PRIOR is a club for the curious that seeks to celebrate culture and preserve diversity through travel, curating and creating a world of experiences across the globe. PRIOR has been variously named as the ‘most successful and sought after practitioners embracing travel as a cultural narrative’ by the Financial Times, as having an ‘unrivaled black book’ by Conde Nast Traveler and as one of the next decade’s most innovative industry players by both Travel + Leisure and industry authority Skift.
PRIOR was founded by David Prior, former Contributing International Editor of Conde Nast Traveler and Contributing Editor at Vogue Living, and Marc Blazer, Managing Partner of Overture Holdings and former Chairman of Noma Holdings.
The travel team develops and plans experience forward travel itineraries tailored to our members’ preferences, taking care of logistics and unlocking access to coveted accommodations, dining experiences, events and more throughout the world. Our Travel Designers liaise with members, leveraging their international travel experience, destination knowledge and our network of contacts to create exceptional journeys that delve well beyond the doors of the hotel in any given region. Travel Designers are researchers, producers and intuitive thinkers who enjoy sharing the joy of travel with others.
As PRIOR is a growing company the candidate should be willing to take on any task at hand that supports the larger efforts of the team. The candidate must be extremely detailed oriented, organized and an independent thinker that can anticipate needs as well as fluidly communicate with members and suppliers as required.
As an integral part of the PRIOR travel team, your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
Developing and delivering experience forward, dynamic itineraries that reflect the PRIOR sensibility.
Interfacing with members to develop ongoing relationships through the planning of travel tailored to their particular needs and interests.
Coordinating with suppliers, fostering ongoing productive relationships with suppliers throughout the world to ensure the highest levels of service and experience are delivered to PRIOR members.
Efficiently working through each step of the sales workflow including ensuring that all details are accurately incorporated into the company CRM and appropriate records, creating invoices and assuring that supplier payments made.
Discerning, researching and creating guides related to the current favored hotels, restaurants, experiences and shopping/galleries/artisans in the destinations our members visit.
Working across departments to ideate, project manage and execute special projects to further the development of the company as a whole and of the Travel Team in particular.
Attending meetings with members and suppliers, attending occasional product conferences and traveling on research and spec trips in support of Nomadic Clubhouse and Club Journeys.
The ideal candidate will be New York based and have the following qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree
3 years experience with high-end travel planning, product or hospitality and customer service.
A strong curiosity about the world around you and interest in cuisine, art, science, history, and the outdoors .
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proficiency with Adobe Suite, Salesforce and Excel/G-Suite Sheets considered a plus.
Benefits include:
Competitive paid time-off plan
A flexible health plan offering medical, dental and vision benefits, as well as a choice of providers
Company-paid life insurance as well as short- and long-term disability income protection programs