Travel Account Executive

Travel Trade Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Travel Account Executive to develop strategic partnerships and manage client relationships. The role includes copy writing for marketing materials and liaising with resellers. Applicants should demonstrate excellent customer service and communication skills, as well as experience in marketing. This position is office based, offering a salary of £30,000 per annum.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in customer service.
• Proven ability in copy writing for marketing purposes.
• Excellent written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic partnerships with clients.
• Liaise with resellers domestically and overseas.
• Assist in copy writing of marketing materials.
• Build strong relations with travel agents.
• Plan and implement marketing campaigns.

Skills

Customer service skills

Telephone communication

Copy writing for marketing

Written communication

Teamwork

Job description

Are you a Travel Trade Account Executive? Do you want to work with one of the leading companies in the UK? Then this role might be for you!

We are looking for a Travel Account Executive to join our client who are one of the leading companies around London and the UK.

Job Responsibilities:

• Developing strategic partnerships with new clients and maintaining relationships with current ones
• Liaising with resellers both domestically and overseas and reporting to the Commercial Director.
• Assisting with the copy writing of marketing materials.
• Pro-actively building strong relations with travel agents and tour operators
• Campaign planning, research, and implementation of new marketing campaigns.
• Supporting the Commercial Director with ad hoc duties as required.
• Compiling weekly stats, reports for internal distribution.
• Researching and identifying new niches, websites, and trends to integrate into your marketing campaigns and pitching ideas to Commercial Director.
• Organising and attending meetings, events, and exhibitions on behalf of the company.
• Following up on sales leads, overcoming objections and closing the sale.
• Collecting and collating feedback from leads which do not convert to sales.
• Loading products on various reseller portals

Skills and experience:

• Excellent customer service skills and demonstrable experience.
• Articulate and good telephone manner.
• Proven ability in copy writing for marketing purposes.
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills, particularly for a sales audience.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Salary: £30,000.00 per annum

Hours of work: Monday-Friday 09:00am-17:00pm (fully office based)