Come work with us at Thrifty Traveler!
We love what we do here. And we want you to join us.
Thrifty Traveler is a spirited and nimble small business based here in the Twin Cities, brimming with passionate travelers dedicated to one simple (but essential) goal: helping people travel more for less. If you're looking to blend your love for travel with a dynamic startup vibe, Thrifty Traveler is the place for you.
Currently, we're looking to hire three positions – scroll down for more!
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Open Positions
Marketing Director
Application deadline: Sunday, Jan. 26
Thrifty Traveler is seeking an experienced marketer to join our small-yet-growing team as our Marketing Director in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The ideal candidate will have a passion for travel and a track record of executing on marketing strategy.
Responsibilities will include working with our leadership team on executing a marketing strategy that drives brand awareness, digital and traditional advertising, managing email marketing campaigns, and more. They will be responsible for managing various contractors as well as working with our social media manager.
This role has high potential for promotion to a larger marketing position with direct involvement in setting marketing strategy and building out a full marketing team.
To begin the application process, fill out this form!
Responsibilities & Duties
- Working with our social media manager on influencer & affiliate marketing.
- Working directly on advertising with other team members, which will include:
- Meta, Google ads, Podcast advertising, and other forms of traditional advertising
- Email marketing execution, monitoring, and testing
- Managing relationships with contractors to execute various marketing strategies
- Monitor reporting data and provide results to the leadership team
- Growing our referral program
Qualifications & Skills
- Must be located in the Minneapolis metropolitan area
- A passion for travel
- Excellent communication skills
- Thrives in a small team setting
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Creative and outside-the-box thinker able to come up with new and innovative ways to reach our target market
- BSc/BA in business administration, marketing, and communications or relevant field
- 3 to 5 years experience in a marketing role, including experience managing a small team
- Experience with subscription service marketing is preferred
- Professional chartered marketer (CIM) is a plus
- Experience in digital marketing with a thorough knowledge of web analytics, Meta ads, and Google Adwords
- Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to execute, follow through, and hold others accountable to deadlines
- Thorough understanding of marketing strategies and practices
Benefits
- Salary between $75,000 and $95,000, negotiable based on experience
- Hybrid work environment with gym access
- 401k matching up to 5%
- Company-sponsored health, dental, and eye insurance
- 15 days of vacation to start
- Paid parental leave
Senior Editor
Application deadline: Sunday, Jan. 26
We're seeking an experienced journalist to join our team in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Our senior editor will work alongside our executive editor to help manage our editorial team. In addition to writing and editing stories for daily publication on our website (from airline industry news to in-depth guides on cheap travel strategies to destination features and everything in between), this person will also help strategize our coverage of all things cheap travel, manage daily publication schedules, assist with our search engine optimization (SEO) efforts, and contribute to the development and execution of company strategy.
This person must be located in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.
To begin the application process, fill out this form!
Responsibilities & Duties
- Report and write daily and longer-term travel stories
- Assign, edit and publish stories daily to our website
- Manage daily and weekly publishing calendars
- Work with our executive editor to help strategize & direct Thrifty Traveler’s coverage of all things travel
- Assist with strategy & implementation of SEO-focused stories, sitewide improvements, etc.
- Participate in team strategy meetings (virtual)
- Participate in at least one full team in-person meeting weekly
Qualifications & Skills
- Must be based in Minneapolis-St. Paul area
- 2-5 years minimum published journalism experience
- Newsroom experience is a plus
- Knowledge of AP Style required
- WordPress experience preferred
- SEO knowledge preferred
- Knowledge of the airline industry and award travel programs preferred
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment
- Passionate about travel
- Thrives in a small team setting
- Able to pivot quickly and wear multiple hats
- Communicates effectively & detail oriented
Benefits
- Salary between $70,000 and $80,000, negotiable based on experience
- Hybrid work environment with gym access
- Potential for work travel for airline and hotel reviews
- 401k matching up to 5%
- Company-sponsored health, dental, and eye insurance
- 15 days of vacation to start
- Paid parental leave
Email Marketer
Application deadline: Sunday, Jan. 26
Thrifty Traveler is seeking an experienced and creative email marketer to join our small, growing team in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The ideal candidate will have a passion for travel and experience executing email marketing strategy.
This person will be responsible for creating and implementing a robust email marketing strategy to increase lead generation and sales.
To begin the application process, fill out this form!
Responsibilities & Duties
- Develop and execute email marketing strategies
- Create email campaigns
- Perform A/B testing
- Analyze campaign performance and implement improvements
- Optimize conversion rates for various email segments and campaigns
- Grow email lists through lead-generation strategies
- Improve customer retention via email campaigns
- Implement and follow email deliverability best practices
- Work with the marketing director on promotions
- Work with the marketing director on advertising placements in email campaigns
- Execute on marketing campaigns with the marketing team
Qualifications & Skills
- Must be located in the Minneapolis metro
- A passion for travel
- Knowledge and experience with Active Campaign and other email services
- Experience working with email marketing and automations for large (150,000 users or larger) email lists
- Excellent communication skills
- Thrives in a small team setting
- Excellent copywriting skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail
- Experience with email design and visuals
- Creative and outside-the-box thinker who can come up with new and innovative ways to engage potential customers through email
- BSc/BA in business administration, marketing, and communications or relevant field
- Two to four-plus years experience in an email marketing role
- Experience with subscription service email marketing is preferred
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to execute, follow through, and hold others accountable to deadlines
- Thorough understanding of marketing strategies and practices
Benefits
- Salary between $62,000 and $70,000, negotiable based on experience
- Hybrid work environment with gym access
- 401k matching up to 5%
- Company-sponsored health, dental, and eye insurance
- 15 days of vacation to start
- Paid parental leave