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MMGY Global

Senior Account Executive, Sales & Marketing

MMGY Global, Culver City, California, United States, 90232

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Overview 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 .

Role context 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

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)

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.

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