Passion Passport Jobs

Do you believe in our mission? Want to join our team? We’re hiring!

 

Community Manager

Passion Passport is looking for a Community Manager. This is a full-time role, and the ideal candidate may have experience working in a start-up, with a background or focus in journalism, social media and digital marketing.

We are a geographically independent team. The ideal candidate can work independently to meet deadlines and define priorities and is based in North America. Compensation commensurate with experience.

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and links to previous work to jobs@transfer.passionpassport.com.

Main Responsibilities:

Community:

  • Design community-based initiatives to increase participation and brand awareness for Passion Passport
  • Stay abreast of travel trends and information in order to secure timely features on the blog
  • Oversee Passion Passport social media channels, including Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, Tumblr, and more

Editorial:

  • Liaise with: key community members, ambassadors (professional photographers, videographers, writers), brands and tourism boards, as well as other professionals within the travel industry
  • Source contributions from ambassadors and contributing community members
  • Work with contributors to prepare their submissions for publication

General:

  • Be available for weekly team calls
  • Be available for infrequent in-person meetings in New York City

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree required
  • Strong writing and editing skills
  • Ability to balance sourcing content and editing with strict deadlines
  • Quick responder: Always on email and social media channels
  • Live and breathe online; bordering on neurotic checker of Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc., as well as travel blogs and news outlets
  • Firm understanding of cultivating community via social media
  • Background or focus in digital marketing, journalism, editing, and/or social media.
  • Knowledgeable and comfortable working in a WordPress site
  • Leadership ability and the willingness to take initiative and be versatile is key
  • Possess excellent time management skills – can manage and perform multiple tasks in an efficient manner
  • Excellent at solving problems with strong attention to detail
  • Keen interest and knowledge of the travel industry
  • Dedication to the organization’s values and culture
  • Bonus: Experience in design and knowledge of photography

 

Designer and Developer

Passion Passport is looking for a Designer and Developer to work on a web and mobile revamp of the Passion Passport website and join us as a core team member.

The ideal candidate would be available for 10-15 hours per week and for online weekly meetings with the Founder and Marketing Coordinator, as well as the possibility of in-person meetings in the New York City area. Compensation commensurate with experience.

The site is currently run on WordPress and key initial projects that would be addressed are:

  • Homepage redesign & user experience
  • Mobile version of site
  • New design for featured content (photo essays, articles, wanderlust stories)
  • The Bucket List Initiative (travel grant program) UX and Page flow

There is a significant amount of upfront project work that we would hope would lead to a long-term role with the company. Interest in travel and familiarity with digital marketing highly desirable

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have experience with, but not limited to, the below areas of expertise:

  • HTML / CSS
  • JavaScript
  • UX Design
  • Mobile Responsive Design
  • Information Architecture

To apply, please email your resume, with a cover letter and links to relevant work, to jobs@transfer.passionpassport.com. Compensation commensurate with experience.