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Vice President, Marketing

Virginia, MN · On-site

$180 - $280/hr

The Vice President of Marketing leads the strategy and execution of all marketing, communications, and brand management efforts to drive destination awareness, visitation, and economic impact in the ...

Marketing Coordinator

San Antonio, TX · On-site

$55K - $65K/yr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

  • PTO

San Antonio, Texas The Marketing Coordinator plays a crucial role in supporting the marketing efforts of our destination marketing organization in San Antonio, Texas. This position assists in the ...

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Marketing Coordinator

San Antonio, TX · On-site

$55K - $65K/yr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

  • PTO

San Antonio, Texas The Marketing Coordinator plays a crucial role in supporting the marketing efforts of our destination marketing organization in San Antonio, Texas. This position assists in the ...

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Marketing Content Specialist

Seattle, WA · On-site

$30 - $35/hr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

  • PTO

About Visit Seattle Visit Seattle is a private, non-profit destination marketing organization (DMO) serving Seattle and King County. We exist to responsibly grow the visitor economy for the benefit ...

Marketing Content Specialist

Seattle, WA

$30 - $35/hr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

  • PTO

About Visit Seattle Visit Seattleis aprivate, non-profit destination marketing organization (DMO)servingSeattle and King County. We exist toresponsibly grow the visitor economyfor the benefit of the ...

Marketing Manager

Cortland, NY · On-site

$62K - $65K/yr

Interest in weddings, events, hospitality, resort experiences, and destination marketing. * Ability to work some evenings, weekends, and events as needed. * Familiarity with marketing tools, CRM ...

Marketing Content Specialist

Seattle, WA · On-site

$30 - $35/hr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

  • PTO

About Visit Seattle Visit Seattle is a private, non-profit destination marketing organization (DMO) serving Seattle and King County. We exist to responsibly grow the visitor economy for the benefit ...

Marketing Manager

Cortland, NY · On-site

$62K - $65K/yr

Interest in weddings, events, hospitality, resort experiences, and destination marketing. * Ability to work some evenings, weekends, and events as needed. * Familiarity with marketing tools, CRM ...

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How much do destination marketing jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 14, 2026, the average yearly pay for destination marketing in the United States is $45,446.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $40,000.00 and $50,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a destination marketing company?

A destination marketing company is an organization that promotes a specific location, such as a city or region, to attract tourists and visitors. Professionals in destination marketing develop advertising campaigns, manage public relations, and analyze tourism data to boost local economic growth. Skills in marketing, communication, and familiarity with tourism industry tools are often essential for roles in this field.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in destination marketing?

Success in Destination Marketing requires expertise in market research, digital marketing strategies, and data analysis, often supported by a degree in marketing, tourism, or a related field. Familiarity with content management systems, analytics platforms like Google Analytics, and social media advertising tools is highly beneficial. Strong communication, creativity, and relationship-building skills help professionals engage target audiences and collaborate with stakeholders. These competencies are crucial for effectively promoting destinations, increasing visitor numbers, and maximizing the impact of marketing campaigns.

What is destination marketing?

A Destination Marketing job involves promoting a location, such as a city, region, or country, to attract visitors, tourists, and businesses. Professionals in this role develop marketing campaigns, manage digital and traditional advertising, collaborate with local businesses, and enhance the destination’s brand. They often work for tourism boards, convention bureaus, or marketing agencies to increase tourism, drive economic growth, and improve the destination’s appeal.

What does someone in destination marketing do?

Professionals in Destination Marketing commonly spend their days developing promotional campaigns, analyzing market trends, and creating engaging content for digital and print platforms. They collaborate closely with local businesses, tourism boards, and event organizers to coordinate marketing initiatives and partnerships. Regular responsibilities also include monitoring campaign performance metrics, managing social media accounts, and attending industry networking events or trade shows. This dynamic role requires balancing creative activities with data-driven decision-making to effectively attract and engage potential visitors.

How to get into destination marketing?

To enter destination marketing, candidates typically need a background in marketing, tourism, or hospitality, along with strong communication and digital skills. Gaining experience through internships or entry-level roles in marketing agencies or tourism boards can be helpful, and familiarity with tools like social media platforms and analytics software is often beneficial.
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Infographic showing various Destination Marketing job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 87% Full Time, 10% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 83% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 15% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $45,446 per year, or $21.8 per hour.

Destination Product Marketing Manager

San Jose Convention

San Jose, CA • On-site

$90K - $100K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 12 days ago


Job description

POSITION SUMMARY


The Destination Product Marketing Manager leads strategic marketing initiatives to support group meetings business, leisure travel and B2B tour operator product to San Jose. This person oversees the execution of marketing events and tourism product development to integrate into overall promotional strategy. They will identify visitor trends and opportunities and package offerings based on campaign lifecycle and support the team in launching them across owned, earned, paid, and if applicable, partner channels. The Destination Product Marketing Manager will be responsible for working with the VP and Director to execute and create reports on high-performing, multi-channel campaigns which positively impact overall visitation to San Jose. This position will report to the Director of Marketing, Communications & Global Media Relations.


POSITIONS RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Own end-to-end production of an official visitor guide and marketing materials
  • Lead a portfolio of marketing initiatives and product development, including co-op campaigns. Partner with Agency of Record to track execution of and results of launches
  • Develop destination marketing products with tourism partners to support leisure and meetings strategies, campaigns, sponsorships and promotions
  • Develop and manage marketing tools, sales collateral and tourism products to drive FIT and group travel business, including web publishing assistance (CMS), digital asset management (DAM) and customer relationship management (CRM)
  • In partnership with Marketing department, identify and curate marketing ideas, partner opportunities and collateral to support overall campaign seasons
  • Analyze, evaluate, and report on overall marketing strategies throughout campaign lifecycle
  • Collaborate with Sales, PR and Marketing teams to regularly to ensure strategies are optimized across all marketing channels
  • Understands business specific KPI’s and makes decisions using results driven data
  • In partnership with Creative Brand Manager, manage the creation and implementation of digital and print assets from concept to production and the integration of assets across multiple platforms
  • Collaborate with Sales department to manage invite copy creation and proofing, collateral and pre-promo messaging, custom amenity design and other tasks as needed to ensure a successful destination representation in events
  • Monitor industry trends and best practices to ensure all marketing strategies meet or exceed comparable market standards
  • Develop and establish KPIs to evaluate success of tourism products and monitor conversion of activities
  • Assist with email and social media marketing campaigns as needed
  • Occasional assistance in the management and curation of User Generated Content platform for tourism product marketing use
  • Maintain and update marketing messaging to serve Team San Jose, Visit San Jose, San Jose Theaters, local businesses and local arts agencies
  • Other duties as requested


POSITION REQUIREMENTS

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years related experience in marketing management role
  • Strong copywriting and editing skills with ability to adapt communication for multiple platforms and specific audiences
  • Experience in managing communication to external stakeholders
  • Data and results driven, highly creative with the ability to take direction yet work independently
  • Enthusiastic, dependable, positive and collaborative team player
  • Top-notch spelling, grammar, proofreading and editing skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated experience with Agency and partner relationships
  • Familiarity with a variety of digital marketing concepts and advertising technology, best practices and procedures
  • Thorough knowledge of MS-Office Suite
  • Deep understanding of target marketing strategy and tactics for B2C and B2B
  • Ability to keep focused on long-term goals
  • Attention to detail and ability to multi-task
  • Must thrive in a fast-paced work environment
  • Destination, Travel or Tourism industry experience a plus
  • Deep passion for and knowledge of San Jose
  • Ability to work extended hours occasionally, nights, weekends as needed
  • This position operates on a hybrid schedule, with a minimum in-office requirement of 3 days per week.

Team San Jose is an equal opportunity employer.