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Position Overview:

The Luxury Ambassador is the dynamic, in-person face of the brand.  The Maven Ambassador will be an authority of modern luxury bourbon, standing at the intersection of world-class whiskey, our world-class distillery, and the luxury consumer. The Maven launches nationally, with the Ambassador supporting our focus markets to build the brand's presence, reputation, and lifestyle credibility from the ground up. The Ambassador must be genuinely comfortable in the luxury world, have a strong network among the luxury brand/consumer community, its brands, its establishments, its lifestyle, and is professional and knowledgeable in the whiskey or spirits space (spirits education or certification a plus). This role is a key building block in shaping The Maven's brand image as the brand comes to market. 

This is a single national hire to start. Initial focus markets include Los Angeles, New York City and Louisville (and Lexington) KY. The Ambassador will be supporting these markets as The Maven launches.

Job Responsibilities:

• In the Trade: 
  Be a regular face in targeted accounts. Be a valued asset to the account related The Maven (staff education, consumer activations and engagement and custom events)  
  Maintain relationships and be present in market.

• With the Consumer: 
  Help the team to build and facilitate luxury-partnership activations (auto, watch, aviation, and other affinity categories). 
  Cultivate private-client relationships.

• Feedback Loop: 
  Report market intelligence back to the brand and distributor. 
  Be a accelerator for the brand surfacing opportunities, accumulating consumer interactions, building positive luxury experiences for consumers, the trade and the brand.

Qualifications:

• Professional and poised

• Fluent and comfortable in luxury settings

• Deep understanding of hospitality and branding

• Able to quickly build genuine connections within each market’s luxury hospitality and social circles

• Approachable, with a confident, polished presence

• Experience working with distributor partners a plus

• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel within assigned market

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Knowledge or awareness of the luxury spirits category, competitive set, and on/offpremise dynamics

• Exceptional relationshipbuilding skills

• High level of industry curiosity, discipline, personal accountability, and attention to detail

• Strong work ethic with a “dothework” mindset

• Ability to “find a way”, prioritize, execute, and deliver results with limited supervision

• Confident, polished communicator with the presence to influence luxury consumers, on-premise decision-makers, and distributor partners

• Comfortable being measured by execution and results.  Be competitive.

• Be a good teammate!