Account Executive, Sales and Marketing (Travel Trade)

Sales/MarketingHybrid Remote, London, London London, United Kingdom

Description

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.