Viking is looking for energetic, talented, and proactive individuals to fill two roles that are up for grabs!
With two career-expanding roles on offer, this is your chance to join a recognised travel industry-leading brand and be part of the Viking family. These 2 exciting positions being PR & Communications Manager and Graphic Designer are both based out of Viking’s Surry Hills office in Sydney. With travel rebounding, now is the perfect time to become a Viking!
The Viking Story
Founded in 1997, Viking is a leader in river and small ship ocean cruising. With an award-winning fleet of ocean and river vessels as well as their newly launched expedition ships, Viking delivers destination-rich, culturally deep itineraries designed for travellers that want more than just a holiday. Inspiring travellers at destinations around the world – including Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Australasia, and the Americas – Viking’s culturally immersive onboard experience set them apart and see their customers return year after year.
Viking Opportunities
Viking is looking for talented, committed, and proactive team players to fill their two new Australian-based roles. There’s possibly never been a better opportunity to get your foot in the door with one of the world’s newest and most awarded cruise lines.
The company is looking to attract charismatic individuals for the following roles:
PR & Comms Manager Role:
- Develop and own a proactive press release schedule promoting global and local news to trade and consumer media plus drafting and distributing trade and consumer releases
- Pro-active pitching of on-brand stories to media and organising professional media training when required
- Respond in a timely manner to all ad-hoc media enquiries and requests, whilst nurturing media relationships with on-on-one meetups and networking
- Coordinate all interview opportunities including compilation of detailed briefing documents
- Develop, co-ordinate and sometimes host media famil and oversee co-ordination of all media events.
- Identify, engage and leverage on-brand influencers and their positive WOM across appropriate marketing channels
- Work closely with the marketing team to implement the content strategy through earned channels
- Identify sponsorship opportunities with relevant brand partners and tourism boards
- Develop and manage an internal communications strategy for the ANZ office
- Monitoring marketing and industry news and trends to enhance marketing activity
- Weekly reporting and attribution analysis of all coverage plus Budget management
- Representing the Viking brand at industry events and expos
Your Skills:
- Would suit someone looking to step up into a first-time manager role
- Highly articulate with an excellent command of English and exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Extremely well-organised with strong project-management skills and the ability to multitask and work to multiple deadlines when competing priorities. Takes ownership of projects from start to completion
- An analytical yet creative thinker with demonstrated problem-solving skills
- Competent at stakeholder management and able to effectively communicate with staff at different levels
- Attention to detail and can ensure the accuracy of work
- Thrives in a fast-paced work environment and able to adapt quickly to business needs
- Self-motivated with a desire to continually learn and grow
- Experience in Microsoft Office
Graphic Designer Role:
Design:
- Creation of dynamic digital collateral such as interactive e-books, animated GIFs, animated HTML5 and static web banners, infographics, Facebook tiles and eDM banners
- Producing bespoke print collateral including brochures, advertising, flyers, catalogues, magazines, signage, stationery
- Concept to execution production of sales campaign collateral inclusive of overarching creative thematic and collateral for various marketing channels
- Acting as brand custodian and ensure brand guidelines are adhered to at all times in the creative process, ensuring all work meets high production values and follows company brand guidelines
Project Management:
- Collaborating with marketing team on the creation of all assets
- Implementing the most efficient briefing and production processes to meet internal and external deadlines and continually improving procedures to maximise efficiency
- Managing the production of all print jobs from start to finish ensuring quality control, correct specifications and working with marketing managers to develop and make sure deadlines are met
- Developing and maintaining relationships with a selection of printers and other third-party vendors such as AdobeStock and Dropbox
- Signing off on all print and digital proofs
- Working with online collateral submission systems for advertisements and brochures such as AdSend, AdStream, InSite, Integration X, Issuu and others
Asset Management:
- Liaising with global offices on the sharing of creative assets including cataloguing collateral from other markets, acquiring resources, debriefing of new content
- Sourcing on-brand images and videos from global asset libraries and company managed AEM database and working with head office on global rights
- Ensuring organisation of all files on server including images and video for authorised usage across all marketing channels
Other Tasks:
- Educating marketing team on how to correctly use Adobe Creative Cloud and Libraries to create basic digital assets or make basic amends, and approving all creative before it goes live
- Collaborating with freelance designers when required and mentoring design interns
Essential Skills:
- Formal training in Desktop Publishing or Graphic Design
- Creative flair with an eye for good design, a conceptual thinker.
- Demonstrated extensive experience in a Mac OS environment with: Adobe Creative Cloud: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, InCopy and Bridge
- Excellent understanding designing for web/digital specs and strong layout skills for print and digital
- Working with HTML5 and asset creation
- Detailed knowledge of printing and pre-press and managing print jobs
- Photo retouching skills
- Strong organisational skills and able to manage multiple projects
Viking Traits
While both of the roles all have their individual checklists of what they need, there is also the Viking spirit that runs through each position. An unquenchable drive to cruise with the best in the business is a true Viking trait. You’ll also be in alignment if you have a willingness to go the extra mile, particularly in your relationships, both internal and external.
As the Viking tribe is naturally curious, courageous, kind, and caring, you’ll need similar attributes. To be part of the tribe you must not be afraid to take initiative, have a strong-work ethic, motivation to succeed and come in with a can-do attitude. To match this, the Viking leadership team will equip you with what you need to thrive as the most successful and creative version of yourself. You’ll love being a team player and have a passion for travel. While experience in the cruise and travel industry is highly regarded and beneficial, it’s not mandatory.
Each of these career-affirming Viking roles comes with a competitive salary package, epic industry perks, and valuable health benefits that ensure you feel excited, fulfilled and nurtured every working day.
How to Get the Viking Spirit
As the famous Viking saying goes, “who dares wins”, so get your resume and a cover letter over to jobsau@vikingcruises.com, email for a position description or apply on Linkedin here: PR & Communications Manager or Graphic Designer.
Applications close 3 February 2023. Only successful candidates will be contacted. No agencies.
Gibu Auja (that’s Viking for good luck)!
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