Careers At Vacation Consultants of America

Work At Vacation Consultants of America

Reservation Accounting Coordinator | Travel Sales Consultant | Director of Online Marketing
Manager of Groups & Specialty Marketing | Junior Web Developer | Internal Database Manager
Document & Shipping Coordinator

Reservation Accounting Coordinator
Travel Involved: None Job Type: Full Time Job Level: Entry Level (less than 2 years) Education: Bachelors Degree Category: Accounting/Finance Compensation: Not Specified Skills Desired Accounting/Finance -> Accounts Receivable Clerk, Accounts Payable Clerk	Diligent individual capable of working independently, who is very detail oriented and organized, and able to work with confidential company finances. Experience with accurately processing A/P and A/R, along with General Ledger.
Requirements Bachelors Degree or equivalent of three years of experience in A/P and A/R. Accounting software experience a must.
Position Summary Provides Reservation A/R and A/P support to VCA vendors, clients and agents, including: Ensure all bookings are properly handled in regards to deposits, payment, cancellations, and cancellation fees. Handling affiliate commissions and payments, including fees and service charges. Make vendor payments, handle vendor commissions and receivables, verify gross/net vendor totals and balance A/R and A/C.

Travel Sales Consultant
Travel Involved: 0-10% Job Type: Full Time Job Level: Experienced (2+ years) Education: High school diploma or equivalent Category: Retail, Sales, Travel Sales Consultant/Agent Compensation: Not Specified Skills Desired Desirable candidates will possess and exhibit superior customer relationship skills. A natural desire to help people is key to success in this position. A proven track record in selling products in a retail or customer support center environment is preferable. Personal travel experience and previous work in a specialty retail setting is a plus. Dependability and a team attitude is essential.	Sales and Service of leisure vacation packages, cruises and corporate travel, to clients through incoming telephone calls and internet leads.
Requirements High School Degree or GED Equivalent High Paced Sales Experience Travel Knowledge Preffered
Position Summary Service existing and new clients in regards to VCA brands. Assist clients from a retail and wholesale travel level.

Director of Online Marketing
Travel Involved: None Job Type: Full Time Job Level: Management (Mgr/Dir) Education: Bachelors Degree Category: Advertising/Marketing Compensation: Not Specified Skills Desired This position requires candidate to develop and execute the online marketing strategy for VCA in regards to affiliate and client marketing. This person will be responsible for driving qualified leads to the web sites and call center via a multi million dollar online marketing budget. In addition, this role will be charged with optimizing the online customer experience and maximizing the conversion of visitors into sales. The Director of Online Marketing will be ultimately responsible for brand growth and achieving sales and earnings targets. To successfully accomplish his / her objectives, this person will need to effectively manage external relationships and build strong internal partnerships across various business units.	Handle and manage online marketing budget. Handle all consumer online marketing including email & search engine marketing.
Requirements Marketing Degree (4 Year or Masters Preffered) Project Management Skills Develop & Analyze Reports & Models Develop Successful B2C Marketing & Advertising Programs Online Advertising & Email Marketing Search Engine Marketing (SEO - Paid & Organic) Involvment with Website Usability
Position Summary Have ongoing responsibility for defining and managing the online marketing initiatives for our house brands such that they are powerful in attracting the right prospects, reinforces the brand message, and supports key business objectives. Planning and management of a multi-million dollar online advertising budget including SEO, paid search & natural search, 3rd party ad / email placements and affiliate marketing initiatives. Work with our external online agency and internal design and development teams to manage and optimize paid and natural search initiatives. Development, execution and analysis of the online promotional calendar for the house brand sites. Work with design and development teams to help guide new content and functionality enhancements. Improve the customer experience and increase customer satisfaction through product innovations, and site enhancements and initiatives. Manage ongoing execution and optimization of email retention initiatives Competitive analysis to ensure our house brands are consistently better than the competition in terms of online experience and promotional / merchandising / pricing effectiveness. Compile / track performance and interpret the data in order to optimize future efforts.

Manager of Groups & Specialty Marketing
Travel Involved: 0-10% Job Type: Full Time Job Level: Management (Mgr/Dir) Education: Bachelors Degree Category: Advertising/Marketing Compensation: Not Specified Skills Desired Develop & execute marketing and acquisition strategy for group travel division. Build and manage groups marketing plan including paid search, email, direct mail, print and affiliate marketing initiatives. Interface with internal agency to develop compelling marketing pieces, web pages and sales collateral. Ensure retention of existing groups through execution and optimization of direct marketing initiatives. Liaise with brand managers to ensure groups are featured within brand sites and marketing vehicles. Generate group leads via trade show selection and participation. Build source tracking / analytics to assess performance and optimize efficacy of marketing. Use in-house reporting tools and external sources to analyze and understand business trends. Identify and monitor key competitors to ensure pricing and merchandising effectiveness. Interface with Sales team to collect feedback as well as disseminate marketing and supplier information. Interface with cruise line managers to uncover new group opportunities, secure sales incentives and coordinate agent recognition programs.	Researches and evaluates new business opportunities and identifies target markets within Groups category.
Requirements Groups marketing experience preferred Must be a strong strategic marketer and understand how to translate strategy into creative. Demonstrated expertise with direct and target marketing vehicles is fundamental. Project management skills are required Position requires a detail oriented, self-starter that can manage a large workload of projects in a fast-paced environment
Position Summary Directs marketing strategy and lead generation for group travel division to increase market share and maximize sales. Plans and manages marketing activities through numerous on-line and off-line distribution channels in partnership with Brand Marketing and Sales teams.

Junior Web Developer
Travel Involved: 0-10% Job Type: Full Time Job Level: Experienced Education: Bachelors Degree Category: Information Technology Compensation: Not Specified Skills Desired Must have experience within an ASP (Active Server Pages) environment with relational database modeling and SQL programming skills (mySQL preferred). Be able to demonstrate ground-up web site development experience using ASP 3.0, PHP 4.0, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Basic experience administering IIS servers with practical in-depth knowledge to administer and develop the successful design of web applications. Must have knowledge of cross-browser HTML development differentiations. A strong foundation in graphic design is needed with an extensive knowledge of Macromedia Flash. Good communication skills and teamwork to get the job on time is well needed.	Able to create different websites and graphical animations. A strong computer creative background must be excecuted.
Requirements HTML, ASP, PHP, Javascript Knowledge Macromedia Studio Experience (Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver) Adobe Background (Photoshop, Illustrator) Database Knowledge (mySQL)
Position Summary Provide technical skills to help increase user interface of current consumer website. Also knowledge to maintain current intranet with the creative knowledge to develop high end animation applications.

Internal Database Manager
Travel Involved: None Job Type: Full Time Job Level: Entry Level (less than 2 years) Education: High school diploma or equivalent Category: Administrative/Support Services Compensation: Not Specified Skills Desired File and forward incoming information via e-mail internal server. Assist in entering contracts and product information into our internal database system. Be able to assist in processing payments and cancellations, mailings to clients and affiliates, and other duties as assigned by management.	Independent, organized worker with good written and verbal skills. Basic computer knowledge in Excel & Outlook
Requirements Excel and Outlook Efficiency Analytical and detail oriented Able to handle multiple time-sensitive tasks in a fast paced environment Well organized Good written and verbal skills Able to work independently
Position Summary This position is for a clerical administrator responsible for managing and forwarding information and data. Including entering information into our internal database systems.

Document & Shipping Coordinator
Travel Involved: None Job Type: Full Time Job Level: Entry Level (less than 2 years) Education: High school diploma or equivalent Category: Administrative/Support Services Compensation: Not Specified Skills Desired The person in this position is responsible for general building maintenance and apportions the internal printed collateral. Must have basic computer skills to be able to handle our internal database system.	Handling of documents and document shipping, including promotional mailers and shipping requirements.
Requirements Strong organizational ability and follow-through Self-starter Ability to handle multiple tasks Ability to work well with people
Position Summary Operate mail sorting machine for materials being sent out to clients, affiliates, and businesses. Must be able to ensure all printers/faxes/copiers have necessary supplies readily available. Maintain brochure distribution to all agents and affiliate agents. Miscellaneous projects as needed.

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