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Director of Business Development and Operations
Passion Passport is hiring a Director of Business Development and Operations. The ideal candidate will be in the driver’s seat of Passion Passport’s future and will have the opportunity to shape the lives of its community members through creative opportunities, content production, and travel grants.
He or she has relevant startup and agency experience with an innovative approach in digital marketing, photography and videography management, creative storytelling, social media and influencer campaigns, and content strategy. This candidate has successfully scaled and won pitches to grow the overall footprint and operations of an organization.
He or she is a natural leader who constantly strives to better themselves and their team: a charismatic, meticulous individual dedicated to promoting the transformative nature of travel. This candidate earns respect not only because of their experience, work ethic, and strengths but because they demonstrate empathy and respect for others.
The ideal candidate will be based and lead a small team in New York City.
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and links to previous work below.
Chief Responsibilities:
- Lead and advise marketing team on strategy, develop new opportunities for growth, and develop creative concepts for Passion Passport campaigns
- Function as the chief point of contact for Passion Passport’s most important clients
- Guide agency activity by developing high-level strategic plans, effectively utilizing cross-functional teams, and influencing senior clients through deep knowledge of social and comprehensive creative campaigns
- Work with the social media lead and editorial lead on content and messaging for Passion Passport social and Passion Passport editorial
- Lead weekly team calls with remote team members and oversee day-to-day operations of marketing, social & editorial teams
- Design community-based initiatives to increase participation and awareness for Passion Passport through brand partnerships and grassroots initiatives like The Bucket List Initiative
- Work directly with the Founder to cultivate and execute the larger company vision
- Monitor revenue, profitability, and internal productivity
- Set guidelines for personnel evaluations, recruitment, and advancement
- Lead monthly and quarterly organizational strategy calls
- Nurture a vibrant, inspirational organizational culture with in-office and remote team
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience. Bachelor’s degree required, Masters/higher education advantageous
- Has worked as an account lead on creative and media projects for large clients. Proven track record: has set ambitious goals on campaigns and exceeded project/client KPIs
- Has shown the ability to execute creative ideas and scale deal sizes
- Has relevant experience negotiating large scale contracts with clients similar to Passion Passport’s
- Leadership ability and the willingness to take initiative and be versatile is key
- Excellent at solving problems with strong attention to detail
- Team player, excellent communicator, and sets concrete goals & expectations
- Entrepreneurial mindset and kaizen approach: striving for continuous improvement and development (professionally and personally)
- Experience in design a bonus
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