Superintendent - Tourism
Apply NowCompany: City of Baytown, TX
Location: Baytown, TX 77521
Description:
Salary : $74,742.00 - $93,427.00 Annually
Location : Baytown, TX
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 25-00105
Department: PARKS & RECREATION
Opening Date: 04/15/2025
Job Summary
Join the City of Baytown as our Superintendent for Tourism and lead the charge in showcasing all our vibrant community has to offer! You'll oversee tourism initiatives, manage events and attractions, and build partnerships that boost local pride and economic growth. If you're a creative, strategic thinker with a passion for storytelling and community engagement, this is your moment to shine!
The Tourism Superintendent is responsible for coordinating all tourism-related activities and functions for the City of Baytown. This includes engaging in marketing activities to promote the City as a destination for meetings, conferences, sporting events, and other tourism-related events and activities. This position is responsible for supporting the efforts of local destination venues and facilities, increasing existing business viability, increasing tourism and generally promoting interest in Baytown's hotels and motels. This position requires the exercise of considerable initiative and independent judgment in decision-making. The Tourism Superintendent is responsible for monitoring budget expenditures for projects, programs, activities and materials.
Duties
Minimum Qualifications
Required:
Preferred:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Requires knowledge of computer applications including, but not limited to, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign. Requires the ability to communicate clearly and establish effective working relationships with city officials, employees, business leaders, civic groups, and the general public. Work occasional nights and weekends. Must possess excellent writing and presentation skills and the ability to write articles for publication, as well as effectively present information to top management, City Council and the media.
Here at the City of Baytown, in recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you bring. We strive to provide a workplace where differences are honored, with a workforce that reflects the diversity of the people we serve.
Attendance is an essential function of this position. The City reserves the right to require an employee in this position to work more than 40 hours a week. This position provides services or performs duties for the benefit of the general public during emergency situations. These may include services or duties different from those performed in the usual course and scope of your job. In the event of an evacuation, the incumbent in this position may be required to remain to perform needed services.
Overall Position Strength Demands
Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
To promote health and wellness, we provide a comprehensive benefits program (listed below) to meet the needs of you and your family. Our goal is to help you live and work well - 365 days a year.
Medical
To explore all of the benefits we offer, please visit:
01
Which of the following best describes your highest level of education?
02
How many years do you have of professional level experience in Tourism, Marketing, Public Affairs or a related field?
03
Do you have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record? (Must obtain TX driver's license within 90 days)
04
Please describe your supervisory experience.
05
Please describe your familiarity with legal use of hotel occupancy tax funds.
06
Do you have a Texas Destination Marketing Certificate?
Required Question
Location : Baytown, TX
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 25-00105
Department: PARKS & RECREATION
Opening Date: 04/15/2025
Job Summary
Join the City of Baytown as our Superintendent for Tourism and lead the charge in showcasing all our vibrant community has to offer! You'll oversee tourism initiatives, manage events and attractions, and build partnerships that boost local pride and economic growth. If you're a creative, strategic thinker with a passion for storytelling and community engagement, this is your moment to shine!
The Tourism Superintendent is responsible for coordinating all tourism-related activities and functions for the City of Baytown. This includes engaging in marketing activities to promote the City as a destination for meetings, conferences, sporting events, and other tourism-related events and activities. This position is responsible for supporting the efforts of local destination venues and facilities, increasing existing business viability, increasing tourism and generally promoting interest in Baytown's hotels and motels. This position requires the exercise of considerable initiative and independent judgment in decision-making. The Tourism Superintendent is responsible for monitoring budget expenditures for projects, programs, activities and materials.
Duties
- Oversees relationships and partnerships with area businesses and hotels relative to Baytown's hospitality industry. Communicates regularly with tourism stakeholders to collect, produce and market information in a timely manner in various publications and online. Responsible for overseeing external stakeholder events within the related industry.
- Oversees and manages multiple operational contracts as the primary liaison between the management company and internal stakeholders.
- Analyzes Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and other metrics; producing reports as requested. Monitors KPIs from contracted third party management companies to include in overall vision.
- Prepares and presents reports and other necessary correspondence. Prepares and monitors HOT Funds Budget.
- Supervises the daily operations of the Visitor Information Center to ensure excellent customer service and accurate information for visitors. Oversees the training and management of volunteers to provide a welcoming and knowledgeable experience for the visitor center.
- Implements excellent front-line and back-office customer service for all customers and stakeholders.
- Performs all other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or institution in Tourism, Marketing, Public Affairs or a related field.
- Five years of professional level experience in Tourism, Marketing or a related field.
- Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record (ability to obtain a TX driver's license within 90 days).
- Demonstrated supervisory experience.
- An equivalent combination of education, experience, certification and/or licenses sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
Preferred:
- Familiarity with legal use of hotel occupancy tax funds.
- Texas Destination Marketing Certificate.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Requires knowledge of computer applications including, but not limited to, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign. Requires the ability to communicate clearly and establish effective working relationships with city officials, employees, business leaders, civic groups, and the general public. Work occasional nights and weekends. Must possess excellent writing and presentation skills and the ability to write articles for publication, as well as effectively present information to top management, City Council and the media.
Here at the City of Baytown, in recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you bring. We strive to provide a workplace where differences are honored, with a workforce that reflects the diversity of the people we serve.
Attendance is an essential function of this position. The City reserves the right to require an employee in this position to work more than 40 hours a week. This position provides services or performs duties for the benefit of the general public during emergency situations. These may include services or duties different from those performed in the usual course and scope of your job. In the event of an evacuation, the incumbent in this position may be required to remain to perform needed services.
Overall Position Strength Demands
Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
To promote health and wellness, we provide a comprehensive benefits program (listed below) to meet the needs of you and your family. Our goal is to help you live and work well - 365 days a year.
Medical
- United Healthcare
- Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment
- Annual Deductible (Network) $750 Indiv/$2,250 Family
- In-Network Benefit 80%/20% after plan deductible
- $50 co-pay (general visit)
- RX - $10 Generic/$40 Formulary/$75 Non-Formulary
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Healthcare and Dependent Care expenses
- FREE virtual visits
- Cigna Dental PPO & DHMO
- Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment
- Preventative & diagnostic covered at 100%
- Annual Deductible: $50/Indiv (Cigna PPO) - No annual deductible for Cigna DHMO
- Superior Vision
- Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment
- In-Network exam co-pay $10 & $25 materials co-pay
- Frames: $140 Allowance - Contact Lenses: $160 Allowance
- Employee Wellness Center offering FREE primary care medical treatment for employees & dependents on the Medical plan
- FREE access to gyms, Shipt, and Walmart+ through our employee medical insurance
- Gym partnership with Lee College Wellness Center & swimming pool for $58/year
- Employee Assistance Program providing employees and their household family members up to 8 FREE counseling sessions per issue per year, legal and financial assistance, will generator tools, and more!
- Sick Leave Pool providing participants additional paid sick time if accruals are exhausted.
- SmartDollar: free online program providing tips and tools from Dave Ramsey for getting out of debt and building good saving practices
- Texas Municipal Retirement System:
- 7% employee contribution with a 14% employer match
- 5 year vesting
- Retirement Eligibility: 20 years of service/any age - or - 5 years of service/at least age 60
- FREE Life Insurance coverage up to 1X your base annual salary
- MissionSquare and Roth IRA plans: additional voluntary employee participation
- Equitable:
- Long-term Disability: voluntary elected coverage. Pays 60% of monthly earnings up to $8,000 per month up to social security age, depending on the disability
- Short-term Disability: voluntary elected coverage. Pays 60% of weekly earnings up to $1,000 per week for up to the first 13 weeks of a disability
- The HUB Employee Training Center: we invest in you by equipping you with the knowledge and skills needed to live out our Purpose and Core Values
- Access to funding up to $1,500 per semester or $3,000 per year for tuition toward courses that are job-related or will enhance your work performance
- 10 holidays per year and one personal employee day per year
- 15 days sick leave per year
- Starting at 10 days of vacation per year; up to 25 days per year
- Sick and Vacation hours roll over annually up to the maximum limit
- 15 days Paid Parental Leave
To explore all of the benefits we offer, please visit:
01
Which of the following best describes your highest level of education?
- High School Diploma/GED
- Associate's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree or higher
- None of the above
02
How many years do you have of professional level experience in Tourism, Marketing, Public Affairs or a related field?
- Less than 6 months
- 1 - 2 years
- 3 - 4 years
- 5 - 6 years
- 7 - 8 years
- 9 - 10 years
- 10+ years
03
Do you have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record? (Must obtain TX driver's license within 90 days)
- Yes
- No
04
Please describe your supervisory experience.
05
Please describe your familiarity with legal use of hotel occupancy tax funds.
06
Do you have a Texas Destination Marketing Certificate?
- Yes
- No
Required Question