Marketing & Strategy Associate
Matador Network is a dynamic global media company focused on travel and adventure. We are renowned for uncovering the world’s most captivating destinations and experiences and telling human-driven stories through articles and videos that are consumed by an audience of over 100M people/month. We believe travel is the ultimate force for good and our platform exists to inspire curiosity and encourage millions of people to explore more often and with an open mind.
As we’ve grown, we’ve expanded our scope to include podcasts, a social team who oversees 15M+ followers, a tech arm that runs the world’s #1 AI-powered travel agent (GuideGeek), and a 20+ person content studio that partners with many of the world’s biggest brands and destinations on custom video productions and branded entertainment.
At Matador, we envision a world where travel is a transformative experience that enables us to find the humanity in each other, everywhere. It has the power to connect, heal, and inspire us to plan new adventures that have a positive impact on the world.
Summary:
The Marketing & Strategy Associate supports the development of brand partnership campaigns from early-stage ideation through pitch development, collaborating cross-functionally with the marketing, sales, and creative teams. Responsibilities include building and formatting pitch decks, supporting creative concept development, conducting research, and assisting with talent sourcing.
The position plays a key role in helping the team respond to inbound RFPs and develop proactive campaign ideas, while gaining exposure to the full lifecycle of branded content and integrated marketing campaigns. Strong organization, creativity, attention to detail, and a passion for storytelling are essential for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
Pitch & Deck Development
- Build and format pitch decks using existing templates and brand guidelines
- Translate strategic direction into polished, client-ready presentations
- Source imagery, references, and visual assets to support storytelling
Creative & Strategic Support
- Assist in developing campaign concepts, content formats, and storytelling ideas
- Conduct research on trends, destinations, and brand categories
- Support the development of thematic tentpoles and repeatable IP
Talent & Creator Research
- Identify and research creators aligned with campaign goals
- Build talent shortlists and support early-stage outreach coordination
- Gain exposure to influencer and creator partnership strategy
Project & Team Support
- Help manage smaller RFPs and lower-lift pitch opportunities
- Provide support during high-volume periods across multiple campaigns
- Assist in organizing case studies, templates, and pitch materials
- Additional tasks as assigned
Required Skills:
- Strong attention to detail and ability to produce polished, high-quality work
- Excellent organization and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to take direction and translate ideas into clear, compelling materials
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Proficiency in Canva, PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Google Workspace tools
- Curiosity and eagerness to learn across marketing, media, and brand partnerships
- Ability to stay proactive, resourceful, and solution-oriented
- Strong time management skills and ability to prioritize effectively
Qualifications/Experience/Education:
- 1–3 years of experience in marketing, media, communications, or related fields (internships
included) - Strong interest in travel, culture, media, and storytelling
- Experience building presentations or working in Google Slides or Canva
- Familiarity with social media, content creation, or influencer marketing is a plus
- Experience working in a fast-moving environment (agency, startup, media company) is a plus
- Comfortable working remotely and communicating via Slack and email
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field preferred
Nuts and Bolts:
- Full-time independent contractor position with monthly compensation
- Remote position (i.e., working from your home office)
- Based in a North American time zone (working hours: approximately 9 AM – 5:30 PM)
How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your resume, compensation expectations, and cover letter highlighting your qualifications and enthusiasm for this role to recruiting@matadornetwork.com. Please put Marketing & Strategy Associate in the subject line.
Our mission:
We aim to empower a diverse generation of modern adventurers to share their stories and travel fearlessly.
Diversity at Matador:
Beyond our passion for travel, Matador values diversity, equity, and inclusion and is actively working to spread these values through the travel industry. We are committed to hiring a diverse workforce to elevate and empower a wide array of viewpoints; candidates for this position should fully embrace this mission.
Senior Producer
Matador Network is a dynamic global media company focused on travel and adventure. We are renowned for uncovering the world’s most captivating destinations and experiences and telling human-driven stories through articles and videos that are consumed by an audience of over 100M people/month. We believe travel is the ultimate force for good and our platform exists to inspire curiosity and encourage millions of people to explore more often and with an open mind.
As we’ve grown, we’ve expanded our scope to include podcasts, a social team who oversees 15M+ followers, a tech arm that runs the world’s #1 AI-powered travel agent (GuideGeek), and a 20+ person content studio that partners with many of the world’s biggest brands and destinations on custom video productions and branded entertainment.
At Matador, we envision a world where travel is a transformative experience that enables us to find the humanity in each other, everywhere. It has the power to connect, heal, and inspire us to plan new adventures that have a positive impact on the world.
Summary:
This role leads branded content productions for video and still campaigns from concept through launch, serving as the primary production lead across all phases. Responsibilities include managing on-location shoots, coordinating cross-functional teams, and acting as the main point of contact for clients. The position oversees production planning, budgeting, scheduling, and vendor management while ensuring projects stay on timeline and within budget. The role also supports creative ideation, post-production oversight, and administrative wrap-up, including legal documentation, invoicing, and cost reporting. Strong collaboration, organization, and hands-on production leadership are essential to successfully deliver high-quality campaigns.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading branded content productions for video and still campaigns from beginning (ideation) to end (launch)
- Attending shoots and overseeing all on-location production needs as the team lead in the field
- Facilitating communication with clients and collaborating with internal Matador teams including Matador Studios, social media, sales, ad operations, and accounting
- Building production schedules, budgets, timelines, and other campaign tools
- Contributing to creative ideation and deck building
- Tracking projects within Asana
- Sourcing and hiring freelance crew members and on-camera talent
- Negotiating rates with production hires and vendors
- Arranging travel for talent and crew
- Staying within an allotted production budget and tracking/reporting costs regularly
- Securing all necessary legal paperwork including location agreements, appearance releases, and COIs
- Approving and processing invoices for crew per Matador’s standard operating procedures
- Overseeing edits, working with editors, and sourcing postproduction assets such as music, graphics, etc.
- Preparing a wrap book to the best of contractor’s ability (uploading all releases, contracts, and important paperwork, etc.)
- Additional tasks as assigned.
Required Skills:
- Ability to keep a project moving from start to finish
- Ability to stay organized and detail oriented
- Experience prioritizing when juggling multiple tasks/projects at once
- Must be an expert with time management for yourself and others
- Experience managing crews in the field
- A deep understanding of people and ability to work with and manage all types of personalities
- Ability to accurately report costs and producing within a fixed budget
- Ability to stay professional and calm under pressure
- Communicating clearly and respectfully with everyone from high-level clients to day-player production assistants
- Articulating clearly in emails and maintaining professional email etiquette
- Experience in a fast-moving and agile environment, such as at a start-up, agency, or media company
- A deep understanding of Matador’s voice, audience, and brand
- A love for travel, adventure, and people!
Qualifications/Experience/Education:
- 7+ years’ experience producing branded video content, ideally in the travel industry
- Experience working as a producer with large brand clients
- Ability to communicate with your team using primarily Slack and email
- Experience with remote work. Able to get tasks done promptly.
- Proficiency and confidence using Dropbox, Google Drive – especially Sheets (or Excel) – and project management tools such as Asana
- Familiarity with production tools (i.e. you can talk the talk) such as professional camera and audio equipment and editing programs
Nuts and Bolts:
- Full-time independent contractor position with monthly compensation.
- Remote position (i.e., working from your home office when not traveling for work)
- Based in a North American time zone (working hours: approximately 9 AM – 5:30 PM)
- Must be willing to travel, if required.
How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your resume, compensation expectations, and cover letter highlighting your qualifications and enthusiasm for this role to recruiting@matadornetwork.com. Please put Senior Producer in the subject line.
Our mission:
We aim to empower a diverse generation of modern adventurers to share their stories and travel fearlessly.
Diversity at Matador:
Beyond our passion for travel, Matador values diversity, equity, and inclusion and is actively working to spread these values through the travel industry. We are committed to hiring a diverse workforce to elevate and empower a wide array of viewpoints; candidates for this position should fully embrace this mission.