Tourism Marketing Manager

Mannix Marketing is a digital marketing agency with 30 years of experience helping businesses thrive online. We provide comprehensive digital marketing solutions including SEO paid advertising social media content creation and web design. Headquartered in Queensbury NY we also own and operate a network of high-traffic regional travel guides including and making tourism not just a side of the business but a core part of who we are.

Tourism is one of Mannixs largest and most established teams. We work with hotels resorts DMOs attractions and hospitality businesses across the Capital Region and beyond and weve been doing it for decades.

Were looking for a Tourism Marketing Manager to lead this side of the business. This is a leadership role; youll set the direction for the tourism team shape how we package and deliver our services hold accountability for the departments growth and profitability and ensure we stay relevant in a market we care deeply about.

This is a fully remote role reporting directly to the COO. That said it comes with a real expectation of regional presence. Youll attend networking events visit clients and show up in the Capital Region tourism community on a regular basis. If you already know this market thats a genuine advantage.

What Youll Do

• Set the vision priorities and direction for the tourism team and communicate them clearly.

• Hold the team accountable for execution while supporting their development and growth.

• Identify whats keeping us relevant and what needs to change and act on it.

• Report department performance client health and team capacity to leadership.

• Partner leadership and sales to evaluate and evolve how we package and price our tourism offerings.

• Identify opportunities within our regional portal properties to add value for tourism clients.

• Attend local networking events industry gatherings and client meetings throughout the Adirondack and Upstate NY region.

• Represent Mannix within the regional hospitality community.

• 5 years of experience in digital marketing with meaningful time spent in agency or client services environments.

• Comfortable working across project management analytics and sales enablement tools. We use Asana SEMrush Google Analytics Looker Studio and others. Familiarity with these or similar platforms is expected.

• Solid working knowledge of SEO GEO paid social content marketing and web. You dont need to execute all of it but you need to know it well enough to lead people who do.

• A genuine understanding of the tourism hospitality or destination marketing space you know how these clients think and what they care about.

• Experience leading or managing a team with a track record of holding people accountable and helping them grow.

• Clear confident communicator with clients with your team and with leadership.

• Someone who thinks about the business not just the tasks. You can connect day-to-day work to larger goals around growth and profitability.

• Local to the Upstate NY area. While this is a remote position in-person presence in this market is a core part of the role.

• Comfortable working independently in a remote environment while staying aligned with team strategy.

• Must be located within the continental United States and legally authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship now or in the future.

We want this to be a place where you can do your best work and feel good about where you work. Heres what comes with the role:

• Health dental and vision insurance

• Simple IRA with a 3% dollar-for-dollar company match

• Paid time off starting at 12 days per year and increasing with tenure up to 30 days for long-term team members

• Flex time available for life appointments and personal needs

• 9 paid holidays with the option to swap for a cultural or religious holiday that matters to you

• Fully remote

• HeyTaco peer recognition program is a small but genuine way teammates appreciate each other