CVB Marketing Specialist

Do you want to promote our community through tourism, film, and sports development? This position offers a unique opportunity to help shape and grow destination marketing initiatives while working alongside an experienced director on a variety of creative and strategic projects. The role is ideal for a creative, adaptable professional with interests in marketing, graphic design, social media, content creation, and storytelling. You'll have the flexibility to contribute innovative ideas, build meaningful programs and campaigns, and make a visible impact on the community's growth and success. In addition to rewarding work and a supportive environment, we offer outstanding benefits, work-life flexibility, and opportunities for professional development and growth.

Provides support for the convention & visitors bureau through marketing duties in tourism, film, and sports development. Works alongside the director on long-term and short-term projects, both unplanned and spontaneous tasks, and others that are a minimum range of 12 – 18 months in advance. Work includes graphic design, social media, editorial, etc., for online and print marketing collateral.

***Please Note*** Applications must include attached portfolios or links to your portfolio to be considered. The following essential functions serve as a general guide for this position. Position functions are subject to change based on departmental needs and external factors including, but not limited to, regulatory requirements.

• Works with the Director to manage projects, including but not limited to visitor guides/brochures, editorial calendars, websites (primary and sports), microsites, blogs, presentations, and all other marketing-related products;
• Designs brochures, presentations, and other marketing items for consistency to match brand guidelines;
• Creates and updates, as needed, CVB brand guide;
• Takes photos and videos, manages images and video libraries, and provides photos and videos upon request to media;
• Works alongside the Director on major projects, including sporting events promotion (Cycle NC, U.S. Open, USGA Girls’ Junior Championship, etc.), film site location requests, events calendar entires, and website guidelines;
• Manages images of websites, designs microsites (U.S. Open Men’s Golf, Cycle NC, Country Inns & Craft Beverages, etc.) and social media;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Tourism and a minimum of two years’ experience in marketing. Graphic design experience is preferred. 

• Knowledge of marketing and graphic design;
• Knowledge of digital marketing and social media;
• Knowledge of governmental agencies or organizations;
• Knowledge of digital platforms;
• Ability to communicate with tourism and hospitality contacts and visitor business owners;
• Ability to adapt to changing environment with varying deadlines and multiple project timelines;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with County team members and the general public.  

  
Physical Requirements
This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking, hearing and repetitive motions, frequently requires touching or feeling and occasionally requires standing, walking, climbing, balancing, reaching, pushing, pulling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; work requires vocal communication to express or exchange ideas orally; work requires hearing to perceive information at normal spoken levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally performed in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic). 

Special Requirements
**Must be fingerprinted and successfully pass a Criminal History Record Check with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations (NCSBI)**
Must possess a valid North Carolina driver's license.

Salary : $53,898 - $68,721