Working at Nice2stay

 

Nice2stay is a rental agency, specialised in unique & tasteful holiday homes, apartments and boutique hotels in Europe. We combine an attractive website with very personal and excellent service. All accommodations have been visited by our team, so clients can really trust us and are gladly advised by our team. Since the founding of Nice2stay in 2012, we have grown strongly and it is our ambition to further expand our position internationally. Besides our distinctive collection of accommodations, our strength lies in building long-term relationships with both our partners and our clients.

Our driven and multidisciplinary team consists of the two founders/owners, four product managers, two content writers, three booking consultants, a product content specialist, a finance administrator and six programmers/developers who help build our website and CRM tool from Pakistan.

Our beautiful office is located on the Zijlweg in Haarlem.

 

Product Manager (32-40 hours per week)

 

As a Product Manager, you will work in the product team and you will be responsible for the expansion, quality management and optimisation of our collection of handpicked accommodations.

With your market and product knowledge, you ensure, together with the team, the perfect presentation and optimal capacity of the offer within our collection. 

You are a spider in the web during all phases of the journey of our partners (the owners of the accommodations).  

You will work together on a project basis with our marketeer, new business, pricing specialists and our content writers. In addition, you will communicate a lot with our support team.

You will approach new partners by using your network and working closely with our new business employee.

You select potential partners by having a good sense of which accommodations fit Nice2stay and will add value to our collection. Of influence is the interior style, setting/ location, availability, hospitality and price level. 

After a consultative analysing phase you finalise the cooperation and coordinate & manage the entire process:

• You visit the location and meet the owners personally
• Collecting all necessary information/content, creating a partner account and instructing new partners how to work with our system
• You will organise the content creation phase and give the final go-ahead so that the accommodation is properly bookable on the Nice2stay website (content, images, prices, availability) 
• You are an important internal ambassador and driving force of the accommodation towards both our support team and marketing efforts, because you are focused on revenue maximisation

You are strong in project management and have a positive, results-oriented and commercial work attitude. 

You work accurately and know how to get things done, are naturally curious and take action to find out everything. Thinking in terms of solutions is natural for you.

You are strong in making analyses and are able to use these to achieve growth within the existing collection and to successfully market new acquisitions.

 

What do we ask?

• Bachelor degree+
• At least 4 years of relevant work experience, preferably in the travel or real estate business
• Strong analytical skills
• You communicate very easily, both verbally and in writing, in Dutch and English. In connection with our partners, knowledge of the French or German language is a definite plus.
• You have a sparkling way of communicating
• You live in the area of Haarlem and surroundings.
• You are in possession of a driving license and feel comfortable in traveling alone

We offer you a varied full-time position within an enterprising, international team in an innovative environment.

Besides a competitive salary, 25 holiday days, weekly team lunch, fun team events and a bonus scheme, we offer an exciting and fun work environment.

 

Are you interested?

Please send your detailed motivation and resume, after having viewed our website and Instagram page, to Femke Rozendaal: femke@nice2stay.com

 

Creative content marketeer (32 h)

 

Create brand love and awareness for Nice2stay by leveraging our collection of 600+ unique accommodations in Europe and our personal relationship with our international clients and partners.

In the role of digital content marketer you are responsible for the development of the content strategy, planning & execution of our campaigns and reaching new target groups (both btoc and btob).

You are responsible for our content strategy, after which you take control of the execution and keep an overview of the content calendar. You coordinate the content and strategies of the campaigns with your colleagues within our product team and other internal stakeholders. 

 

Tasks

• You set up campaigns, monitor the results of the campaigns and adjust them when necessary to increase the return and guarantee success. 
• Launching new villas / accommodations with relevant "stories" and PR-material 
• Storytelling communications around our trips to the locations to meet the owners and see the places
• You will be responsible for the weekly mailings to our clients and monthly mailings to our partners.
• You set up campaigns, monitor the results of the campaigns and adjust them if necessary to increase the return and guarantee success 
• You make periodic reports and analyses and discuss your findings with your colleagues.

We are looking for someone who can translate our concept into campaigns and content for the right target group. You have creative ideas for loading our brand, making content and deploying it on various online channels, our own website, our new app, as well as for PR. From generating awareness to retention (these terms are not new to you), you know how to get the most out of your content.

Because of the set-up of our company, the design and visual aspect is important, as well as knowledge and / or  interest in digital technology, as we have all development in-house.

We are looking for a commercial, goal-oriented and ambitious professional who can work in the team both hands-on and strategically. Experience with branding is a plus.

 

What do we ask from you?

• You have a completed HBO education and at least 3 years of work experience
• You are very visually oriented 
• Strong written communication skills in Dutch and English
• You work in a very organized way
• Experience with planning and creating campaigns
• Experience with Google Analytics, SEO, email marketing, social media and conversion optimisation
• Knowledge of/interest in social media platforms
• Design skills, preferably you also have experience with Photoshop / InDesign

What do you get in return?

• An informal and pleasant working atmosphere in an international setting
• A one-year contract for 32 hours per week with the prospect of a permanent contract
• A market-conforming salary;
• 25 holiday days on the basis of a 40-hour work week;
• Travel allowance 
• Employee discount
• Team lunch on Friday and fun team outings
• You have opportunities to develop yourself through courses and workshops.

Are you interested?

After having viewed our website and Instagram page, please send your detailed motivation and CV to: femke@nice2stay.com, for the attention of Femke Rozendaal, founder of Nice2stay

 

New Business (32 - 40 hours)

 

With the world at your feet you will make the Nice2stay collection grow with unique, beautiful accommodations. By making many online & phone contacts, monitoring social media, continuous competitive research and going to international trade fairs. You will introduce the Nice2stay concept to the owners. managers of holiday homes, domains and boutique hotels and you will be in contact with architects, photographers, project developers and real estate agents. Because of our good reputation in the market and our critical selection criteria you will work in a consultative way. You lay the foundation for a long-term cooperation. You are commercially astute, spotting opportunities by having a good eye and feel for new accommodations that will add value to our company.

You are a real communicator. You are a go-getter who can work independently and able to secure an important place within our team. 

You will work very closely with our four product managers (each responsible for their own country collections).

 

What will you be doing?

• You provide new leads (potential partners), found by you;
• You will make the first telephone contact with the product manager, take stock of the potential cooperation and explain the Nice2stay concept.
• You give feedback to the product manager and plan a follow-up meeting.
• You draw up new co-operation contracts and do the follow-up
• You map the potential of new destinations/regions and closely monitor new developments in the market.
• Providing weekly reports
• Meeting potential partners on location and signing the cooperation agreement together is also one of the possibilities

Why is this job for you?

• You are a real “hunter”
• Because you are convinced of the enormous added value of our concept
• You would like to work for a growing international company with short lines of communication

Why this job is not for you?

• Because you can't stand disappointments
• Because you find it difficult to put yourself in the shoes of different partners
• Because you are not curious and find it difficult to ask open questions

What do we ask?

• Bachelor level
• min. 2 years working experience in a commercial setting
• It's is an advantage if you speak the French, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese language (Good command of the English language is required, Dutch is preferred)
• That you live in the vicinity of Haarlem

We offer you a challenging position within an entrepreneurial, international team in an innovative environment.

In addition to a competitive salary, 25 holiday days (based on full-time), employee discount, team lunch on Fridays and a bonus scheme, we offer an exciting and fun work environment.

 

Are you interested?

After having viewed our website and Instagram page, please send your detailed motivation and CV to: femke@nice2stay.com, for the attention of Femke Rozendaal.

 

Product Content Creator Stage

 

Wij zijn op zoek naar een goede stagiair om ons team te ondersteunen. Het betreft een fulltime stage.

Dit betekent dat er (indien nodig) 8 uur per week aan een onderzoek / opdracht besteed kan worden en er 32 uur per week meegewerkt wordt op kantoor.

Als stagiair(e) zul je een bijdrage leveren aan het optimaliseren van de online klantbeleving t.a.v. de accommodaties die wij presenteren in onze collectie.

Je werkt op het snijvlak van communicatie, content en product.

Voorbeelden van werkzaamheden tijdens jouw stage bij Nice2stay

• Content update werkzaamheden: aanpassen informatie over de accommodaties (tekst + beeld) op onze website
• Meehelpen met het creëren van de content voor nieuwe aanwinsten voor onze collectie
• Lezen, beoordelen en verwerken van de feedback van onze klanten voor op de website en voor de evaluatie met onze partners
• Social media: Instagram en Pinterest
• Ondersteuning bij het samenstellen van nieuwsbrieven

Je werkt direct samen met onze vier product managers, content writers en onze product & marketing specialist.

 

Naar wie zijn wij op zoek?

• HBO Opleiding Nieuwe Media, Marketing, Communicatie of andere relevante studie
• Je hebt een zeer goede beheersing van de Nederlandse en Engelse taal
• Accuraat, precies/nauwkeurig 
• Je kunt je goed concentreren
• Je bent enthousiast en hebt een proactieve manier van werken
• Je bent sociaal en klantgericht

Wat krijgt je van ons?

• Een stageplaats in een succesvolle, snelgroeiende en internationale organisatie;
• Een professionele werkomgeving en de kans om jezelf te ontwikkelen;
• Verantwoordelijkheid en zelfstandigheid;
• Een stagevergoeding;
• Teamlunch op vrijdag.

Heb je interesse? 

Stuur dan, nadat je onze website en Instagram pagina hebt bekeken, een korte motivatie en jouw CV naar Femke Rozendaal: femke@nice2stay.com

 

Finance stage

 

Voor onze finance afdeling zoeken wij per september een stagiair. Je zorgt er samen met onze Finance Administrator voor dat onze boekhouding tip top in orde is en dat het gehele betalingsproces voor onze klanten en partners vlekkeloos verloopt.

 

Wat ga je doen?

• Debiteuren- en crediteurenbeheer
• Boeken van inkoopfacturen
• Ondersteuning bij de BTW aangifte
• Afhandelen van inkomende- en uitgaande communicatie (per telefoon, mail, whatsapp)
• Overige administratieve werkzaamheden

Wie ben jij?

• Je werkt zeer secuur en nauwkeurig
• Je bent proactief en kunt goed zelfstandig werken
• Woonachtig in de omgeving van Haarlem/Amsterdam
• Je volgt een MBO opleiding in de richting van Bedrijfs/Financiële administratie
• Uitstekende beheersing van de Nederlandse en goede beheersing van de Engelse taal

Wat bieden wij?

We bieden een leerzame en dynamische stageperiode aan waarbij je aan de slag gaat bij een internationale en snelgroeiende organisatie. Doordat we met een klein en hecht team werken zul je met veel verschillende facetten van de administratie in aanraking komen.

Uiteraard bieden we je ook een passende stagevergoeding.

Wij zijn bij stagemarkt.nl erkend als leerbedrijf onder ID 100485591.

 

Heb je interesse?

Stuur dan, nadat je onze website en Instagram pagina hebt bekeken, een korte motivatie en jouw CV naar Geralda Visscher: geralda@nice2stay.com