Sales & Marketing Specialist – Independent Contractor

Location: Remote, with a preference for candidates based in the Greater Toronto Area

Engagement: Full-time, 12-month independent contractor, with the potential for extension

Hours: Approximately 40 hours per week, with occasional evening or weekend availability

Reports to: Founder & Host

Start date: As soon as possible

About Travel Trends

Travel Trends is a leading B2B travel podcast and media platform reaching audiences in more than 125 countries. With more than 200 episodes and three full-video episodes released each week, the platform also includes a newsletter, custom content series, advisory services, partnerships and an annual industry event.

Travel Trends works with leading organizations across the travel industry to share insights, build meaningful connections and create engaging content and experiences.

The Role

Travel Trends is seeking a driven and entrepreneurial Sales & Marketing Specialist for a full-time, 12-month independent contractor engagement.

This hybrid commercial role combines B2B sales, business development, partnerships and hands-on marketing execution. The successful candidate will help expand brand partnerships, strengthen the sales pipeline and coordinate marketing activity across the podcast, newsletter, events and broader platform.

This prospect is well suited to someone who is comfortable working independently, taking initiative and managing competing priorities within a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment.

Key Responsibilities

Sales and Partnerships

- Research and identify prospective sponsors, advertisers, partners and clients.




- Conduct outreach and follow up with prospective and existing partners.
- Maintain accurate prospect lists, activities and opportunities in HubSpot.
- Support lead qualification, client calls and relationship development.
- Prepare proposals, presentations, agreements and other sales materials.
- Coordinate client and partner follow-up to keep opportunities moving.
- Provide regular updates on sales activity, pipeline progress and results.
- Support the development and delivery of sponsorships, custom content and partnership opportunities.

Marketing

- Coordinate an integrated marketing calendar across the podcast, newsletter, events and broader platform.
- Support the development and execution of promotional campaigns.
- Help grow audience engagement, newsletter subscribers and event participation.
- Coordinate content scheduling and repurpose podcast, video and written content across channels.
- Support email marketing and community-engagement activities.
- Develop promotional materials and toolkits for partners and sponsors.
- Support marketing and registration activity for Travel Trends events, including the annual Summit.
- Track campaign activity and results to help inform future decisions.

Team and Operational Support





- Work closely with the Founder & Host and other team members to coordinate priorities and keep work moving.
- Maintain organized workflows, timelines and follow-up activities.
- Support coordination related to selected events, partnerships and speaking engagements.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, communication and execution as Travel Trends continues to grow.

What You Bring

- Three to five years of experience across B2B sales, marketing, partnerships, business development or a related field.
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and move opportunities forward.
- Strong written, verbal and presentation skills.
- Experience using HubSpot or a comparable CRM platform.
- Experience supporting marketing campaigns, content, email marketing or event promotion.
- Strong organization, follow-through and attention to detail.
- Initiative, sound judgment and the ability to work independently.
- Comfort working remotely within a small, entrepreneurial and rapidly evolving team.
- Flexibility to manage changing priorities and occasional evening or weekend requirements.
- Experience in travel, media, podcasting, events or content marketing would be an asset.

Why Join Travel Trends

This is an opportunity to contribute to a growing travel-media platform, work directly with the Founder & Host and play a meaningful role in expanding its partnerships, audience and impact.

We welcome applications from candidates who are genuinely interested in the opportunity and whose experience and expectations align with the role. For inquiries or direct submissions, please contact Heather Morrison at [email protected]

📌 Sales & Marketing Specialist, Independent Contractor (Greater Toronto Area)
🏢 Travel Trends Podcast
📍 Greater Toronto Area