Sales & Marketing Internship

Great opportunity to get hands on experience in a busy hostel with locations all over Australia and New Zealand.  Extensive training is provided and interns will be supervised at all times and will receive extensive guidance and feedback to ensure the most valuable learning experience possible.

Tasks and requirements :

Promoting the hostel in the backpacking industry and developing relationships with companies which will help us building up our business such as travel agencies, tour operators and backpacking bodies

• Maintaining an ongoing knowledge of market conditions, trends and competitor offers and evaluate these developments with other managers to come up with solutions
• Being proactive in promoting the hostel in your daily life, for example at industry events and in general interactions with backpackers
•  Developing sustainable ideas to increase bookings not limited to special offers, discounting and value adding.
• Responding and following up phone calls and incoming agent enquiries
• Managing property brochure distribution throughout the country to hostels, travel agents and information centers to promote and create brand awareness
• Updating the social media sites such as Facebook, Digg.com, Delicious.com, StumpleUpon, Reddit etc.