Associate Producer (Staff Writer!)

Travelzoo; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel budget

Travelzoo Experience

Employee awards

Flat hierarchies

Job summary

Travelzoo’s Production team is seeking a mid-level professional to craft compelling travel deals for our members. You will research, write, evaluate, test book, and consult with clients, while collaborating with Sales to present top offers to Publishers for approval.

The role requires a media background, passion for travel, and strong communication skills to build relationships and ensure members see value in curated deals. Compensation ranges CAD 60,000–CAD 80,000.

Qualifications

• Degree education in a relevant field (Journalism, Advertising, Communications, or Marketing).
• 3–5 years of experience in a related field (Digital Media, PR, Advertising).
• Strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Fluency in another language beyond English preferred; international living experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Research, write, evaluate, test book, and consult with clients to curate travel offers.
• Work with Sales to develop and pitch deals to Publishers for approval.
• Build client relationships to secure top-performing offers for members and clients.

Skills

Excellent communication

Written communication

Verbal communication

Presentation skills

Education

Degree in Journalism/Advertising/Communications/Marketing

Job description

Our Production team is responsible for developing the deals we recommend for our members. This requires a balance of activities, including research, writing, evaluating, test booking, consulting with clients, working with Sales, and recommending the best offers to our Publishers for approval. The ideal candidate will have a media background and a passion for exploring the world.

• Inspired to write interesting, grammatical and accurate descriptions of travel opportunities
• Motivated to build client relationships that result in the best offers for our members, while balancing the clients’ need to see top performance for their offers
• Capable of researching offers to determine their true value and concisely convey why we recommend them for our members
• Keen on sifting through a variety of offers to find the very best ones and push them forward
• Excited to test book and update ongoing deals and pitch your best deals to Publishers
• Ready to work closely with Sales counterparts to develop new client relationships and grow current ones
• Able to monitor and analyze performance; make adjustments and recommendations in order to ensure our members see the best deals and clients’ expectations are met

You are ideally…

• Degree educated, preferably in Journalism, Advertising, Communications, or Marketing
• A rising professional with 3-5 years of experience, including direct experience in a related field (Digital Media, PR, Advertising)
• A high performer with strong work ethic and sound judgement
• An excellent communicator with strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills
• Fluent in another language beyond English preferred; experience living internationally even better
• Someone with a proven passion for travel, including experience booking personal travel
• Empathetic with a hands-on and innovative working style

What’s in it for you…

• Broaden your horizon by working with a global team and potentially in a different country
• Experience one of our travel deals first-hand each year, with additional vacation days and a travel budget – we call it the Travelzoo Experience
• We recognize your achievements with our employee awards
• Enjoy working like an entrepreneur? Our flat hierarchies will provide you with this opportunity

If you are excited about this opportunity and feel intrigued by our values of “leading by example”, “warm heart”, “cool head” and “working hands”, then we would like to get to know you!

Compensation range: $60,000 - $80,000 CAD