Private Travel Designer

Private Travel Designer

Location: Remote or Portland, Oregon
Reports to: Co-Founder

Who We Are

Modern Adventure creates thoughtfully designed journeys for curious, well-traveled guests who value depth, joy, and enduring meaning. Our work is grounded in deep destination knowledge, long-standing global relationships, and a belief that exceptional travel comes from access, care, and craft.

We are an award-winning experiential travel company operating across all seven continents through small-group journeys, bespoke private travel, and intimate retreats. Our guests come to us because they value insight, trust good judgment, and want experiences that are impossible to replicate through independent planning.

Our one guest, one ecosystem approach ensures every guest experience, group or private, reflects a consistent Modern Adventure point of view.

As a Certified B Corporation and Climate Neutral company, how we travel matters.

Private travel is a core and growing priority for Modern Adventure. We have the infrastructure, global partnerships, and guest demand in place, and we’re investing in the right team structure to support it thoughtfully and sustainably.

Private travel at Modern Adventure is relationship-driven and brand-held. This is not an affiliate, consortium-based, or independent advisor position. The Private Travel Designer is a fully integrated member of the Modern Adventure team collaborating closely across experiences, partnerships, marketing, and guest services.

The Role

The Private Travel Designer owns the end-to-end guest journey for Modern Adventure’s custom and private travel clients, from qualified inquiry through post-trip follow-up.

This is a high-touch role requiring creative vision, operational rigor, and commercial fluency. You will design bespoke itineraries for individuals, families, and private groups, translating guest interests into seamless, deeply personal journeys that reflect Modern Adventure’s standards and point of view.

You will have meaningful creative autonomy and full accountability for the quality, accuracy, and commercial performance of your trips. While supported by a Private Travel Associate and shared systems, this role owns design decisions, pricing strategy, supplier relationships, and final execution standards.

Role structure and time commitment are flexible and will be defined in partnership with the right candidate.

Core Responsibilities

Guest Experience & Relationship Ownership

• Lead client consultations and serve as the primary relationship owner for private travel guests.
• Translate guest goals, preferences, and constraints into thoughtful, well-balanced itineraries.
• Build trust through clear communication, discretion, and follow-through.
• Cultivate repeat and referral business through long-term relationship management.
• Represent Modern Adventure’s brand and standards with confidence and credibility.

Trip Design & Commercial Stewardship

• Design fully customized itineraries using Modern Adventure’s global partner network and design standards.
• Set pricing strategy and ensure all trips meet margin targets and commercial expectations.
• Own supplier negotiations, contracting, and financial accuracy end-to-end.
• Exercise judgment around trade-offs, complexity, and guest value.
• Deliver polished, brand-aligned itineraries and documentation.

Operational Rigor & Execution

• Maintain oversight of all operational details from booking through travel completion.
• Partner effectively with the Private Travel team and Associate on documentation, timelines, and logistics.
• Ensure accuracy across CRM, contracts, invoicing, and guest materials.
• Anticipate, resolve, or escalate issues when they arise.
• Uphold Modern Adventure’s standards for quality, reliability, and guest care.

What Success Looks Like

• Consistent ability to move qualified leads from conversation to confirmed travel
• Strong, sustainable margins achieved through thoughtful pricing and supplier stewardship
• Flawless execution: accurate documentation, on-time delivery, calm problem-solving
• High guest satisfaction is reflected in repeat travel, referrals, and unsolicited feedback
• Clear contribution to the growth and maturity of the private travel business

What You Bring

Non-Negotiable

• 7+ years designing luxury, private, or bespoke travel
• Proven experience managing high-net-worth clients and complex, multi-country itineraries
• Strong commercial fluency across pricing, margins, and supplier negotiations
• Established relationships with top DMCs, hotels, and ground operators
• Experience selling and servicing $50K+ private trips
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills—confident, warm, and precise
• Highly organized, detail-driven, and comfortable operating independently
• Sound judgment, professionalism, and grace under pressure

Highly Valued

• Deep global destination knowledge informed by firsthand travel
• Advanced proficiency with CRM and travel systems (Salesforce, Zendesk, Safari Portal, or similar)
• A refined sensibility for culture, food, design, and meaningful experiences

What We Offer

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k)
• Three weeks PTO plus sick days, volunteer days, floating holidays, and company holidays
• Travel opportunities

Growth & Culture

• Direct collaboration with engaged founders and a supportive leadership team
• Industry show and travel-trade priority access to conferences worldwide
• Flexible remote work with optional Portland office access
• A collaborative, values-driven team that values judgment, accountability, and care

We look forward to reviewing your application.