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Career opportunities at JourneyWoman 

Established in 1994 in Toronto, Canada, JourneyWoman ranks in the top 15 travel websites in the world. Together with our readers, partners and community, we are building the largest and most influential women’s travel business in the world, focused on the often undervalued women over 50 market. We publish several newsletters a month, host the world’s only Women’s Travel Directory, and create marketing programs to promote solo travel, women-friendly tours, retreats, small ships, trains and safe places to stay.

Behind the scenes, our small team of professionals puts our passion for travel into everything we do. We all work remotely and travel frequently, but find time to come together several times a year to brainstorm, share ideas and personal goals, and plan ahead. We work lean and quickly, and are always ready to innovate. There is also the opportunity to travel, or help us test out new affiliate partners. 

Our CEO and Editor, Carolyn Ray, was named one of the most influential women in travel in 2023 by TravelPulse. Prior to this, Carolyn was the CEO of Interbrand Canada, where she led a team of 30 professionals and built a fun, highly engaged culture. Our professional travel writers are members of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), The Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) and the Transformational Travel Council.  In July 2024, we received the TBEX Travel Blog of the Year Award. 

To apply for roles, please email Carolyn Ray at editor@journeywomancom.bigscoots-staging.com. Please note that we prefer Canadian applicants, and with our exchange rate we simply cannot afford to pay in UK or Euros. Please include a cover note highlighting which role you are interested in, your relevant work experience, aspirations, why you’d like to be a part of our team, and fee expectations. Please sign up for our newsletters, look at our website and come prepared with your own ideas. Please do not email multiple times as we are busy and get hundreds of emails a day. We do not want proposals from agencies, thank you for respecting that. 

Once we have shortlisted candidates, we will contact you, arrange a 15-minute zoom interview and discuss the opportunity. Depending on the role, we may invite you to meet other team members, as we believe cultural fit is very important. Our entire team is virtual but we try to meet in person regularly throughout the year.     

New Opportunities – Start dates in January 2025

These positions are virtual but we prefer to have Canada-based team members to facilitate in person get-togethers.

Partner Onboarding Coordinator, Women’s Travel Directory

This is a highly detail-oriented person who can help with onboarding new clients in our Women’s Travel Directory. This role requires a service-oriented person who is highly communicative, responsive to our partners and can initiate and complete tasks independently. We require some experience in the travel industry, ideally with a tour operator or travel company.

• Manage applications for companies to join our Women’s Travel Directory
• Support our verification and vetting process (details and training will be provided)
• Set up new members on our biling platform (Stripe), monitor payments and renewals
• Onboard new partners with our process, including setting up profile pages, explaining membership benefits and orientation
• Ensure that our partner mailing list and welcome sequence is regularly updated on ConvertKit
• Introduce new partners to the JourneyWoman community, including social media welcome posts and a monthly newsletter
• Must have experience with Stripe, ConvertKit (or similar), Canva and Hubspot
• Be available to respond to client needs and join meetings during the day (We have two virtual team meetings a week, 1 hour each)

This is a part time, entry-level role and would require 10-15 hours a week at most. This would start as soon as possible. We are a small team, all virtual. No agencies please.

If this feels like it might be a fit for you please email Carolyn at editor@journeywomancom.bigscoots-staging.com with a cover letter explaining your interest, customer service experience and expected compensation.

Marketing Coordinator: Email Campaigns

Our coordinator will be part of our growing marketing team, responsible for creating email marketing programs to support our Women’s Travel Directory clients to women over 50 around the world. This person is passionate and self-directed, with at least one year of experience in marketing. Compensation is hourly (assume 8-10 hours a week).

Key responsibilities:

• Create and execute email marketing programs (with some social elements such as campaign posts or reels) to support our Women’s Travel Directory clients, in partnership with TourRadar
• Measure and report on marketing effectiveness to our clients
• Suggest improvements and new ideas to create leads and conversions

Our ideal candidate is:

• A well-established freelancer – no agencies please
• Used to working in a remote environment
• Experienced in marketing projects in the travel/tourism market
• Experience with ConvertKit (or similar), Canva, WordPress, Buffer, Google Analytics
• Creative, good time management and initiative
• Excellent writing skills (accuracy is critical in our profession)

If this feels like it might be a fit for you please email Carolyn at editor@journeywomancom.bigscoots-staging.com with a cover letter explaining your interest, work samples and expected compensation.

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