How to hire a rooms director

How to hire a rooms director, step by step

Here's a step-by-step rooms director hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a rooms director job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new rooms director
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a rooms director, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a rooms director to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a rooms director that fits the bill.

   This list shows salaries for various types of rooms directors.

   Type of Rooms Director	Description	Hourly rate
   Rooms Director	Lodging managers ensure that guests on vacation or business travel have a pleasant experience at a hotel, motel, or other types of establishment with accommodations. They also ensure that the establishment is run efficiently and profitably.	$24-54
   Night Shift Manager	A night shift manager is an executive professional who is responsible for supervising night shift production to ensure that optimal customer services and cost objectives are met. Night shift managers must ensure that federal safety standards and environmental disposal protocols are followed by their employees... Show more	$12-20
   Manager On Duty	A manager on duty's role is to oversee operations in a store or a particular department, ensuring efficient workflow and workforce performance. They mainly evaluate and delegate tasks among employees, arrange schedules, set goals and budget, handle issues and concerns, and impose disciplinary actions... Show more	$12-25

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Front Desk
   • Reservations
   • Cleanliness
   • Guest Service
   • Rooms Division
   • Resorts
   • Hotel Operations
   • Payroll
   • Oversight
   • Financial Performance
   • Front Office Operations
   • Guest Rooms
   • PMS
   • Labor Costs

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage special VIP menus and private functions ranging from white-glove service to keg parties, with prices up to $10K.
   • Maintain hotels cleanliness standards and manages finances of housekeeping operations including budget and inventory controls.
   • Complete random checks of guest rooms to ensure cleanliness standards are being meet or exceed.
   • Review weekly/monthly revenue, payroll, expense reports and explain variances as needed.
   • Create the weekly employee schedule and handle the payroll of the front office department.
   • Inform all front office staff of daily activities, group and VIP arrivals as well as special requests and repeat guests.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the rooms director job description is a good way to get more applicants. A rooms director salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a rooms director in Florida may be lower than in California, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level rooms director. Additionally, a rooms director with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average rooms director salary

   $75,363yearly

   $36.23 hourly rate

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   Entry-level rooms director salary

   $50,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 14, 2025

   Average rooms director salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$95,083	$46
   2	District of Columbia	$88,790	$43
   3	Virginia	$83,617	$40
   4	North Carolina	$82,627	$40
   5	Louisiana	$82,110	$39
   6	New York	$81,504	$39
   7	New Jersey	$80,688	$39
   8	Connecticut	$78,722	$38
   9	Maryland	$76,356	$37
   10	Kentucky	$74,157	$36
   11	Minnesota	$72,731	$35
   12	Colorado	$72,641	$35
   13	Missouri	$70,284	$34
   14	Arizona	$69,699	$34
   15	Georgia	$68,914	$33
   16	Indiana	$68,373	$33
   17	Florida	$65,794	$32
   18	Illinois	$64,055	$31
   19	Texas	$61,363	$30

   Average rooms director salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Google	$142,721	$68.62
   2	One Brooklyn Health	$104,030	$50.01
   3	The Walt Disney Company	$93,696	$45.05
   4	Mandarin Oriental	$87,330	$41.99	1
   5	HEI Hotels & Resorts	$87,013	$41.83	15
   6	Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts	$86,718	$41.69	2
   7	Hyatt Hotels	$86,398	$41.54	10
   8	Medical Billing	$86,191	$41.44
   9	Benchmark Group	$82,716	$39.77
   10	Highgate Hotels	$81,919	$39.38	16
   11	Hersha Hospitality	$81,377	$39.12	4
   12	The Beach Company	$80,278	$38.60
   13	Sage Hospitality	$80,219	$38.57	4
   14	Marriott International	$80,098	$38.51	41
   15	Six Continents Hotels, Inc.	$79,405	$38.18
   16	Sage Hospitality Group	$79,384	$38.17	6
   17	InterContinental Hotels Group Resources, Inc.	$79,244	$38.10	4
   18	Crescent Hotels & Resorts	$78,461	$37.72
   19	Doubletree	$78,248	$37.62	3
   20	Ihms, LLC	$78,248	$37.62

4. Writing a rooms director job description

   A rooms director job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a rooms director job description:

   Rooms director job description example

   Job-7518
   A 100 bed hospital located in Northern NC, located about 1 hr from Raleigh and about 45 mins from Durham, is seeking an experienced ER Director to join their team. They have a brand new 14 bed ER and you will oversee approximately 50-60 employees.
   The Nursing Director for Emergency Services is the first line manager designated for this specific nursing area, its patient population, and assigned staff. The Nursing Director has 24 hour responsibility for unit's activity. Plans, coordinates, directs the fiscal, personnel and patient care activities to assure the standards of care and standards of practice are met as appropriate for the patient care needs and the age of the patient in as cost effective manner as possible. Responsible for integration of the nursing area (s) into the overall functioning of the organization.
   Job Requirements
   Minimum Education
   Associate's Degree in Nursing is required. Bachelors of Science in Nursing is preferred.
   Minimum Experience
   At least 3-5 years of ER management experience required.
   Required Skills
   Basic Life Support (BLS) is required. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 6 months of employment.
   Required Skills
   Licenses: Current North Carolina Registered Nurse license or compact state
   This historic city is located in the Western North Carolina Mountains between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Great Smokies, 22 miles south of Asheville, and 15 miles north of the North-South Carolina border. It is located about 40 mins north of Raleigh. The Downtown area boasts a wide array of shopping, antique stores, galleries, museums, an aquarium and a variety of restaurants. Having a small town feel, this city offers amazing nature-based outdoor activities like camping, boating, golfing, fishing and more. The community offers a small-town feel but is less than an hour's drive from the larger metropolitan areas of Durham and Raleigh. Residents enjoy a mild climate and superior local amenities including a wide variety of affordable and attractive housing; two country clubs; a revitalized downtown shopping and business district, designated as a National Register Historic District; more than 60 active civic clubs and community organizations, and a Community College. A vast array of recreational pursuits are available nearby, including Kerr Lake. One of the largest lakes in the Southeast, it boasts more than 850 miles of shoreline, with everything from wooded shores and secluded coves to tranquil picnic areas and easy access to water sports like boating, fishing, skiing, sailing and wind surfing.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find rooms directors for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your rooms director job on Zippia to find and recruit rooms director candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with rooms director candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new rooms director

   Once you've found the rooms director candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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