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The following positions are currently available at these Virginia tourism destination marketing organizations and businesses. New job openings of interest to the industry are posted on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month.
All new job postings and questions regarding this page are to be directed to Virginia Job Postings at staff@themanagementoffice.com.
Position: Director of Tourism
Company: Appomattox Tourism Department
Responsibilities: The Town of Appomattox (pop. 1,761) is seeking to fill the full-time position of Director of Tourism. Responsible for planning, organizing, directing, developing and implementing short and long range goals and strategies to promote the Town area as a travel destination, to provide positive impressions and experiences for area visitors and to raise awareness of and coordinate community hospitality efforts. Responsibilities include the maintenance of a visitors’ center program, overall operation and staffing of the Appomattox Visitors’ Center. Work requires marketing, cooperation with community organizations and committees as well as segment of the domestic and international travel industry and securing support for tourism development from both the public and private sectors. The Town of Appomattox is located in central Virginia with rich tradition and history.
Qualifications: Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited four year college or university with major course work in marketing, public relations, communications, business management or a closely related field and extensive experience in the tourism, travel or hospitality industry with a minimum of three (3) of experience. Position also requires experience in recruiting, training and working with volunteers.
Compensation: DOQ/DOE (+) benefits.
Contact Name: David Garrett
Contact Organization: Town of Appomattox
Contact Address: P. O. Box 705, Appomattox, VA 24522
Contact E-mail: fguill@appomattoxva.gov
Position: Tour & Travel Marketing Coordinator/Manager Position
Company: Newport News
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Newport News Tourism is seeking candidates with tourism related sales/marketing experience and/or a degree with experience in the tourism industry marketing/sales.
Interested candidates apply online at www.nngov.com
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Position: Group Sales Manager
Company: Hampton CVB
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Qualifications: Seasoned group sales managers only
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Contact Name: Lacy Gibson
Contact Organization: Hampton CVB
Contact Address: 1919 Commerce Drive, Suite 290, Hampton, VA 23666
Contact E-mail: 757-722-1222
Position: Public Relatins Manager
Company: Richmond Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau
Responsibilities: The Richmond Metropolitan CVB is seeking a candidate to promote the Richmond Region as a tourism and convention destination through targeted media outreach. In this capacity the Public Relations Manager acts as a liaison between the Bureau and the media, develops strategic public relations plans to address specific destination marketing objectives, issues press releases, organizes press trips for travel writers, maintains the media section of RMCVB’s Web site, and plans and executes news conferences as needed to maximize media exposure. The Public Relations Manager cultivates strong national, regional and local media relationships for destination promotion. A complete job description can be found at http://visit.richmond.com/localpartners/jobs.aspx. Deadline to apply is August 15.
Qualifications: Four-year degree in public relations, journalism, marketing or communications.
Five years experience in travel and tourism public relations including a qualified list of media contacts.
Compensation: $44,480 - $66,720 Salary Range
Contact Name: Michelle Lovatt
Contact Organization: RMCVB
Contact Address: 401 North 3rd Street
Contact E-mail: mlovatt@richmondva.org
www.visit.richmond.com
Position: Sales Manager
Company: Chesapeake Conventions & Tourism
Responsibilities: Responsible for sales and marketing activities that promote the area to meeting planners for their conventions, trade shows, conferences.
Makes personal and telephone sales contacts to meeting planners in existing and new markets.
Assists in planning and coordination of sales programs that will showcase the area as a convenient and economical meeting location.Provides monthly sales information to director for inclusion in departments various sales activity reports. Travel Required
Qualifications: Requires Liberal Arts Batchelors Degree or education and training equivalent to four years of college education in Marketing, Public Relations, or a closely related field.
Requires over one year and up to and including two years.
Requires light to medium work that involves walking or standing some of the time, exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a recurring basis, and considerable skill, adeptness and speed in the use of the fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving close tolerances or limits of accuracy.
The job risks exposure to traffic.
The job requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, speaking, color perception, sense of taste, sense of smell, depth perception, and texture perception.
Compensation: $41,175 - $51,468
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Contact Organization: Chesapeake Conventions & Tourism
Contact Address: Chesapeake, VA
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Position: Accountant III
Company: Virginia Beach CVB
Responsibilities: The Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau is seeking a qualified individual to conduct and coordinate difficult and complex research, economic analysis, forecasting, and summarization of certain financial information for audit purposes and financial reporting; To oversee financial reporting and recordkeeping of a city agency for the hospitality industry. To research, analyzes, and summarizes various financial records to develop complex financial reports for the Convention and Visitors Bureau in accordance with uniform financial reporting standards of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Composes complex correspondence, reports and presentations, compiling financial and statistical data on the local, regional, state and national tourism industry for department director, City Council, local tourism industry partners, executive management and the general public; Review and reconcile department accounts from multiple funds with city financial records and the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. To also, project revenues and analyzes industry trends and develop forecasts for local tourism industry. Review grants for coop marketing programs and administer department grant program. Manages a clerical accounting staff in the processing of payroll, petty cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable functions, administer major contracts for marketing and events programs, assists in the development of department policies and procedures pertaining to financial and reporting requirements and work with research contractors and city government agencies to coordinate annual reports. Minimum qualifications include Bachelors Degree in either Business or Accounting, (8) years in field related experience utilizing the knowledge, skills, and abilities such as work in governmental accounting, auditing, and financial reporting; experience in managing an accounting staff, experience managing a research program for a major industry, experience in presenting complex financial data and economic trends to large stakeholder groups. CPA or IT designation preferred. For more information and to fill out an application please, log on to www.vbgov.com/careers. No email, fax, or paper applications accepted. Application deadline 07/18/2008. EOE
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Position: Executive Director
Company: Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau
Responsibilities: The Board of Directors of the CACVB is actively seeking an exceptional, dynamic leader with a proven track record for positive results in a destination marketing organization. The Executive Director will provide the energy and leadership required to ensure not only an increase in the economic impact of tourism for the Charlottesville and Albemarle County region but also to lead the Bureau to national prominence through innovation, professional excellence and sound leadership. The successful candidate will execute all strategic objectives of the Board including annual marketing and communications plans, direct the operation of visitor welcome centers in the City and County, and implement plans to increase visitation and traveler spending in the region.
Must have experience in marketing and tourism/hospitality industry.
Final applicants required to register with Selective Service must show proof of registration (pursuant to Section 2.2-2804, Code of Virginia.) The City requires pre-employment drug testing for all positions.
Submit a cover letter, resume, and salary expectations or City application by 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 20, 2008, to the Human Resources Department, 2nd Floor, City Hall, P.O. Box 911, Charlottesville, VA 22902. Apply online or obtain a City application by accessing the City’s JOBS BOARD at www.charlottesville.org or by calling 434-970-3490; fax 434-970-3523. Applications must be received in Human Resources by the deadline stated (postmarks will not suffice as receipt).
The City of Charlottesville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minority and disabled individuals are encouraged to apply. The City of Charlottesville will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities.
You will be asked to provide personal identity and eligibility for work in the U.S. in accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act.
Qualifications: Candidate also must be technologically savvy, with administrative and financial management expertise and experience in both economic development and e-commerce. The ideal candidate will be creative, flexible, collaborative and a mentor to staff. Integrity, innovation and leadership are key.
Position requires any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college in a related field and at least five (5) years of experience.
Compensation: Hiring Range – $73,172.80 - $112,798.00 per year
Full Salary Range – $74,172.80 - $155,480.00 per year
Contact Name: HR Department
Contact Organization: City of Charlottesville
Contact Address: PO Box 178
Contact E-mail: hr@charlottesville.org
www.charlottesville.org/jobs
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