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Salary range: $95,000-$100,000 (+Bonus) Annually. This role is an exempt position.

At MMGY Wagstaff, we provide integrated public relations and marketing services devoted to the culinary, travel and wine and spirits industries. We offer a comprehensive suite of communications, digital marketing, and branding services for our restaurant, hotel/resort, travel destination, wine and spirits, and hospitality lifestyle clients.

MMGY Wagstaff is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming team. We operate on the belief that we are stronger together. Here, you will be a part of an intrepid, transparent, genuine, and sharing culture where we strive to make things better for our team members, clients, and communities.

We are looking for a dynamic Marketing Account Director, Travel & Tourism in Los Angeles or NYC to join our team of versatile storytellers and marketers who are professionally dedicated to their passions for food, wine, and travel.

Responsibilities:

• Client-facing, strategic lead on multiple client teams, with a focus on travel and tourism clients
• Work with the leadership team to curate client teams for maximum profitability and expertise
• Guide, provide direction to, and develop growth opportunities for all junior staff
• Monitoring team hours to ensure efficiencies
• Manage the development and implementation of marketing plans, advertising and digital marketing strategies (including social media), travel trade strategies and business plans
• Communicate client goals, vision, and values to teams
• Draft and execute marketing agendas, operational plans, and KPI reports
• Conduct in-depth analysis of the regional environment and provide current and accurate market intelligence to stakeholders
• Lead sales initiatives, updating CRM, and actively participate in the new business process
• Liaise and negotiate with appropriate tourism organizations including wholesalers, retail agencies, consortia, airlines, and more in the US and Canada
• Develop and implement strategic direction for client accounts
• Integrate and execute strategy in specialized areas such as social media strategy, earned media and proactive media pitching, partnership development, influencer marketing, travel trade strategy and engagement, roadshows etc
• Attend relevant events/FAMs/media opportunities/etc.

Requirements:

• Experience working with premium travel, destination, hotel, resort and lifestyle brands, with travel trade experience of 6+ years. Travel industry background with a tour operator, hotel, consortia, airline, wholesale or retail travel agency is a plus. Understanding media relations and relevant experience is an asset.
• Effectively work with all remote and hybrid team members
• Ability to manage multiple, cross-functional projects and teams simultaneously
• Holds self and others accountable
• Fundamental understanding of social media, and/or other marketing platforms
• Passion and patience developing and executing strategies in a fast paced and changing business environment
• Excellent people leader capable of directing, coaching, and supporting, an outstanding team
• Holds strong relationships within industry contacts and clients
• Holds strong relationships within the travel and tourism industries
• Curious, driven, compassionate and collaborative with an overall passion for the hospitality lifestyle industries - restaurants, travel/destinations/hotels, wine and spirits
• Must be able to communicate in a clear and professional manner
• Proficient in Google Business applications, Microsoft Office and other platforms such as Adobe
• Has interest and ability to travel domestically and internationally.

MMGY Global provides a comprehensive PTO + benefits package inclusive of 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.

OUR VALUES MISSION

Who are we? We’re a travel-obsessed collective of more than 400 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’s as diverse as the places we visit — welcoming candidates of all ages, genders and gender identities; ethnicities and religions; people of color; LGBTQIA+ people and their allies; working parents; veterans; and those with disabilities.