Tourism Marketing Director

Tourism Marketing Director

Salary

$2,480.77 - $4,867.38 Biweekly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Promotion

Job Number

CRT-2026-226276-KW

Department

Culture Rec & Tourism-Tourism

Opening Date

09/17/2026

Closing Date

9/22/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The Louisiana Office of Tourisms vision is to market and promote the brand of Feed Your Soul showcasing Louisiana as a travel destination, increasing revenue generated by the tourism industry and contributing to the economic impact of tourism in all 64 parishes.

The Office of Tourism partners with tourism professionals and industry stakeholders in private and public sectors to extend and enhance their efforts to reach domestic and international consumers and travel trade.

This is a full-time position located at the Capitol Annex in Baton Rouge, LA.

Minimum Qualifications

Seven years of experience in tourism, marketing, public relations, or administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus four years of experience in tourism, marketing, public relations, or administrative services; OR

A bachelors degree plus four years of experience in tourism, marketing, public relations, or administrative services; OR

An advanced degree plus three years of experience in tourism, marketing, public relations, or administrative services.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Directs and manages the Louisiana Office ofTourisms domestic and international sales managers.
• Originates, directs and oversees the implementation of a comprehensive national and international program to recruit new business to Louisiana.
• Directs the market development activities within the Marketing Division of the Louisiana Office of Tourism: International Trade, National Development, Heritage Tourism Development, Meetings/Conventions and Multi-Cultural Development and Marketing.
• Develops the budget requests for the Marketing Division and upon receipt of annual budget allocation, prepares working budgets for these development and marketing programs.
• Directly supervises the Domestic Sales Manager and International Sale Manager.
• Plans, directs and implements national and international market development. Organizes and participates in trade missions and direct sales calls with department secretary, assistant secretary and industry leaders.
• Participates in the negotiations with new businesses seeking to do business in Louisiana -such as expansion of direct air flights and cruise lines, as well as trade industry leaders such as tour operators and wholesalers.
• Analyzes research of travel and tourism marketing trends, modifies national and international programs to accommodate changes, and re-focuses the promotional campaigns accordingly.
• Tracks and monitors domestic and international marketing efforts to determine effectiveness.
• Responsible for determining primary and secondary domestic and international markets.
• Develops, implements positioning strategies to "brand" Louisiana as a travel destination and increase business to the state.
• Coordinates research projects that drive the advertising and promotional efforts, such as market research studies, advertising effectiveness studies, consumer advertising effectiveness studies, post advertising tracking surveys, econometrics analysis of the various Louisiana Office of Tourism advertising and promotion campaigns.
• Monitors industry analysis and economic impact of travel on Louisiana, including monthly lodging reports, impact of Louisiana Welcome Centers in order to evaluate and optimize advertising and promotion.
• Acts as a senior adviser to the Assistant Secretary for the Louisiana Office of Tourism.
• Acts as a travel and tourism liaison between the Louisiana Office of Tourism and the travel and tourism industry in Louisiana.
• Other Duties as assigned

Other Important information:

• Position is well versed in international and domestic trade and consumer shows; international markets; trade contacts; and other relevant information.
• History of supervisory roles preferred.
• Must be able to work flexible schedule.

Position-Specific Details:

• Appointment Type: This is a full-time position. This position will be filled as a promotion of a current permanent employee of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism or The Office of the Lieutenant Governor serving in a classified position.
• Work Schedule: This position reports in-office. This position may be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and/or overtime. This position may be required to travel.
• Location: This position is located at the Capitol Annex in Baton Rouge, LA.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

• Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.

Louisiana as a State, is a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Katelyn Wale

Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism

1051 North 3rd Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Fax: 225-342-7928

kwale@crt.la.gov

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Years Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veterans Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
• Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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Are you currently a permanent, classified employee of The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism or The Office of the Lieutenant Governor?

• Yes
• No

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Employer State of Louisiana

Address 1201 N 3rd St

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802

Phone (866) 783-5462

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm