Junior Brand & Travel Product Curator

About ember

ember is a luxury experiential studio shaping the future of travel, lifestyle and guest experience. We are the Middle East's first luxury experiential brand, endorsed by Forbes Travel Guide. From transformative journeys for individuals and families to high-impact corporate experiences, we design journeys, worlds and moments people remember forever.

We are entering a new chapter, and we're seeking someone to join us in building it.

The Opportunity

This is a rare hybrid role for someone who doesn't fit neatly into one box. You'll work across product curation, brand strategy, business development and creative design, bringing a startup sensibility and design thinking approach to a luxury experiential studio.

You'll report primarily to the Founder, while collaborating with heads of departments across the business. This isn't a siloed role. You'll be embedded in how we create, how we present ourselves to the world, and how we grow: from crafting bespoke itineraries to developing brand positioning decks to designing client presentations.

While not entry-level, this is a junior role designed for someone hungry to learn, contribute and problem-solve across multiple dimensions. If you've worked in a start-up, small agency, or editorial environment where you've had to wear many hats, this will feel familiar.

What You'll Do

Your time will be spent across four interconnected areas, with roughly half your focus on product curation and the remainder distributed across brand, business development and creative work.

Product Discovery & Curation
Conduct in-depth destination and experience research aligned with ember's luxury positioning. Support the creation of day-by-day itineraries based on established concepts and themes, helping shape narrative flow, pacing and experience sequencing. Build modular experience components that can be reused across bespoke journeys. Source and compile information on accommodations, experiences, cultural activities and seasonal opportunities. Track emerging destinations and travel trends. Assist with supplier outreach and partner coordination. Produce well-written, aesthetically aligned itinerary drafts, destination notes and experience summaries that are consistent with ember's brand standards.

Brand & Strategy Support
Support the development of strategic brand frameworks that articulate ember’s value proposition across its experiential, lifestyle, and advisory divisions, ensuring consistency and alignment with overall business objectives. Contribute to strategic thinking through structured research into the competitive landscape, emerging luxury and experiential trends, and market positioning to inform differentiation and growth opportunities. Assist in shaping and writing strategic proposals, pitch decks, and client presentations by translating concepts, experiences, and recommendations into clear, compelling, and well-structured content

Creative & Design Execution
Design client-facing itinerary PDFs and presentation materials that reflect ember's cinematic, editorial aesthetic. Build pitch decks and internal presentations using Keynote. Create mood boards, visual concepts and supporting materials for client proposals and internal strategy sessions. Ensure all creative outputs are polished, on-brand and elevate the overall experience.

Business Development Support 
Draft partnership proposals and support the creation of pitch materials for prospective clients and collaborators. Assist in identifying and researching potential strategic partners across hospitality, travel and lifestyle sectors. Help maintain organized records of opportunities, outreach and relationship development.


Who You Are

You bring 2–4 years of experience in luxury travel, lifestyle, editorial or brand strategy, ideally in an environment where you've had to do more than your job title suggested. You might have worked at a boutique agency, a start-up, a lifestyle publication, or a small luxury brand where resourcefulness and strategic thinking mattered as much as expertise.

You have strong written communication skills with an editorial sensibility and an understanding of design thinking principles. You're comfortable building presentations and designing materials that look polished and feel intentional, even if you don't consider yourself a trained designer. You're willing to learn new tools and approaches quickly.

You're a problem-solver, not just a doer. When given direction, you take it and run, finding solutions, anticipating needs and delivering work that requires minimal revision. You're comfortable with ambiguity and can prioritize across competing demands without constant oversight.

Most importantly, you're a self-starter and fast learner with an appreciation for luxury, design and elevated experiences. You're proactive, impact-driven and energized by the idea of contributing to something ambitious and evolving.

What You'll Need

Essential:

• 2–4 years of experience in luxury travel, lifestyle, editorial or brand strategy sectors
• Strong writing and communication skills with an editorial mindset
• Understanding of design thinking and strategic frameworks
• Proficiency with Keynote and Google Suite
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and problem-solve with minimal direction
• Comfort working remotely in a distributed team environment

Preferred:

• Agency, consultancy or start-up background
• Experience managing or mentoring junior team members
• Arabic language skills or deep familiarity with GCC markets

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