Work with The Trip Tribe

Ruby on Rails Engineer

Priority #1 is that you want to join our company on a yacht in the Mediterranean, skiing in Aspen, safari in Tanzania, Oktoberfest in Munich, Carnival in Rio, scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef, and other amazing vacations. Priority #2 is that you are fun, know how to get things done, and love the startup atmosphere. Priority #3 is that you are a superior engineer, with exceptionally strong technical skills, and the ability to work quickly. After that, it would be nice if you want to join us in making a fortune and quickly lead a full engineering team.

Our existing business and growth path is not matched by our current website. You will help transform it into the next version with new features, an improved user experience, and tools for massive scalability.

Responsibilities

• Full web product engineering, front and back end
• Build scalable database structure
• Iterate designs quickly, taking into account user feedback
• After success with initial engineering, build a full programming and engineering team, and potentially assume CTO responsibilities
• Contribute to business strategy
• Transform the travel industry
• Drink cocktails on a sailboat

Experience

• Strong experience in startup engineering, preferably in the social network realm
• Demonstrated record of savvy work in technology, design, and business
• Must display exceptional portfolio of previous web engineering work
• Must demonstrate strong skills in building scalable database-driven web sites
• Complete knowledge of Facebook API and other social networking integration
• Management and technical recruiting experience is a plus, but not essential
• Familiarity with SEO, testing for optimization, and web analytics is a plus

Skills

• Hands-on coder with strong technical skills in all aspects of web engineering
• Ability to brainstorm and quickly prototype new approaches
• Current site is Ruby on Rails stack
• UI/UX design talent; layout and style are second nature - you don’t produce ugly designs
• Excellent communications skills, including translating between technical and English
• Work hard, driven, motivated, can-do attitude
• Play hard and team player
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, unstructured, creative environment

To apply, email #{mail_to "work@triptribe.com"} including information about your portfolio, and explaining why you want to be on the team.

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UX Designer and Front End Developer

Responsibilities

• Full UX design
• Front end web development
• Iterate designs quickly, taking into account user feedback
• Testing, web analytics, and site metrics to match design variants
• Contribute to business strategy
• Transform the travel industry
• Drink cocktails on a sailboat

Experience

• Strong experience in design of large consumer-facing websites
• Demonstrated record of savvy work in technology, design, and business
• Must display exceptional portfolio of previous web design work
• Must demonstrate strong skills in building large web solutions
• Familiarity with SEO, testing for optimization, and web analytics is a plus

Skills

• Hands-on coder with strong technical skills in front-end web development
• Produce beautiful HTML and CSS
• Creative javascript and jquery development
• UI/UX design talent; layout and style are second nature - you don’t produce ugly designs
• Work hard, driven, motivated, can-do attitude
• Play hard and team player
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, unstructured, creative environment
• Flawless time-management capabilities, meeting deadlines without excuses - you know how to ship things on time even if we need to improve it in the next version

To apply, email work@triptribe.com including information about your portfolio, and explaining why you want to be on the team.

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Tribe Leader

You organized that wild Rio trip everyone is still talking about. Then the ski week that changed Chamonix. The bash at Bellagio was your idea. That was basic training. Now’s the time to step up to the mission you’ve been waiting for: The Trip Tribe’s Global Experience Project. Our Tribe Leaders find and lead trips to the world’s most extraordinary experiences.

Qualifications:

• Your passport has run out of empty pages
• Highly skilled at vacationing
• Meaningful experience planning group vacations
• Exceptionally strong professional and organizational skills, including leadership, communications, planning, and an ability to meet deadlines
• You know that to start the flow of oxygen you pull the mask towards you

To apply, email work@triptribe.com including 1-2 examples of trips that you have organized, and explaining why you want to be on the team.

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Ambassador

Our nation of highly social active adventurers maintains diplomatic relations with like-minded people in cities worldwide. Our relations are strained, though, with office-dwellers and couch potatoes. To strengthen our nation, Ambassadors must reach out to compatriots in their cities, throw lavish parties, and enthrall guests with tales of far-flung adventure.

Qualifications:

• No venue in your city can fit the people who come to your events
• You have an eye for travel and adventure themes
• Strong personal and networking talents, including building relationships with local venues and partners
• Exceptional organizational and event-planning skills, including marketing, planning, and management

To apply, email work@triptribe.com with materials from a previous event that you have organized, including 1-2 examples of events that you have hosted.

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Experience Investigator

Some experiences in this world are surely better than others. It's your job to find out which ones they are and know everything about them. What are the coolest music festivals? the best sporting events? the most iconic sights and the best adventure activities? Our Members depend on you to be sure they don't find themselves at the Air Guitar World Championship when they could be at the soccer World Cup.

Qualifications:

• The book "1000 Things to Do Before You Die" was your idea
• You have a passion for travel and are a meticulous keeper of obscure lists
• Excellent research, organization, and writing skills

To apply, email work@triptribe.com with the three best travel experiences you've had and the three that you most want to go to.

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Social Media Wizard

Yesterday was your last tweet from and about your living room. Your time to explore this world is long overdue. While you're at it, it wouldn't hurt to tell billions of followers. Your mission is to circulate in online social networks, join The Trip Tribe’s adventures, and tell the world about them.

Qualifications:

• Ashton Kutcher comes to you for Twitter advice
• Your travel bucket list fills the memory of a Kindle
• Extroverted, networking personality and active, passionate social media fanatic
• Energy, style, and strong professional skills including presentation, marketing, and an ability to meet deadlines

To apply, email work@triptribe.com explaining why you want to be on the team. Include two examples of how you've made fulfilling your travel bucket list a key part of your life.

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Blogger Extraordinaire

The world's greatest experiences haven't been fully scrutinized without your brilliant commentary. Amazing festivals, events, and destinations demand your catchy turns of phrase (and maybe some hyperbole). We've got just the audience for you.

Qualifications:

• Witty writing style
• Excellent online research skills -- you know how to navigate Google, youtube, & Flickr, among others
• Professionalism in your caliber of work and ability to meet deadlines and expectations

To apply, email work@triptribe.com with example materials from blog posts, photos, videos, and links to your work along with a brief cover note.

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Content King / Content Queen

Be at the cutting edge of online travel journalism. Leverage our network to find amazing people and places, then share memorable stories in our different publications, such as: Journal of Extraordinary Events; Registry of Phenomenal Travel Things We Found Online; and others.

Qualifications:

• Your RSS reader streams over 10,000 travel and adventure blogs
• It is your duty to keep your friends updated on all social and internet memes
• Telepathy

To apply, email work@triptribe.com with a submission of two or three awesome travel links. They better be really good.

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Multimedia Maven

Great events require equally stunning photos, videos, and artwork. Your mission is to help develop the media that show off the best spots in the world to our visitors. And show off your own skills at the same time.

Qualifications:

• Top-notch photographer, videographer, video editor, or graphics designer
• Your camera and laptop have been to more countries than the Secretary of State
• Your last creation moved viewers to tears (in a good way)

To apply, email work@triptribe.com with examples of your work, links to any additional material, and a brief cover note about your skill set and interests.