ALG Vacations (ALGV), part of the Hyatt family, is widely recognized for providing the industry's leading leisure travel experience to destinations worldwide. As North America’s only vertically integrated travel, hospitality, and leisure management group, we can oversee all aspects of the vacation- from the moment a guest books a trip to the time they return home. Serving more than three million passengers annually, each of our highly respected brands offers unique benefits and a wide portfolio of destinations.

Grow your career as a successful Manager - Partnership Marketing with ALG Vacations. In this role, you will manage hotel & supplier cooperative marketing relationships and become an expert on your hotel & supplier products. You will also negotiate and manage cooperative marketing budgets and create the strategic supplier marketing plans across all of ALGV’s vacation brands. This is a critical role for the communication and collaboration of all of the sales & marketing teams (internal and external) that have an effect on maximizing ALGV marketing spend and ultimately the return on investment (ROI) from those efforts. As the main liaison for Apple Leisure Group and our hotel suppliers, you are the company's expert on brand, products, culture, marketing strategies and relationships with assigned supplier accounts.

A successful Manager - Partnership Marketing will:

• Collaborate with B2B/B2C channel leadership to lead, identify and create new campaign opportunities for supplier integration to attain budget goals and align with hotel & supplier needs.
• Develop and cultivate relationships with ALGV’s suppliers with day-to-day engagement and in-market presence while managing their marketing strategy and budget.
• Collaborate with marketing & SE analyst team member to analyze partner marketing campaign results and provide recommendations on how to further enhance & drive sales for partner campaigns. Lead the development of how to communicate results to our partners.
• Oversee annual strategy for supplier dedicated campaigns in conjunction with marketing & partnership marketing leadership.
• Identify new funding opportunities and collaborate with ALGV channels on integration with channel strategies.
• Provide annual funding & override agreement recommendations to leadership and be able to independently drive negotiation conversations with suppliers.
• Strategically place marketing tactics & provide recommendation to hotels on how to position their product.
• Effectively communicate multiple brand visions, marketing strategy, initiative goals, and tactics in quarterly business reviews.
• Lead all components of supplier marketing initiatives: Provide direction to internal team on tactic timing, manage activity, align on creative messaging, track and analyze performance, and provide ROI to suppliers.
• Ensure brand standards and supplier requirements are met via proofing landing pages, press releases, emails, etc. to ensure marketing message, content, and imagery aligns with supplier and brand expectations.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree (BA) from four-year college or university preferably in Marketing; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, project management, and coordination of people and resources.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to create and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and team members. 
• Knowledge of principles and methods for promoting products and services, including marketing strategy and tactics.
• Proficient in Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Think Cell, Tableau or Power BI experience.
• Create win-win solutions using knowledge and data that benefit all parties, showcase value of opportunities and persuade others to engage.
• Effective negotiation/selling skills.
• Ability to proactively engage with internal and external contributors to deliver desired results.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to work independently, with strong initiative and time management skills.

Since 2021, ALG Vacations has been part of the Hyatt family. At Hyatt, we believe in the power of belonging and creating a culture of care where our colleague’s become family. Our colleagues and our guests have been at the heart of our business since 1957 and helped Hyatt become one of the best and fastest-growing hospitality brands in the world.

As we continue to grow our business together, we never lose sight of what’s most important: Our People. We turn trips into journeys, encounters into experiences and jobs into careers. 

To learn more about ALG Vacations: https://alg.www.vaxvacationaccess.com/about-us/

Our Values

At ALG Vacations, 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 • Well Being • Inclusion • Integrity • Respect • Experimentation                                       

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

Being part of ALG Vacations and the Hyatt family means always having space to be you. Our global teams are a mosaic of cultures, ethnicities, genders, ages, abilities, and identities. We are committed to diversity across the board—from who we hire and develop, organizations we support, and who we buy from and work with.

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We’re proud to offer exceptional corporate benefits which include:

• Travel Perks and Benefits for both ALG Vacations and Hyatt
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• 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.