Reports: Directly to designated Tourism Board Member. Regular reports are to be shared with the Board of Director of the Buchanan County Tourism Bureau.

Primary Focus: BCTB is seeking an outgoing, creative, organized person for the full time position of Director of Tourism.

● Representation and Networking

○ Attend and report to BCTB meetings, create bi-monthly newsletter , support

organizational related entities; attractions, businesses, clubs/groups, and

regional entities by attending, assisting, and promoting organization related

events and happenings.

○ Collect and manage organizational related stats and data for grants, funding

requests and other business.

● Fundraising

○ Actively develop and coordinate new fundraising and other organization related

events.

○ Manage Memberships through QuickBooks.

○ Manage yearly Tourism funding requests; Buchanan County Board of Supervisors,

Independence Hotel/Motel Tax Funds, grants and other funding sources.

● Marketing

○ Oversee Tourism Marketing Committee. Manage internal and external design

projects, printing and development. This includes the bi-annual BCTB Visitor

Guide and new projects like creation of an Amish Map. Visitor Guide

development requires management of ad sales.

○ Create press releases, flyers, and promotional materials for Tourism related area

events.

○ Create yearly annual overview

○ Update and maintain websites for Tourism and managing social media.

Other duties as assigned

To Apply:

Please submit a writing sample to include a press release & promotional flier for the following

event - An evening of food and music at the Depot. Along with this include a resume and three

references to:

director@travelbuchanan.com by April 8, 2024

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $41,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evenings as needed
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Relocate:

• Independence, IA 50644: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person