VP, Integrated Marketing

Kensington

$125K — $150K *
Hospitality & Recreation
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years in integrated marketing, brand, or content leadership with 10+ years in leadership roles.
  • Experience in cross-product or multi-brand marketing at a diverse company.
  • Proven track record in KPIs and budget accountability, coupling marketing insight with financial acumen.
  • Direct experience in PR, social media, brand, and content development.
  • Background in luxury, travel, hospitality, or considered-purchase categories is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Elevate Kensington's voice in luxury travel through strategic PR and philanthropic marketing.
  • Close the share-of-voice gap against competitors and enhance Kensington's authority in luxury travel.
  • Lead the Brand team to evolve Kensington's messaging and product value propositions.
  • Drive customer-centric planning and launch strategies for current and future travel products.
  • Develop brand ambassador plans to activate and engage various audience segments.
  • Build a content engine across multiple channels to enhance community engagement and lead generation.
  • Motivate and guide the Integrated Marketing team in a collaborative, results-oriented environment.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to participate in performance-related incentive programs.
  • Flat, audience-led organizational structure promoting growth paths for employees.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity

Kensington Tours has built one of the most trusted names in luxury travel, and we're ready to take it further. This role sits at the center of that next chapter where we will turn a thriving successful business into an unmistakable luxury brand a growth engine that runs on customer experience and trust rather than paid clicks.

You will lead Integrated Marketing: spanning PR, brand, social, always-on content, community growth and lead generation engine that powers Tours, Cruise, Ultraluxe, and future travel products built for our affluent audience across the US, Canada and internationally.

Based out of Kensington's HQ, you'll sit at the epicentre of the business: reporting to the SVP Marketing and working alongside the executive team, with direct visibility and impact into every decision that shapes where Kensington grows next.

What You'll Own

Brand & Storytelling
  • Elevate Kensington's voice and presence in luxury travel across earned and owned channels and lead Kensington Cares philanthropic marketing as an expression of our values.
  • Lead PR as a growth lever, closing our share-of-voice gap against category leaders and building Kensington's authority as the trusted luxury travel advisor.
  • Lead Brand team in the evolution of the Kensington brand, ensuring we convey the value of each product in a customer centric way that is cohesive and decidedly Kensington.

Integrated Marketing Lead Gen
  • Drive a customer-centric, agile planning approach across every product and ready to build launch plans for future travel products that are appreciated by our discerning clientele and always with clear KPIs and a test & learn culture.
  • Build plans across all audiences understanding how we can turn our clientele into brand ambassadors.

Content & Community
  • Build the content engine, spanning social media, video, and webinars, that drives engagement, community growth, and lead contribution across all audiences.

People Leadership
  • Lead and motivate the Integrated Marketing team, spanning brand, content, and integrated planning in a collaborative and results drive manner.
  • Ensure every team member has a challenging, rewarding role, with clear growth paths within Kensington's flat, audience-led approach, partnering with marketing leaders of Marketing Operations, Agent, Acquisition, and CRM reporting to the SVP Marketing.

What Success Looks Like at Kensington

Success is ultimately measured by the leads and travel our affluent audience books with Kensington. Following the customer journey, we will be measuring the share of voice growth, estimated PR media value, key digital journey KPIs and the social and webinar community engagement and growth. It also includes driving growth of our impactful Kensington Cares donations.

What You Bring
  • 15+ years in integrated marketing, brand, or content leadership, with at least 10 years in leadership roles.
  • Experience leading cross-product or multi-brand marketing planning at a company with a diverse portfolio and an entrepreneurial culture.
  • Track record of driving KPIs and budget accountability: you think like a marketer and report like a finance partner.
  • Direct experience in PR, social media, brand and content development.
  • Experience in luxury, travel, hospitality, or another considered-purchase category is a strong plus.

We provide a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. Employees have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual compensation may vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. #LI-Hybrid

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