Explore is an adventure travel expert focusedon sustainable small group holidays which create stories to tellfor a lifetime. From classic group tours and family adventures towalking wildlife and cycling trips. With around 100 countries tochoose from our customers explore the world with us.Join us on ourjourney creating extraordinary travel experiences forall.
At the heart of all of this is a passion totravel responsibly. We aim to always be welcomed back forcommunities and cultures to benefit and wildlife to flourish. In acomplicated world thats full of potential we strive to be betterthan yesterday.
We put people at the heart ofeverything we do and are proud of the extensive benefitswe offer.
This role is based in FarnboroughHampshire with 2 days per week in the office. Our office is withinwalking distance of the train station and has free parking. This isa fulltime position however work life balance is important to usand so we are open to discussion on flexible working patterns(minimum 4 days perweek).
Salary:
Fixed termcontract until October 2025
About therole:
* Day to day project managementfor brochure planning andproductionincluding timelines andscheduling liaising with designers and print and mail management inall territories. Brochures are forUK and international audiencesfor Combi Trade Family and Polar.
* Ensure we areoptimising brochure use and production to balance the needs of ourprospects with our commitment tosustainability.
* Briefing all direct mailworking with designers print and mail management. Recommend andimplement test and learn initiatives to increasebookings.
* Event planning delivery andonsitemanagementof UK inperson events (such as trade shows). Workwith event and stand companies logistics partners andmarketing.
* Support the marketing teamin thedelivery of objectives and work with people from all around thebusiness in the UK Canada and Australiatoensure projects run totime.
* Work closely with the Product team ourCreative Design Lead and external freelance designers to ensureprojects and brochures run to time and within budget.
* Work with the Creative Design Lead to ensure all printmarketing activity is on brand and the best it canbe.
* Be a proactive member of the Marketing teamand work collaboratively building relationships with key areas ofthe business and external suppliers in order to assist with thedelivery of marketing objectives and become an ambassador for thebrand.
* Work with the Media Executive on themanagement of our inhouse image library working to keep it up todate GDPR compliant and making sure that all assets match ourEthical Marketing Guidelines.
Am Ithe right person We are looking for your application todemonstrate:
* Understanding ofmarketing as a discipline.
* Proven experiencemanaging the process of print production from design through todeployment particularly for large formats such asbrochures.
* An ability to think strategically& plan activity based oninsight.
* Proactive about implementing newprocesses to improve performance.
* Experienceofanalysing results from activities and drawing keyconclusions.
* Ability to manage multipleprojects simultaneously and meetdeadlines.
* Always demonstrates a positiveattitude even when under pressure.
* Goodcreative eye and a passion for producing beautiful inspiring andcommercially effective onbrandartwork.
* Confident in establishingrelationships with suppliers & keystakeholders.
* Excellent attention to detailwith a strong desire for accuracy andquality.
* Experienced withproofreading and copyediting.
* Good knowledge of MicrosoftOffice.
* Committed to putting the customer atthe centre of their work.
* Highly organised andcapable of juggling many tasks at once.
* Ableto challenge processes (and be challenged) keep to schedule andensure work produced is of the higheststandard.
* Enthusiastic team player with apassion for travel.
* Friendly approachable andflexible with a strong ability to build a good repour with thewider Explore team and effectively communicate at alllevels.
* A passion for the planet andcontributing to a more sustainablefuture.
* Flexibility to hold calls withcolleaguesoverseas.
We aimto be better than yesterday and our values will be closeto your heart.
Diversity is to be celebrated.Life would be dreary and change would be slow if we all thought thesame way. We challenge our ideas each other and our businesspartners always with respect and kindness.
Explore is part of Hotelplan Group awellestablished and diverse family of specialist tour operatorswith a long tradition of developing and operating marketleadingexperiences. The family comprises ski walking and Laplandholidayswith Inghams andSantas Lapland; adventure travel with Explore; andselfguided holidays withInntravel. Sustainability and responsibletourism is at the core of everything we do and should be a passionfor everyone employed by the group.