Vacation Palm Springs - Job Openings - Positions Available - Property Management - Sales & Marketing - Reservations



Positions - Job Openings as of November, 2011:



1) Property Manager Position (Full time or Part time)
2) Reservations - Customer Communications (Full or Part time)
3) Vice President/General Manager
4) Sales & Marketing - Business Development (Full time)
5) Web programmer, coder, designer



Positions Available — November 2011

Property Manager Position (Full time) & Customer Communications Coordinator Position (Part time)



Are you a solution-oriented team-player who's energetic, creative and flexible — with great people and problem-solving skills? If so, we'd like to hear from you.

Position focus:
- ensuring guest satisfaction by promptly addressing guest questions or needs, including in-person house visits for customer care
- preparation of homes prior to guest arrival and inspecting homes upon departure
- tracking and resolving maintenance issues, coordinating repairs with vendors
- interacting with housekeeping team to maintain high standards

Necessary skills and qualities:
- great customer service skills; fast, friendly, focused & sympathetic manner
- creative, solution-oriented person adept at problem-solving
- good computer skills (Internet & MS Office)
- strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
- general familiarity with light household maintenance and repairs
- high energy, comfortable with fast pace, physical stamina
- great references

Work schedule includes:
- combination of weekdays, weeknights, weekends and holidays.

Compensation range: $30,000-$35,000 + per year including salary, bonuses, 401k plan and health benefits.

To apply, email resume with cover letter in a Word doc or Adobe. Please do not call. Resumes without cover letters will not be opened.

mgt@vacationpalmsprings.com

Vacation Palm Springs is an equal opportunity employer that values promotion from within and diversity in the workplace. After a successful interview process, a background check and drug test will be conducted for the successful final candidate.



Reservations - Customer Communications



An excellent opportunity now available for an energetic and goal-oriented customer communications coordinator to join our team to assist guests with reservations and inquiries by phone, email, web and fax.

Outgoing, confident, excellent enthusiasm, customer care, and exceptional people skills are required.

Key Responsibilities:

- Quickly and accurately answer in bound emails and phone calls

- Greet guest walk ins in office and assist with reservations

- Excellent phone and exceptional keyboard skills

- Fast, flexible,. Focused performance skills required

- Excellent written and verbal skills, great English and grammar are essential

- Update written materials

- Attention to detail in written and spoken communication

- Exceptional listening skills

- Internet knowledge

- MS Word and Excel — fluent skills

Answer in bound emails participate in and oversee quality control, customer phone and email communication, scheduling and problem-solving and customer solutions.

In addition, this position will assist in coordinating and scheduling maintenance with outside vendors, track scheduling as well as customer satisfaction responsibilities for a highly successful and fast-growing luxury vacation home rental firm located in Palm Springs.

This position requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills, high energy, great team-work, relevant experience is preferred, terrific references, computer skills (MS word and excel) and a willingness to work hard (work some weekends and some holidays).

A part time or full time position is available or a part time position that could become a full time position. Full time position offers terrific benefits, salary, bonuses and related compensation — including 401k plan, health insurance and paid vacation.

Vacation Palm Springs is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. After a successful interview process, a background check will be conducted for the successful final candidate.

Compensation range: $35,000-$40,000 + per year including salary, bonuses, 401k plan and health benefits.

Before applying for this position, please familiarize yourself with our company by seeing our website at

www.vacationpalmsprings.com

Please send resume and cover letter by email to:

mgt@vacationpalmsprings.com

Cover letter relevant to position is required for consideration.
Our offices are located at:
1276 N Palm Canyon Drive Suite 211 | Palm Springs, Ca 92262



Vice President/Managing Director



Position:


Vice President & General Manager

Company Profile:


Financially sound and fast-growing company that markets and manages a portfolio of luxury vacation home rentals in the greater Palm Springs, California area.

Position Overview:


Highly successful property management and hospitality firm seeks entrepreneurial-minded professional to lead our dynamic team and grow our fast-paced business. Areas of responsibility include operations, cross-functional coordination, financial management, business development and marketing. Position located in Palm Springs, California.

Requirements:


Hands on, results-driven leader. Energetic and entrepreneurial. Creative. Highly involved and solution-oriented. Outstanding people and leadership skills.

Proven success in managing and growing a profitable business or business division.

Well-rounded business skills - a marketing mind with sales savvy; operations and financial management; inspirational team leader.

Job Responsibilities:


• Lead and integrate functional areas including Operations (guest & homeowner services), Finance, Sales, Marketing, Reservations and Human Resources to maximize revenue growth and client retention.

• Identify and implement operational opportunities for new solutions and systems to better serve guests and homeowner clients.

• Develop and implement strategic plans to expand & diversify revenue sources and increase the number of profit centers.

• Oversee P&L and all accounting functions to achieve efficiencies, timely reporting and accuracy.

• Ensure that specific projects, tasks and priorities assigned by company leaders are completed expeditiously and with high quality.

• Coach and inspire team members to continue to achieve record results in service, sales and business development. Mentor and develop personnel, lead 360 peer review process.

Qualifications for Applicant:


4 year college degree. Minimum of 5 years post-college business experience, Record of successful achievement in management roles relevant to this position. Upward progression of responsibilities in management and leadership. MBA desirable. Real world results and successful track record a must.

This position is based in Palm Springs, requires great flexibility and involves a demanding work schedule. As a hospitality business in a beautiful resort community, peak work times for the team include weekends and holidays. Our office is open 365 days a year, and team members rotate the responsibility of being on call 24/7.

Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience level and track record. Salary plus bonus; profit sharing; 401k with generous match; defined benefit plan; health benefit; paid vacation; and relocation assistance.

Vacation Palm Springs is an equal opportunity employer that values workplace diversity.

Apply by email only to:

mgt@vacationpalmsprings.com
No phone calls



Sales/Marketing, Business Development


Posted Nov. 2011

Leading Palm Springs metro area property management and vacation home leasing company seeks smart and ambitious sales and marketing pro. Key area of responsibility is signing up homeowner clients' luxury homes and condos to be part of our successful vacation home rental program.

Requirements:
- Experience and proven success in sales and marketing/business development
- Fast, flexible, creative, high energy, results-oriented
- Positive, can do attitude, team player
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- Excellent professional references
- College degree required

Full or part time position available. Full-time benefits include healthcare, generous 401K with 100% match, paid vacation, profit-sharing. Salary + commission. Full time position annual compensation range of $40,000 - $75,000 or more based on results achieved. Advancement potential and leadership/management opportunities available.

If you are results oriented and confident you have the talent we seek, please apply with cover letter and resume. A cover letter is required for consideration.

Before applying, please see our website to familiarize yourself with our company:
www.vacationpalmsprings.com

To apply, please email mgt@vacationpalmsprings.com

Paid Internship - Marketing Communications



Hands-on Marketing internship with key projects in social media, networking, writing, marketing photography, web content updating and content generation, light graphic design, video, direct marketing, and more.

Our established and fast paced companies Vacation Palm Springs & Greater Palm Springs Realty offer a unique blend of experience in Travel, Tourism, Hospitality, and Real Estate. Seeking a focused and goal oriented individual for a terrific opportunity as a paid college internship in Palm Springs, California.


Web Programmer - Coder - Part-time



php, MySql, Coda, CSS

We're adding to our team. Established and growing Palm Springs company with multiple websites seeks *experienced* and flexible web professional to work on projects and be able to come to our Palm Springs office once or twice a week to discuss project goals, updates and ensure communication.

We're looking for an accomplished team player and a problem solver who is flexible and energetic and able to perform wide range of duties such as minor site updates & maintenance to major upgrades and new site development.

Established websites that are undergoing re-designs, updates and upgrades, we will provide the designs and concepts and direction.

Strong knowledge and experience with complex consumer-oriented websites with multiple and integrated databases using MySql, php, Coda.

Knowledge of hosting services, SEO and e-mail marketing helpful.

Seeking local individual with solid experience and excellent references willing and able to meet in person for project discussion and plans on site from time to time in our will be asked to work on site from time to time from our Palm Canyon Drive offices.

This is a project-based part-time independent contractor position that could become a consistent weekly opportunity of 15-20 or more hours weekly on a consistent basis.

apply to mgt@vacationpalmsprings.com