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Context Travel Business Development Lead - Travel Agency, Travel Advisor, Consortia Channels in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
About Context
Context Travel offers cultural and historical tours and experiences led by subject-matter experts in over 70 cities around the world. Context tours enrich your travel with a deeper, personalized understanding of a city’s history, art, and culture. With coverage of lesser known locales as well as main city sites, Context experts take clients through in-depth, thematic topics to help them get to know the DNA of a place.
Context offers competitive salaries and solid benefits, including unlimited vacation, health and 401k, and maternity leave.
Role
We’re looking for an early-career professional who is excited to grow into a high-impact sales role within the travel industry.
In this role, you’ll work closely with the sales team lead to support and expand our travel advisor channel—building relationships, driving engagement, and contributing to a fast-growing part of the business.
This is a great opportunity for someone who is motivated to learn, take on ownership over time, and see the direct impact of their work. You don’t need to have done everything before—but you should be curious, proactive, and eager to develop new skills.
Location: Remote role
Schedule : Preferably U.S. Eastern Hours, Mon-Fri, 9-5, with some nights and weekends for travel/events
Salary: $50,000+, depending on experience
What You’ll Do
Build and maintain relationships with key agency contacts, travel advisors, and partners
Support and lead webinars, trainings, and 1:1 advisor conversations
Assist in executing conference strategy (before, during, and after events)
Prospect and onboard new advisors
Create and contribute to sales materials (presentations, emails, toolkit content)
Use CRM tools (Hubspot) to manage outreach, workflows, and communications
Track performance and use data to inform next steps
Collaborate with marketing, product, and delivery teams
Identify challenges and help work toward solutions
Who This Role Is For
This role is a great fit for someone who:
Is early in their career and looking to grow within sales or business development
Is currently in a travel coordination or B2C role and ready to take the next step into B2B sales—building relationships, owning outcomes, and growing their impact in the industry
Is motivated to take initiative and build confidence in a people-facing role
Enjoys learning by doing and is comfortable picking up new tools and processes
Takes pride in their work and follows through on responsibilities
Is naturally curious and interested in travel, people, and culture
What We’re Looking For
2-5 years of experience in travel, sales, or a related field
Interest in (or exposure to) the travel advisor ecosystem
Comfortable using CRM tools (HubSpot or similar) and basic data to guide decisions
Strong communication skills—you can build relationships, hold a conversation, and clearly share ideas
Organized and able to manage multiple priorities
Willingness to travel (15%) and represent the brand in person
How You Work
You’re thoughtful in your approach and open to feedback & collaboration
You look for solutions and ways to move things forward
You’re adaptable when priorities shift
You take initiative and follow through
You’re motivated by learning and improving over time
Bonus Points If You
Have relationships with travel advisors or agencies
Have experience with webinars, trainings, or events
Enjoy being in front of people and representing a brand
Bring a positive attitude and sense of humor to your work
Preferred systems experience:
Google (Sheets, Docs, Slides, Meet, Gmail)
HubSpot
Front
Slack
Zoom
Guru
Basecamp
We are thrilled to offer:
A supportive, mission-oriented work environment with colleagues who care
Unlimited access to digital lectures and, audio guides, and in-person small group tours
Annual enrichment stipend to pursue personal and professional interests
Flexible PTO (with no caps, encouraged minimums, and parental leave)
A remote-first work policy - we have colleagues based in all four corners of the world
An annual company retreat to connect and celebrate with colleagues in person. (Past locations include New York City, Philadelphia, Lisbon, Rome, Mexico City, and Berlin.)
Context Travel is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
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