Careers

Would you like to work for one of the fastest growing travel startups in the United States? Are you an ambitious self-starter? Do you have experience in Finance and/or Accounting? If the answer is yes, then we are looking for you, take charge of your career and apply now!

In this role you will be part of our Financial team in our headquarters in Kona, Hawaii. If you have a passion for accounting, accuracy and analytics, while at the same time working on process improvements – you might be the candidate we are looking for.

Due to the rapid and continuous growth of our company, the tasks and duties of this role will evolve over time. You will be required to develop and grow within the role and challenge yourself to take on additional projects and responsibilities as they present themselves.

Responsibilities:

• Review and prepare the general ledger of FantasyFish.com entities in Europe, North America and Asia.
• Review / Monitor and assist / support in covering all compliance requirements like tax, statutory and statistical filings and statutory audits.
• Work with Product, Marketing and Customer Service to initiate and manage improvement projects with the aim to continuously improve and/ or simplify (administrative) processes.
• Being critical and be always on the look to improve and simplify processes and routines.
• Building and maintaining relationships with key external and internal people.
• Performing various (ad hoc) analysis and reports.

Required skills:

• Fluent in written and spoken English
• 2+ years’ experience in finance and/or accounting
• University (Business Economic, Accounting) degree
• Enthusiastic, proactive and full of initiatives
• Hands on and deadline oriented
• Proven track record in initiating, actively participating and managing improvement projects
• Excellent analytical skills
• Affinity with financial management software systems such as SAP

Benefits:

• Talented, passionate, and fun colleagues
• Competitive salary
• 20 days paid vacation
• Top of the line equipment
• Company sponsored training and courses
• Company sponsored fishing trips 

As an Affiliate Manager at FantasyFish.com, you will develop and maintain relationships with affiliate partners, driving booking growth across a broad array of third party websites.

The ideal candidate will be an Affiliate Marketing Manager who is client-focused and business driven, with organizational skills. This role is ideal for a highly motivated individual who wishes to immerse themselves into the dynamics of affiliate marketing at a successful and growing company.

Responsibilities:

• Support Fantasy Fish in research, acquisition and onboarding of affiliate marketing partners (websites/mobile platforms) to increase the number of potential visitors on the FantasyFish.com website.
• Support Fantasy Fish in maintaining and developing a successful relationship with Fantasy Fish partners and managing the aspects of affiliate interactions and partner optimizations.
• Support Fantasy Fish in monitoring the success of each affiliate account and managing relationships in order to maximize the results of the account by advising on current products and services.
• Liaise regularly with partners to ensure a clear understanding of their current business objectives and match these with Fantasy Fish’s range of services to maximize opportunities within the account.

Required skills:

• Analytical and strategic mindset with research, analysis and reporting skills.
• At least 1 year of relevant work experience in an affiliate marketing or online tourism environment is preferred.
• Knowledge of CPA, CPL , CPC and CPM.
• Persistent and outgoing personality, eager to learn.
• Knowledge of technology, the travel industry, and the Internet.

Benefits

• Talented, passionate, and fun colleagues
• Competitive salary
• Performance based bonus
• Paid time off
• Top of the line equipment
• Company sponsored training and courses
• Company fishing trips 

Creative Specialist, Video & Motion Graphics

As a creative specialist at Fantasy Fish, you'll be responsible for developing online marketing and communication campaigns in video and motion graphics that deliver on strategic goals of our company.

We are looking for candidates with a strong ability in all phases of creative production from concept creation, production and execution through to realizing high quality creative products ready for delivery.

You will deliver marketing and communication products that are innovative and rich in content focused on the end user audience. You are naturally strong in prioritizing projects and delivering under tight deadlines delivering well thought creative campaign solutions which have a clear point of view.

Your responsibilities:

• Work across all steps of the creative process, defining and delivering innovative creative product and solutions that support our marketing and communication efforts in video and motion graphics;
• Display strong technical skills such as, but not limited to: camera operation, non-linear editing, post-production, audio capturing and production, and strong proficiency in relevant software (detailed below);
• Manage creative projects in motion and video, developing content and concepts that resonate with our users across multiple channels;
• Manage all project stakeholders (e.g. outsourced filming crew) throughout the creative process ensuring engagement to realize the highest quality creative products;
• Develop and execute creative concepts, ensuring a strategic product is delivered that have a clear point of view which is aligned with the Fantasy Fish brand;
• Ensure highest quality standards through attention to detail in all stages of creative process that innovates and maximizes new creative opportunities.

Your experience:

• 3+ years in creative video production, preferably in an agency, corporate or marketing communications specific environment;
• Experience working within collaborative organizations and handling multiple (internal and external) stakeholders simultaneously;
• Experience in working across all steps of the creative process including concept creation and execution;
• Ability to translate project requests into practical creative solutions that optimize marketing communication channels;
• Passion for design in detail is a prerequisite and affinity with the travel industry or fishing are a plus.

What we offer:

• Money: We pay competitively.
• Stock options: You get to participate in our success.
• Apple equipment: So you can work properly.
• 20 days paid vacation.
• Company sponsored books and courses.
• Company sponsored fishing holidays.

Partner Content Specialist

As a Partner Content Specialist, your main task will be to provide support with the maintenance and quality of listing information, photos, and written content on FantasyFish.com. 

You will be in contact with partners, from captains to charter operators and marina representatives, as well as Coordinators in Operations on a daily basis in order to validate information and acquire content essentials (photos, boat features etc.) for the listing pages on FantasyFish.com. You will be responsible for writing high-quality content in excellent English in order to accurately represent partners. You will also analyze your local market to understand how to maintain FantasyFish.com’s competitive advantage. We are looking for enthusiastic candidates with a good understanding of the travel industry, and a business mindset. Our candidates are required to be flexible and able to quickly adapt to the dynamic environment of an e-commerce travel company.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain, review and continually improve content (photos & text) that accurately reflects our partners' businesses on FantasyFish.com;
• Independently create high-quality written content in excellent English;
• Ensure high-quality content by conducting regular website checks;
• Collect essential content by contacting properties and the Account Management teams directly;
• Daily communication with partners and colleagues via phone and e-mail;
• Ensure inbound partner requests are handled with high-quality within agreed-upon service levels;
• Supporting other parts of the business by collecting information and coordinating local and global projects.

Skills:

• Native English speaker or equivalent level
• Experience in a Content department in an e-commerce or hospitality or travel industry a plus or Education in a related field;
• Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, and Internet) and quick and resourceful at desktop research;
• Flexibility, eye for detail, analytical skills and ability to prioritize workflow independently;
• Pro-active, can-do attitude, approachable and can work independently or in a team;
• Proven strong communication skills in a business environment: telephone communication, face-to-face and public speaking;
• Team player and self-motivated;
• Business focused, with the ability to understand business priorities and achieve individual and team targets;
• Positive attitude;
• Knowledge on how SEO is used on websites in English is a plus;
• High School diploma or equivalent required;

Benefits:

• Talented, passionate, and fun colleagues
• Competitive salary
• Paid time off
• Top of the line equipment
• Company sponsored training and courses
• Company fishing trips 

Account Manager

Perfect your sales and account management skills at one of the fastest growing travel startups in Europe!

As an Account Manager you are responsible for account management and acquisition of new charter operators in a specific region of the world (United States, Caribbean, Australia, Europe, Middle East). You create quantity and quality reports on results and performance for information support toFantay Fish. You inform fishing charter operators about Fantasy Fish. You provide charter operators (initial) training on how to use Fantasy Fish system. You work with the Marketing and Coordinator teams on the improvement of charter availability and supply in order to support Fantasy Fish in meeting the demands of the visitors on the FanasyFish.com website.

Responsibilities:

• Support Fantasy Fish’s strategy for charter availability and supply;
• Promote the Fantasy Fish brand name and its online reservation services to charter operators;
• Liaise with charter operators and advise on availability and supply;
• Rate checks and competitor checks;
• Liaison person for charter operators to contact when they have questions;
• Providing charter operators with information and advice by email and phone, including follow-ups;
• Follow up on cancellations and evaluations;
• Accompany and train charter operators on how to use Fantasy Fish booking management system & availability calendar;
• Support charter operators with regards to Fantasy Fish system;
• Organize and coordinate various fishing tradeshow visits;
• Check statistics in the control room and follow up;
• Visit the charter operators' area from time to time.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 2 years of experience in a relevant sales or account management function;
• High School diploma or equivalent required;
• Affinity/experience within boating or travel industry;
• Pro-active, sense of responsibility, friendly and can work independently;
• Quick and resourceful, flexible, accurate, strong analytical skills and an eye for detail;
• Great face-to-face and telephone communication skills;
• Team player, motivated and enjoys to work in boating and travel industry;
• Business focused;
• Positive attitude;
• Driver’s license;
• Availability to travel if needed.

Benefits:

• Talented, passionate, and fun colleagues;
• Money. We pay competitively based on performance;
• 20 days paid leave;
• Top of the line equipment;
• Company sponsored training and courses;
• Annual company sponsored fishing holiday.

Coordinator

As a Coordinator at Fantasy Fish, your main task will be to gather availability data, increase the booking success rate in key markets and train new charter operators how to use Fantasy Fish software.

Responsibilities:

• Support Fantasy Fish strategy for charter operator availability in key markets.
• Liase with charter operators on calendar availability and accuracy.
• Rate checks and competitor checks.
• Liaison person for charter operators to contact when they have questions.
• Providing charter operators with information by phone and email.
• Follow up on cancellations and evaluations.
• Accompany and train captains on how to use Fantasy Fish availability management system.

Requirements:

• Fluent English speaker and writer.
• Affinity/experience within e-travel and/or travel industry is a plus.
• Pro-active, sense of responsibility and can work independently.
• Quick and resourceful, flexible, accurate, strong analytical skills and an eye for detail.
• Great face-to-face and telephone communication skills.
• Team player, motivated and enjoys to work in the travel industry. 
• Business focused.
• Positive attitude.

Benefits:

• Talented, passionate, and fun colleagues.
• Money. We pay competitively based on performance.
• 20 days paid vacation.
• Quality equipment.
• Company sponsored training and courses.
• Annual company sponsored fishing holiday

Product Designer

We are looking for a passionate Product Designer to join our Product Team. We want you to join us to design, envision, and research to help develop a great experience; from research, through prototyping & rich UI work, to collaborating with our product team.

You should be an excellent communicator with strong design and concept skills, experienced in product development, and the ability to effectively communicate ideas via the appropriate medium.

Requirements

• 1+ years professional design experience.
• Demonstrated experience using qualitative and quantitative data to make design decisions.
• A strong portfolio of work demonstrating ability to craft compelling user experiences.
• Experience designing and building responsive products for web, tablet, and mobile.
• The ability to use storyboards, sketching, and other visual communication techniques to tell compelling stories and present your work with confidence.
• You know how to pick the right tool for the job and can easily move from low to high fidelity prototypes while keeping the customer at the center of the solution.
• Comfort in a fast-paced, highly-dynamic environment; able to prioritize projects, communicate progress, and deliver on time.
• Excellent organizational, presentation and written / oral communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy; excellent reliability, dependability and trustworthiness.

Benefits

• Talented, passionate, and fun colleagues
• Competitive salary
• Stock
• Paid time off
• Apple equipment
• Company sponsored training and courses
• Company fishing trips 

Software Engineer (Backend)

The ideal fit for our team is an inspired and motivated Back-End Software Engineer who cares and thinks as much about the customer experience as they do about technology.

You will be working in a small and multi-disciplinary team experimenting and discovering new ways to make a big impact on our customers and business.

We currently use technologies such as PHP, MySQL, AWS and NGINX.

Requirements:

• Product and data-centric prioritization and decision making
• Ability to turn ideas into fast, reliable and maintainable code
• High proficiency using object-oriented PHP and web frameworks like Codeigniter
• Good understanding of MySQL, including complex queries and optimization
• Exposure to architectural patterns of large, high-scale web applications
• Positive, pro-active team player who is passionate about their craft
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Bonus skills:

• Rigor in A/B testing and other web best practices
• Working knowledge of Elasticsearch or another full-text search engine
• Experience with React.js or similar Javascript frameworks
• An active Github account and/or open-source projects

Benefits:

• Talented, passionate, and fun colleagues
• Stock
• Competitive salaries
• Paid time off
• Apple equipment
• Company sponsored training and courses
• Company fishing trips

Software Engineer (Front End)

Working closely with Marketing, we implement the user interface of our web app.  We build libraries and abstractions to make our lives easier, such as FishStrap, our front-end version of Bootstrap.  We make the most of modern tools like React and LESS, and we ensure our UIs work well on all screen sizes.

What you'll be doing:

• Work with our Marketing team to deploy A/B tests aimed at improving our conversion rates.
• Work with the Backend Team to build new product features.
• Build efficient and reusable front-end components in ReactJS.
• Participate in design and code reviews.
• Identify and communicate front-end best practices.

Skills and requirements:

• Expert knowledge of JavaScript
• Experience with modern JavaScript libraries and tooling
• Familiarity with server-side MVC web frameworks, such as Codeigniter and Laravel
• Commanding grasp of HTML, CSS, and related web technologies
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals
• Awareness of cross-browser compatibility issues and client-side performance considerations
• Demonstrated design and UX knowledge

Benefits

• Talented, passionate, and fun colleagues
• Stock
• Competitive salary
• Paid time off
• Apple equipment
• Company sponsored training and courses
• Company fishing trips 

Software Engineer / Full Stack

There is much more that we want to build and so much that we could improve on. We value strong engineers who are agile enough to jump into various projects and we are looking for a Full Stack Developer to join our team.

• We re-built our search and ranking algorithm from the ground up to make it 10x faster and maximize the probability of a successful booking based on historical data.
• We built a booking management, messaging system and CRM all in one for our vendors. The first (and only) free one on the market today.
• We re-built the Charter Listing page. We A/B tested every change carefully and within three months increased the conversion rate by 100%.

These are just some of the recent projects we have been working on and we are looking to create a leading booking service in the travel industry. 

Requirements:

• Full-stack engineering experience in the following languages: Object Oriented PHP, JavaScript.
• Minimum of 1 year of industry experience in engineering.
• Engineers who have experience with web best practices such as A/B testing, test coverage.
• Analytical thinking and experience mining data to make product decisions.

Benefits

• Talented, passionate, and fun colleagues
• Stock
• Competitive salaries
• Paid time off
• Apple equipment
• Company sponsored training and courses
• Company fishing trips

Software Engineer / New Graduate

We have an amazing team of software engineers here at Fantasy Fish and we need more!

We are hiring students pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate degree in Computer Science.

We have a variety of positions available on our team, so check out the descriptions below and let us know what you would want to work on!

Full Stack Engineer

• Understanding of at least one popular server side MVC Framework (Codeigniter, Django, Twisted, Rails, Pyramid, Play, etc.)
• Experience in JavaScript, HTML and CSS/Less
• Comfortable working in a Unix Environment
• Understanding of web security best practices

Data-Mining Engineer

• Our Search & Data Mining, Ads and Spam Prevention products see thousands of reviews and over a 500k (and growing) monthly unique visitors as one giant playground for data mining
• Strong grasp of algorithms and data structures; expertise in PHP, Java, or C#

Back-end Engineer

• Build whole systems that are simple and scalable
• Expertise in your favorite modern programming language: PHP, Python, Ruby, Java, Objective-C, or C++

Mobile Developer

• Create fun and useful mobile applications for the iPhone, Android, Blackberry platforms and beyond
• Expertise in Objective C, Java and other mobile languages

Benefits

• Talented, passionate, and fun colleagues
• Stock
• Competitive salaries
• Paid time off
• Apple equipment
• Company sponsored training and courses
• Company fishing trips

UX Designer (HTML/ CSS)

As a designer in our Front End team you’ll be a key part of the idea generation process, working in a small team which takes full ownership of our platform. You’ll work with developers and marketers to conceive, analyze, hand code & A/B test your ideas to success.

About you:

‘Designer’ is just what it says on your CV – you’d be just as happy to be labeled an Engineer, or Analyst; a Builder, Hacker or Maker. Because what you really do, what you live for, is solving problems.

Your portfolio isn’t a series of beautiful but generic templates – it’s a collection of stories that you can discuss with enthusiasm, and regret… because you’re always getting better at what you do and you’re never satisfied with ‘good enough.’.

You’re equally comfortable discussing color theory, user psychology, or the semantic implications of the <div> tag, you’re a writer of excellent HTML & CSS. You’re excited about the endless potential of the web, and being able to build things that thousands of people can use every day.

Skills & responsibilities:

Your core responsibility will be in combining your knowledge and expertise with the goals of our business to deliver a world-class user experience to our diverse, loyal user-base. You’ll be comfortable taking a data-led approach to design. You will be a passionate advocate for the user, dedicated to the craft of design and excited about working in an agile, collaborative environment.

• Experience: You have at least two years of relevant experience.
• Collaboration: You’ll be working alongside developers and marketers to create elegant user experiences; you should thrive on feedback, critique and iteration.
• Visual Design: Photoshop, Fireworks, Sketch, MS Paint – whatever works for you. Your process is your own; you get to decide which tools you use.
• HTML/CSS: You’ll be given full ownership of your ideas, and so you’ll be required to both create beautiful mockups/wireframes/prototypes – and implement them.
• Data: You are a successful Designer, but you like to measure your success with data and learn from it every day.
• E-Commerce: You understand the challenges and the opportunities that a travel e-commerce website has to offer.
• GitHub: You’re excited to learn how to work with our templating and version control systems.

Benefits:

• Money: We pay competitively.
• Stock options: You get to participate in our success.
• Apple equipment: So you can design properly.
• 20 days paid vacation.
• Company sponsored books and courses.
• Company sponsored fishing holidays.