Partnerships Lead, Journee
£40-55k
3+ days a week in office (Bethnal Green, London)
We plan your whole trip. You find out at the airport.
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We plan your whole trip. You find out at the airport.
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
£40-55k
3+ days a week in office (Bethnal Green, London)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To get more people exploring new places, with none of the planning.
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Company mission
To get more people exploring new places, with none of the planning.
63% female employees
Our take
Holiday booking can quickly become a research project in and of itself. Review sites, comparison tools and social feeds can quickly become overwhelming. Journee believes the true joy of travel often comes from moments of spontaneity, not from the planning. Indeed, Journee is a company that removes the planning aspect entirely, targeting a market of travellers who prefer less control over their destination, more spontaneity and surprise, rather than rigorous research.
Covering the UK, US and Canada, Journee's customers, known as "Explorers", complete a detailed questionnaire that covers budget, interests, travel dates and destinations they'd like to avoid. Journee plans and books everything from flights to accommodation and experiences, upping the anticipation for the trip by sending customers clues. The destination itself is kept secret until they arrive at the airport, and the anticipation of the reveal is treated as part of the experiential product.
This new approach to travelling requires a higher level of trust. Destination matching and travel problem troubleshooting must be of high quality, so Journee's growth and future success will depend on its consistency on these fronts. It's a novel concept and is likely to find success with Gen Z due to its spontaneous, stress-free nature. To stay competitive within the travel industry, Journee will need to continue to provide best-in-class remote problem resolution to help travellers with any issues they run into, and expand beyond short-haul travel into longer, more ambitious trips.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Work from anywhere for up to three weeks a year, every year.
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
Company values
- Authenticity
- Courage
- Curiosity
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Feb 2022
$2.4m
SEED
Apr 2021
$0.2m
SEED
Total funding: $2.9m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Ed Tribe
(Co-Founder)Ed studied Ancient History and History at Nottingham, before becoming the Head of Growth at Depop. Most unique travel memory: going to the top of Mount Etna in Sicily, 3km upwards.
Megha Chaturvedi
(Co-Founder)Megha studied Engineering, prior to gaining an MBA and becoming the Growth Manager at Depop. Most unique travel memory: Spotting a polar bear devouring a whale in the wild in Svalbard!
James Gillard
(Technical Co-Founder)James has an MEng in Electronic Engineering, and was previously a Platform Engineer at Depop. Most unique travel memory: Climbing into the Ijen crater in Indonesia.
People progressing
Anna was promoted to a Senior Community Exec in under 2 years, before being promoted to Marketing Exec recently. Unique travel memory: Visiting a Maasai Village in the middle of Kenya's Rift Valley!
Sophie joined as employee #1 and was promoted to Senior Community Exec in under 2 years. Now, she is our Product Manager. Travel memory: Spending 48 hours alone in the mountains in southern Alaska.
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