Senior Account Executive, Sales & Marketing bei MMGY Global
MMGY Global · Culver City, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Hybrid
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At MMGY Global, we believe nothing shapes your view of the world like travel. So every day, we share our clients’ stories from a perspective that inspires people to see the world differently. Our personalized service and strategy connect media, consumers and influencers across the globe, taking people to new places and changing their views for the better. At MMGY, we inspire people to go places.
We have an immediate opening for a Senior Account Executive in Los Angeles, Chicago or New York City.
At MMGY Global Company we believe nothing shapes your view of the world like travel. This role will play an integral part of MMGY’s International Marketing & Communications division which focuses on integrated marketing solutions for a broad array of international destinations and hotel clients.
With established offices in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City, our division develops strategic plans for our clients across consumer marketing, public relations, social media and travel trade engagement. We represent international tourism offices, such as Australia’s Northern Territory, Rwanda, Madeira, Costa Rica among others. We are looking for a dynamic addition to our team to manage the responsibilities for international tourism board clients. Applicants should have strong consumer marketing and travel trade marketing skills. The candidate must possess 4-6 years marketing and/or tourism experience.
We are looking for candidates with a creative outlook, who can find, build and maintain relationships with destination clients, travel suppliers, airlines and partners to find new and innovative ways to increase visitor numbers via tactical sales and marketing activities.
Responsibilities include:
- Day to day client contact – meetings, phone, email etc.
- Implement on-and-offline trade and consumer marketing campaigns, including content, native and digital OTA campaigns
- Develop trade relations with tour operators, consortiums, travel agents, wholesalers, airlines and other industry partners
- Conduct sales calls, webinars and training programs with tour operators and travel agents
- Maximize reach and effectiveness of trade marketing and educational programs
- Assist to develop and implement annual sales and marketing plans, with strong focus on integration and maximizing budget
- Effectively track and manage budgets that contribute to the larger profitability and on-budget delivery of work for the account
- Steward campaign reporting with a strong focus on securing conversion metrics
- Draft client and stakeholder presentations
- Ideate with the Group Account Director marketing programs and partnerships to encourage special interest travel
- Organize trade and industry events, including roadshow and training events for travel advisors, and manage the events day-of, including the training presentation
- Liaise with client contacts to execute ad-hoc reports, assessments and required campaign and activities reporting
- Manage timelines and implementation of projects
- Assist with administrative functions of the account, particularly brief development, trafficking, tracking, coding and organizing sales, marketing and travel expenses and billing on an ongoing basis, client reporting.
Required Skills:
- High levels of independence and illustrated decision making abilities
- Proactively identifies client challenges and solutions on deliverables
- Excellent communication and speaking presentation skills
- Superb organizational and multitasking skills
- Ability to travel and work with minimum supervision
- Project briefing, management and trafficking skills
- Extensive knowledge of on-and-offline marketing outlets for the tourism sector
- Understanding of on-and-offline digital advertising metrics and reporting
- Ability to think strategically about sales and marketing activities
- Ability to provide direction and input to account team and support staff
- Budget management experience
- Suitable tertiary qualifications
- Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Ability to travel both domestically and internationally; must possess valid passport
Preferred Skills:
- Previous experience in the travel industry with understanding of travel distribution channels
- Experience in integrated sales and marketing campaigns across disciplines
- Experience in digital media and consumer marketing campaigns
- Experience with event management, including contracting with vendors and venues
- Experience with marketing long-haul destinations such as Middle East, South Pacific, Africa or Asia
Travel Required (one week per month on average)
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the Senior Account Executive. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities.
Salary Range for this position: $65,000 - $73,000
MMGY Global provides a comprehensive PTO + benefits package that includes a hybrid telework policy. Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization, which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa. MMGY Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Who Are We? We’re a travel-obsessed collective of more than 600 people across the country and around the globe. And when we say we inspire people to go places, we mean ALL people. That’s why we’re focused on nurturing a workforce that is representative of the places we visit.
Who Are We? We’re a travel-obsessed collective of more than 600 people across the country and around the globe. And when we say we inspire people to go places, we mean ALL people. That’s why we’re focused on nurturing a workforce that is representative of the places we visit.
