sustain steady demand, and San Diego's resort coastline and large convention center keep hospitality hiring active year-round.
Are there remote hospitality jobs in California?
Yes, but they're rare. Hospitality work is primarily on-site by nature, with most roles requiring in-person guest interaction, kitchen work, or facilities oversight. About 0% of hospitality openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of June 2026, and those positions tend to be concentrated in corporate roles such as revenue management, sales coordination, and marketing rather than property-level operations.
How can I get hired as a hospitality professional in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying for front desk agent, host, server assistant, or banquet setup roles at larger California hotel groups and resort properties, which regularly hire and train candidates without prior experience. Large employers like Marriott and Hilton run structured onboarding programs at their California properties, and Disney's theme park and resort division in Anaheim and Burbank is known for bringing in entry-level cast members across food, beverage, and guest services. Earning a California Food Handler Card before applying gives candidates a concrete edge.
Where can I find and apply to hospitality jobs in California?
You can find and apply to hospitality jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Search the available roles, find the ones that fit your experience and location, and apply directly.
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