Benjamin Burtis Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United States

I'm thrilled to join Kensington Tours as a Destination Expert for the North America region, where I get to combine my own love for travel with my passion for creating truly unique travel experiences for others. In this role, I'll have the opportunity to plan, sell, and coordinate private-guided tours, crafting bespoke luxury experiences and exceptional itineraries that impress.

Redmond, Washington, United States

Guide groups of 8 - 12 participants of all ages on snowshoe, mountaineering, kayak, paddle board, bicycle, and backpacking programs across a variety of venues in the Puget Sound Area, including Mt. Rainier National Park. Program responsibilities include trip planning, risk management, navigation, administering wilderness medicine, and driving participants to and from each venue in 15-passenger vans.

Seattle, Washington, United States

As Marketing Coordinator, my primary focus has been to liaison between TTC team members and marketing staff to promote all upcoming company events. My responsibilities include designing and managing email campaigns and audiences, creating digital marketing materials, writing copy, and executing our marketing strategy.Key Achievements: Streamlined marketing efforts by designing and managing effective email campaigns and digital marketing materials. Successfully executed marketing strategies to promote upcoming company events and increase community engagement.Technologies: HubSpot, Slack, Squarespace, Mailchimp, Zoom.Impact and Results: Improved the efficiency and effectiveness of marketing campaigns, resulting in higher engagement rates and increased attendance at company events. Strengthened the TTC brand and messaging through consistent and strategic marketing efforts.Collaborations: Worked closely with marketing teams, company leadership, and the TTC Heralds to ensure cohesive and effective promotional strategies. Fostered strong relationships with external partners and collaborators to enhance marketing efforts and community engagement.Professional Development: Expanded my expertise in digital marketing, email campaign management, and creative design. Gained practical experience in executing comprehensive marketing strategies and coordinating efforts across diverse teams and time zones.

Seattle, Washington, United States

As an Administrative Assistant, I wore many hats and supported the TTC and its members in various ways. My responsibilities included designing a line of sustainable clothing to represent the TTC brand, developing a digital retail store for apparel and goods, supporting the TTC Heralds by managing email campaigns, and fulfilling general duties such as outreach to prospective community members, website support, community engagement, designing promotional materials, attending networking events, and providing administrative support.Key Achievements: Designed and created a line of ethically sourced and sustainable goods and apparel to promote the TTC and provide a branded representation of the TTC's message. Developed and supported a digital retail store for selling and marketing the apparel and goods line. Managed email campaigns to promote quarterly discussions hosted by the TTC Heralds, fostering collaboration among travel writers, journalists, and thinkers.Technologies: HubSpot, Slack, Squarespace, Mailchimp, Zoom.Impact and Results: Effectively connected organization members, collaborators, and partners with the materials and resources they needed to succeed. Enhanced community engagement and promoted the TTC brand through various marketing and promotional efforts.Collaborations: Worked closely with marketing teams, company leadership, and the TTC Heralds to support and promote organizational initiatives. Collaborated with external partners to develop and promote sustainable products and community events.Professional Development: Gained valuable insights and hands-on experience in project management, marketing strategy, and community engagement. Developed a deeper bag of tools to be a versatile asset to an organization, filling in gaps as needed, and contributing to various projects with diverse requirements.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of First Nature Tours in the WA market as a tour operator and destination management company. This includes but is not limited to, the creation and management of a sales pipeline, identifying and tapping into new revenue streams, forming industry partnerships, building a network of necessary vendors, and managing a team of professional guides.

Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States

Guided two groups of 10 high school students (ages 16 - 18) on two three-week backcountry treks in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Tetons National Park. My responsibilities included navigating through 200+ miles of backcountry trails, trip planning, budgeting, supply management, preparing meals, providing wilderness medicine and first aid, administering prescribed medications, and driving 15-passenger vehicles.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Oversaw the execution and development of the Choose a Challenge USA student leadership program. This included directly managing a team of over 40 student leaders across the country to reach company sales goals as well as developing new facets of the student leadership program to add institutional value.

Brooklyn, Ny

Managed the online, physical, and social brand presence of Choose a Challenge USA at each operating university campus. To achieve this, I directly managed a team of 10 brand ambassadors and two graduate staff in overseeing sales pipeline execution to meet US sales targets.

Greater New York City Area

Managed a team of four brand ambassadors to establish program presence at Cornell University, Tufts University, SUNY Geneseo, and Stony Brook University. In this position, I coordinated with each brand ambassador and their chosen non-profit partner to plan, promote, and execute Choose a Challenge recruitment events at their universities. Achieved the highest recruitment event attendance rate across the Choose a Challenge team at an average of 75 attendees per event.