Brand Ambassador - Remote

At Apple Leisure Group we care for people so they can be their best. We deliver distinctive experiences for our guests, while providing a world of understanding and care. We strive to be the first choice in vacation travel, enriching lives and uniting the world.

Grow your career as a Brand Ambassador within Trisept Solutions , one of our 14 industry-leading brands. In this role you will be responsible for representing VAX VacationAccess (VAX) within the travel agency community. This role will develop relationships with advisors, agencies, host agencies, and industry organizations to educate and increase awareness of the value VAX provides as the leading leisure travel marketplace. This role will participate in our quarterly planning sessions setting the strategic goals for VAX’s agency facing initiatives. **

A successful Brand Ambassador will:**

• Represent VAX as our brand ambassador at industry events
• Lead and develop a team as the VAX team grows
• Coordinate materials, booth and employee assignments for industry events
• Develop and leverage c-level host, consortia and other key industry relationships
• Deliver actionable advisor feedback to improve the VAX marketplace
• Create an understanding of the VAX brand and change the current perception among agencies & advisors
• Develop relationships with supplier BDM teams to solicit feedback, train the trainer and find collaborative opportunities
• Be the ears on the ground, understand and communicate agency challenges, trends and needs
• Leverage data to drive agency engagement
• Build a strong network of advisor relationships that can be leveraged for interviews, quotes, testimonials and more
• Coordinate and host VAX’s sponsored webinars as well as VAX’s webinars with trade organizations
• Manage communication channels with advisors including training emails, feedback emails, social messages and more
• Provide monthly recaps outlining the state of the agency engagement
• Develop strategy, implement, own & execute the VAX advisory board
• Ability to manage direct reports as the team grows
• Define annual and quarterly strategic goals that align to the business plan
• Leverage industry relationships to secure panel and speaking engagements for VAX to be positioned as a thought leader
• Negotiate best exposure and ROI for attendance at industry events
• Secure panel/speaking opportunities for VAX to position itself as an industry expert
• Create, document and maintain VAX training curriculum
• In alignment with the production team and brand standards, develop content for presentations and industry events

A successful Brand Ambassador will have:

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or four or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5 or more years experience within the travel industry
• Ability to travel up to 75% of the time both nationally and internationally
• Ability to set up Tradeshow booth
• Ability to present/speak in front of large crowds in person or online.

Remote candidates welcome to apply!

About Apple Leisure Group

As North America’s only vertically integrated travel, hospitality and leisure management group, Apple Leisure Group is an industry innovator that combines the expertise of 14 leading brands. Our unique niche allows us the special opportunity to oversee every aspect of the travel experience, from the moment a guest books a trip to the time they return home. ALG consistently delivers exceptional value to travelers and strong performance to resort owners and partners by strategically leveraging the power of its portfolio of brands across five segments, comprising:

• Vacations: The largest seller of vacation packages and charter flights in the U.S. for travel to Mexico and the Caribbean, moving approximately 3.2 million passengers annually through well-established vacation brands
• Resort Brand Management: Management of 5-star and 4-star luxury resorts through Hyatt Inclusive Collection® award-winning brand portfolio
• Destination Management Services: Best-in-class destination management services provided by Amstar® DMC and Worldstar®
• Loyalty Program: Exclusive loyalty program Unlimited Vacation Club®
• Technology Solutions: Innovative technology solutions provider Trisept Solutions®, connecting over 88,000 travel agents with leading travel suppliers.

To learn more about the Apple Leisure Group advantage, visit appleleisuregroup.com. **

About TRISEPT SOLUTIONS**

Trisept Solutions® is the enterprise operating platform that delivers innovative merchandising solutions for airlines, hotels and resorts, destinations, theme parks and other travel merchants. With 20 years of travel technology innovation, end-to-end traveler engagement and billions of transactions processed each year, this is the world’s most sophisticated travel merchandising platform. **

Our Values**

At ALG, we call our employees Colleagues, because we are more than just employees. We care for people so they can be at their best, we provide a world of understanding and care, and we deliver distinctive experiences for our guests. Our Values, by which we operate:

Empathy

• Integrity
• Respect
• Inclusion
• Experimentation
• Well Being

Benefits at a Glance:

We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefit package to our U.S. based employees:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Corporate Wellness Program
• Travel Discounts & Deals
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free and tobacco-free workplace and perform pre-employment background checks.