@Sparkle_Tourism


Introduction

@Sparkle_Tourism was created to provide a platform to support and promote Ontario, Canadian and international tourism professionals and brands.

Our main editorial purpose is to provide travel & tourism bloggers content they can use to create blog posts, events and their own more active social media communities.  We also provide social media, internet marketing and community-management insights, tips and event/product reviews that are relevant to travel & tourism bloggers and social media community managers working with travel & tourism brands (or anyone managing travel communities of their own).

Link to Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/sparkle_tourism

Content

Since the launch of this media channel, the content has been sourced primarily from the community – retweeting the travel & tourism themed tweets and community manager conversations with travel professionals and bloggers in our audience.

Looking forward to 2012, the @Sparkle_Tourism content / editorial mandate is to find, create and share content that highlights:

  • Apps / eBooks for travel consumers, bloggers and brands: recommending award-winning favorites, rising stars and “top” lists
  • Who to Watch: leading developers, industry moves & entries, travel blogger lessons learned & guest posts
  • Job opportunities for people in the community
  • Objective product, service and professional reviews
  • Media and brand launch events for the travel industry
  • Professional tactics and technical insights for travel bloggers and community managers

Sponsors Wanted

Similar to traditional broadcast mass media, @Sparkle_Tourism is financially funded by content sponsors who meet our eligibility requirements and who are providing relevant, interesting, entertaining, helpful or valuable products or services and content.

Text 416-553-2157 or email debbie [at] theSparkleAgency [dot] com to arrange a no-commitment 30-minute online consultation.

Community Manager Opening

@Sparkle_Tourism needs a Community Manager who is an experienced world traveler or travel professional and passionate about sharing social media content:

Responsibilities:

  1. Curate and create content to post to this website and share to @Sparkle_Tourism
  2. Coordinate guest content syndication, blog tour and Tweetchat special guests
  3. Connect with travel-category digital product and service developers and media to promote Social Sparkle & Shine (concierge services), The Sparkle Agency (representation to ad agencies) and Sparkle Media (sponsorship & integration opportunities).
  4. Attend and plan & coordinate IRL meetups and professional networking events

Requirements:

  1. Must have an open mind and the ability to travel
  2. Active travel blogger, or extremely active in social media with many connections to travel and tourism brands /media
  3. Natural communicator and storyteller; English fluent oral, written and social media
  4. Interested in becoming a professional (paid) social media community manager for travel and tourism brands
  5. Smartphone with data
  6. Active profile and minimum understanding of (all) Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Foursquare & Gowalla, Flikr, Tumblr, about.me and bit.ly
  7. Natural social butterfly, relationship builder and social connector
  8. Extremely detail oriented, positive nature and outlook, driven to help and participate
  9. 5+ hours/week minimum commitment, 24/7/365
  10. Located in Canada or USA

Compensation:

  • This is a business partnership opportunity.
  • The successful candidate will be compensated a referral fee for all new #Sparkle clients who are are referrals from @Sparkle_Tourism and created branded content.
  • The @Sparkle_Tourism community manager will also have the first opportunity to also be the social media community manager for the new Sparkle client.
  • Tourism SWAG, exclusive local event invitations and possible discounted travel opportunities.
  • 6-month trial contract initially, with the opportunity to negotiate shared ownership.