At MMGY Global, we believe nothing can shape your view of the world like travel. So, every day we share our clients’ stories from our perspective to inspire people to see the world differently. Our personalized service, strategy and creativity connect media, consumers and influencers across the globe, taking people to new places to change their view for the better. At MMGY, we inspire people to go places.
Inclusive. Empowering. Curious. Creative. Transformative.
We are looking for a Sales & Marketing (Travel Trade) Account Executive to work on an amazing portfolio of destination clients.
As the Travel Trade Account Executive, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining excellent relationships with high profile international destination clients and travel trade partners. You will play a crucial role in the team supporting both the Account Manager and Account Director on the day-to-day delivery of travel trade activities. The candidate would be confident in their ability to multi-task, delivering presentations and working at a fast pace. This is a fantastic role for an individual looking to establish their role in the industry.
Key responsibilities include:
- Preparation and delivery of travel trade training presentations to travel agents both virtually and in-person
- Assist in the organization of sales missions and client visits including but not limited to venue sourcing, invite creation and on-site delivery
- Keep up to date on travel trade trends and visitor statistics to the destination as well as carrying out competitor analysis
- Support in the organisation of travel agent familiarisation trips to the destination including but not limited to itinerary liaison with the client and hosting the group
- Maintain trade databases for clients
- Ensure tracking of all KPIs against activity
- Support the team in all events, campaign and day-to-day reporting including but not limited to weekly, monthly and annual reports
Skills and Experience required:
- Qualification to a degree level or at least 6 months experience working in sales and marketing
- Ideally experience in travel and tourism
- Passion for travel to North America is preferred
- Ability to multi-task and manage multiple activities at one time
- Comfortable presenting to travel agents
- Strong written skills and communication skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Some domestic and international travel will be required as well as evening events
Our industry-leading benefits
- Generous annual holiday package including 25 days of annual leave, 3 personal days and year-end holiday break
- Private medical, life and income protection insurance and pension scheme contribution from the company
- Lively social calendar with numerous activities and events to take part in
- Weekly fresh fruit deliveries
- Dog friendly office
- Cycle to work scheme/Season Ticket Loan
- Work from anywhere / work from any office benefits
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.
