Description:
Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Marketing & Visitor Experience Manager is a full-time salaried position with Tourism Prince Rupert. The position is well-suited for an outgoing individual who is inquisitive and self-motived with an expressed interest in the tourism industry. The Marketing & Visitor Experience Manager will work from Tourism Prince Rupert’s downtown office to support the Society’s mandate to lead local tourism marketing and destination development initiatives in the Prince Rupert area through promotion, education, advocacy, and collaboration with both local and external tourism partners.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Works with the Executive Director, community partners, and regional and provincial tourism partners to develop and execute marketing campaigns and events that promote travel to Prince Rupert.
- Plans and executes Tourism Prince Rupert’s annual marketing campaign calendar.
- Manages official Visit Prince Rupert social media channels, website blog content production, promotion, and engagement.
- Tracks social media analytics and engagement. Develops monthly and annual marketing reports for the Tourism Prince Rupert Board of Directors.
- Maintains up-to-date visitor information, local business listings, and community events calendar on visitprincerupert.com.
- Conducts annual advertising sales for the official Prince Rupert Visitor Guide.
- Organizes and executes annual updates and printing of the Prince Rupert Visitor Guide, as well as maps, brochures, and city guides for the Prince Rupert Visitor Information Centre. Coordinates delivery of print materials to local hotels & tourism partners.
- Provides support for the delivery of Visitor Services, working with the Executive Director to supervise seasonal Visitor Services staff.
- Supervises and schedules the Volunteer Cruise Ambassador program.
- Works with visiting media and tour operators to organize destination familiarisation tours and influencer trips.
- Prepares monthly tourism industry email newsletter to local businesses and stakeholders.
- Other job-related duties as assigned.
Skills, Interests, and Qualifications
- Experience with social media management and campaign planning.
- Experience in tourism or related marketing institutions/organizations.
- Experience with project planning and report writing.
- Bachelor’s degree in related field considered an asset.
- Capacity to work independently with minimal supervision and meet deadlines.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills; ability to successfully set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor, and track progress towards goals.
- Excellent communication skills; ability to persuasively explain the importance and value of tourism in British Columbia to further Tourism Prince Rupert’s mandate.
- Creativity, imagination, and an entrepreneurial attitude towards tourism marketing, community development, and communications.