Travel Consultant | Leicestershire | Full Time | Salary £25-27,000 + Commission (OTE £32-35,000)
Gecko Travel Recruitment are working with a modern independent retail travel agency who combine classic travel sales with dynamic packaging and tailor-made holiday design, they are looking for a Retail Travel Consultant to join their team to providing expert travel advice and create tailored holiday experiences for customers.
The Role:
As Retail Travel Consultant, you will support customers with their travel enquiries in-store, over the phone, and online by offering personalised advice and turning enquiries into confirmed bookings. You will sell a wide range of travel products including package holidays, cruise, tailor-made itineraries, and dynamically packaged holidays while ensuring all bookings are accurate and delivered with excellent service.
You Will Have:
• Minimum 12 months’ experience in a retail travel or travel sales environment (essential)• Proven ability to meet or exceed sales targets• Strong customer service and relationship-building skills• Experience booking holidays through suppliers or travel systems (desirable)• Knowledge of cruise, long-haul, or tailor-made holidays (desirable)• Understanding or exposure to dynamic packaging systems (desirable)• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in all tasks• Commercial awareness and understanding of customer value and margins• Confident using booking systems, Microsoft Office, and digital tools
Additional Info:
• Full-time role including weekend working on a rota basis (closed on Sundays)• Salary £25-27,000 plus commission (OTE £32-35,000)• Opportunities to travel • Supportive retail team environment with training and development opportunities• Generous annual leave entitlement
Apply with your CV quoting GTR1869 or visit: www.
Branch Manager - Retail Travel | Leicestershire | Full Time | Salary circa £30,000 + Commission
Gecko Travel Recruitment are working with a modern independent retail travel agency who combine classic travel sales with dynamic packaging and tailor-made holiday design, they are looking for a Branch Manager to lead their store and drive both commercial performance and customer experience.
The Role:
As Branch Manager, you will be responsible for leading the store's sales performance, managing and developing the retail team, and ensuring the branch delivers excellent customer service and strong commercial results while also promoting a modern travel retail approach that combines package holidays with bespoke, dynamically packaged itineraries built using flights, hotels, and supplier partnerships. You will lead the team in delivering expert travel advice, improving conversion, and building long-term customer loyalty, while ensuring the branch operates efficiently and in line with company standards.
You Will Have:
• Significant experience in a retail travel agency environment (minimum 3 years)
• Minimum 12 months management or senior leadership experience in retail travel
• Strong track record of delivering sales and achieving targets
• Experience managing or mentoring a sales team
• Experience selling a range of travel products including cruise, luxury, and tailor-made holidays
• Understanding or experience of dynamic packaging and multi-component holiday creation
• Strong commercial awareness and focus on profitability
• Excellent customer relationship management skills
• Strong leadership and team motivation ability
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage operational responsibilities
• Full UK driving licence
Additional Info:
• Salary circa £30,000 plus uncapped commission (OTE £38-42,000)
• Full-time role - 5 days per week including Saturdays (store closed Sundays except peak periods)
• 30 days annual leave including bank holidays
• Birthday day off
• Flexible rota patterns
• Travel discounts and familiarisation trips
• Opportunity to help shape and grow a brand-new retail store
This is a key leadership role within a growing travel business, combining traditional travel sales with modern tailor-made and dynamically packaged holidays
Apply with your CV quoting GTR1868 or visit: www.
Multimedia Designer | Hybrid | Essex / WFH | Salary £32,000
Gecko Travel Recruitment are working with an award-winning travel business who are looking for a Multimedia Designer to join their growing marketing team based in Essex.
The Role:
As Multimedia Designer you will create engaging visual content including graphics, videos, and animations for social media, email, websites, and marketing campaigns. You will work closely with the design and marketing teams to bring ideas to life, make sure everything looks on-brand, and produce creative content that helps promote the company across different digital platforms.
You Will Have:
• 1-3 years' experience within a commercial design or studio environment (ideally within the travel industry)
• Strong graphic design skills with a portfolio across digital channels
• Experience creating motion graphics and editing video content
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, and After Effects
• Experience using Figma or Adobe XD
• Understanding of responsive, mobile-first digital design
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow brand guidelines
• Creative mindset with the ability to interpret briefs and develop ideas
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Flexibility to attend travel events
Additional Info:
• Salary circa £32,000
• Excellent company benefits including access to a benefits platform offering retail, gym, and cinema discounts, along with GP services, personal counselling, advice, and wellbeing support.
Partnerships Marketing Executive | Hybrid | Essex / WFH | Salary £35,000
Gecko Travel Recruitment are working with a travel business based in Essex who are looking for a Partnerships Marketing Executive to join their growing team and play a key role in driving brand partnerships, charity engagement, and wider marketing activity.
The Role:
As Partnerships Marketing Executive, you will help grow and manage brand partnerships that increase awareness, attract new customers, and support customer retention. You will work closely with the Group Head of Partnerships, agencies, and external partners to deliver campaigns, events, marketing assets, reporting, and partnership activity across both B2B and B2C channels.
You Will Have:
• Experience in a marketing role with exposure to partnerships, brand, or campaign activity
• University degree (or equivalent) with 3+ years B2B/B2C marketing experience
• Strong copywriting and proofreading ability
• Good project management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines
• Experience coordinating campaigns across digital, social, email, and offline channels
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Commercial awareness and a results-focused mindset
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritise workload effectively
• Motivated, proactive, and confident working independently or as part of a team
Additional Info:
• Salary £35,000
• Hybrid working - 2 days office-based in Essex
• Excellent company benefits including the opportunity to travel
• You will be required to hold a full UK driving licence
• Collaborative and supportive marketing team with room to progress in a growing travel business
• Flexibility is essential as you will be required to attend events and work occasional weekends and evening.
Campaign & Product Marketing Executive | Hybrid | Essex / WFH | Salary £35,000
Gecko Travel Recruitment are partnering with a multi award winning travel business who are recruiting for a Campaign & Product Marketing Executive to join their Customer Marketing team based in Essex.
The Role:
The Campaign & Product Marketing Executive will help plan, coordinate, and deliver marketing campaigns across different channels like email, social media, digital, and trade, making sure everything runs smoothly and supports wider business goals. You will also help turn products and itineraries into clear, engaging messages for customers, while working with different internal teams and external agencies to track performance and improve future campaigns.
You Will Have:
• Experience in a marketing, campaign, or product marketing role
• Exposure to integrated, multi-channel marketing campaigns
• Strong understanding of customer-focused marketing principles
• Good experience working with multiple stakeholders and/or agencies
• Strong organisation and project management skills
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong communication, copywriting, and proofreading skills
• Commercial awareness and a results-focused mindset
• Interest in product storytelling and customer-focused campaign delivery
Additional Info:
• Salary circa £35,000
• Hybrid working model - minimum 2 days in the Essex office per week
• Excellent company benefits
• Company performance annual reward
• Opportunity to work on a premium travel brand with strong marketing presence
• May require occasional weekends, evenings, and overseas travel
Apply with your CV quoting GTR1864 or visit: www.
Guest Retention Assistant - CRM | Hybrid | Essex / WFH | Salary £25,000
Gecko Travel Recruitment are partnering with this award-winning travel business who are recruiting for a Guest Retention Assistant - CRM to join their team based in Essex.
The Role:
As Guest Retention Assistant - CRM, you will help plan and send CRM email campaigns that keep customers engaged, encourage repeat bookings, and increase extra sales opportunities. You will work closely with internal teams while supporting scheduling, reporting, customer targeting, campaign admin, and supplier coordination to make sure campaigns run smoothly.
You Will Have:
• Some experience or strong interest in CRM, lifecycle marketing, or customer retention
• Basic understanding of email marketing platforms and processes
• Working knowledge of CRM marketing techniques and customer databases
• Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills for reporting and data handling
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong attention to detail and awareness of brand consistency
• Good communication skills and ability to build relationships internally and externally
Additional Info:
• Salary circa £25,000
• Hybrid working model
• Fabulous travel discounts
• Great company benefits
• Excellent career development potential with exposure to HubSpot, CRM platforms, and digital marketing campaigns
Apply with your CV quoting GTR1863 or visit: www.
SEO Specialist | Hybrid | Essex / WFH | Salary £35,000
Gecko Travel Recruitment are partnering with an award-winning travel business who are recruiting for an SEO Specialist to join their team based in Essex.
The Role:
As SEO Specialist, you will help grow website traffic and improve search rankings by optimising website content, technical SEO, and on-site performance. You will use data and insights to identify opportunities, work with internal teams and agencies, and support ongoing improvements that increase visibility and bookings.
You Will Have:
• Experience in SEO within a B2C environment
• Good understanding of on-page, technical, and content SEO
• Experience using SEO tools such as SEMrush, Ahrefs, or Screaming Frog
• Strong analytical skills with tools such as GA4, Google Search Console, and Power BI
• Experience with keyword research, content optimisation, and performance reporting
• Understanding of website structure, metadata, internal linking, and user journeys
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Good communication skills and experience working with agencies or cross-functional teams
Additional Info:
• Salary Circa £35,000
• Employee recognition schemes and company social events
• Hybrid working model
• Excellent company benefits including access to employee benefits platform offering retail, gym, cinema discounts, GP access, counselling, and wellbeing support
• Travel discounts
Apply with your CV quoting GTR1776 or visit: www.
Guest Retention Manager - Campaigns | Hybrid | Essex / WFH | Salary £40,000
Gecko Travel Recruitment are recruiting for a Guest Retention Manager - Campaigns to join this growing travel business working within their commercial team.
The Role:
As Guest Retention Manager - Campaigns, you will create and send targeted email campaigns that keep customers engaged, encourage repeat bookings, and help grow revenue. You will use customer data to make sure the right messages go to the right people at the right time, and work with other teams to improve how campaigns perform.
You Will Have:
• 4+ years' experience in CRM or email marketing in a B2C environment
• Hands-on experience building and sending campaigns using HubSpot or similar CRM platforms
• Strong understanding of segmentation, targeting, and personalisation
• Experience using A/B testing to improve campaign performance
• Strong analytical skills with tools such as GA4 and Power BI
• Ability to manage multiple campaigns and deadlines with strong attention to detail
• Confidence working with data to improve targeting and campaign results
Additional Info:
• Salary £40,000
• Hybrid working model with a requirement to work from the office in at least 2 days per week
• Annual company performance-related reward scheme
• Attractive company benefits and generous annual leave entitlement
• Opportunity to shape CRM campaigns and customer communications
Apply with your CV quoting GTR1861 or visit: www.
Senior CRM Marketing Manager | Hybrid | Essex / WFH | £60,000
Gecko Travel Recruitment are recruiting for a Senior CRM Marketing Manager to join a growing travel business based in Essex.
The Role:
As Senior CRM Marketing Manager, you will be responsible for increasing repeat bookings and customer loyalty by leading CRM and lifecycle marketing activity across email, SMS, and other digital channels. You will use data and customer insight to create personalised campaigns and improve the customer journey, while working closely with other teams to make sure customers stay engaged and keep coming back.
You Will Have:
• 7+ years' experience in CRM, lifecycle marketing, or customer retention roles in a B2C environment• Proven leadership experience with line management responsibility• Strong experience driving customer lifetime value, repeat purchase, and engagement growth• Hands-on experience with CRM platforms such as HubSpot and data/automation tools• Strong analytical skills using tools such as GA4 and Power BI• Experience with segmentation, personalisation, and marketing automation• Ability to design and optimise customer journeys and lifecycle campaigns• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
Additional Info:
• Salary circa £60,000• Annual company performance-related reward scheme• Hybrid working model - offices based in Essex• Generous company benefits and travel discounts• Opportunity to shape CRM strategy and lifecycle marketing capability
Apply with your CV quoting GTR1860 or visit: www.
Senior Digital Marketing Manager | Hybrid | Essex / WFH | £60,000
Gecko Travel Recruitment are recruiting for a Senior Digital Marketing Manager to join a growing travel business within its commercial function, as part of the digital team.
The Role:
As Senior Digital Marketing Manager, you will lead all online marketing activity to bring more customers to the website and increase bookings through channels such as PPC, Paid Social, SEO, and other paid media. You will manage budgets and campaign performance, work with other teams to improve conversion and customer journeys and lead a small team while driving profitable growth across multiple markets.
You Will Have:
• Hands-on experience across PPC, Paid Social, SEO, YouTube, and other digital channels (essential) • Proven leadership experience with line management responsibility• 7+ years' experience in B2C digital acquisition or performance marketing• Strong analytical skills with tools such as GA4, Power BI, attribution, and reporting platforms• Experience with landing page optimisation, conversion funnels, tracking, and tagging• Strong agency management and stakeholder engagement skills• Ability to identify growth opportunities and build business cases for increased investment
Additional Info:
• Salary circa £60,000• Hybrid working model with the office based in Essex• Excellent company benefits including access to employee benefits platform offering retail, gym, cinema discounts, GP access, counselling, and wellbeing support• Annual company performance-related reward scheme• Opportunity to shape acquisition strategy across multiple international markets
Apply with your CV quoting GTR1859 or visit: www.