Equity - The School Travel People
Account Manager
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About us
Equity is an ambitious school tour operator based in Brighton. For 90 years, we’ve been working with schools, colleges and clubs to deliver bespoke trips all over the world, creating lasting memories. We have a diverse team of people who are passionate about travel and its ability to help people learn and grow. We're also a business that respects and develops its people.
About the role
Working within an Account Management team, your role is to build confidence and trust with our customers through strong collaborative relationships, ensuring groups travelling with us have an unforgettable experience and want to re-book. It's a great opportunity for a travel sales professional to develop a career within a sector that is likely to continue to grow.
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We’re looking for an experienced Account Manager who can confidently develop and manage business within a region. You will need a really good commercial head as well as possessing excellent communication, organisation and relationship management skills. Ideally we're after someone who is already a travel professional or at the very least you will be well travelled and curious with an ability to quickly learn a varied mix of itineraries and packages. You'll also need confident communication and presentation skills both in person and over Teams/Zoom. The ability to drive is essential.
About the person
As well as being able to generate enthusiasm about potential trips, you must also be curious about travel industry trends and have an interest in the education sector. Because organising a school trip involves so many elements, you must enjoy leading, organising and collaborating with others to bring together multiple elements of a trip through excellent communication and management.
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Benefits
- Travel opportunities to experience our trips first-hand
- Additional day off for your birthday
- 2 learning and development days per year
- Warm, empathetic, and people-first culture
Application Process
We're open to applications from all backgrounds. If we need to make any adjustments during the selection process just let us know.
We're also proud to be part of the Circle Back initiative where we commit to giving feedback at every step of our recruitment process.
Work Arrangements
This role offers hybrid working or fully remote working dependent on sales area and your location.
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