Office of Group Travel Program Manager - Dane County, WI, United States - State of Wisconsin

State of Wisconsin

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Dane County, WI, United States

4 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Introduction:

The Wisconsin Department of Tourism (WDT) promotes and elevates the state's brand to drive economic impact for all Wisconsinites.

We are the proud home of Travel Wisconsin, the official destination marketing organization for the State of Wisconsin that works to market the state as a premier travel destination while generating greater economic impact for Wisconsin through tourism.

We inspire travelers to experience Wisconsin and make lasting memories in our beautiful state.

Wisconsin's natural beauty, incredible culinary scene, spirited events, cultural offerings and vibrant tourism businesses make this state a wonderful place to visit, live and work.

Our team at Travel Wisconsin showcases this every day, marketing the state as a premier travel destination to consumers while driving economic impact to Wisconsin's 72 counties and 11 federally recognized tribal nations.

Our team is passionate about our mission to inspire travelers to experience Wisconsin. We believe in the power of tourism marketing. We approach our fastpaced work with a commitment to constant improvement and learning, grounded in our values of collaboration, excellence, balance, authenticity and fun.

Position Summary:

The Program Manager of the Office of Group Travel will leverage their business development and industry expertise to craft and execute a strategy that generates sales leads and grows the economic impact of group travel in Wisconsin.

The Manager will connect one of Wisconsin's most iconic and recognizable brands - Travel Wisconsin - to the critical meetings and conventions, sports, motorcoach and international travel sectors to grow the economic impact of each through data-informed strategy, marketing and public relations, industry partner relations, and regional, national and international representation.

This position generates leads specifically for tourism industry partners, that include regional destination marketing organizations, tour operators and others.

If you are a sales-minded, lead-generating, collaborative and strategic thinker looking to leave a long-lasting positive impact on Wisconsin tourism, this job is for you.

This position has a variable, nontraditional work schedule including some nights, overnights and weekends and requires the ability to travel within the state by car, as well as national and international travel.

Travel is estimated at 15% and likely to occur a few days a month on average.
The position reports to the Secretary but is managed day-to-day by the Communications Director. This position will supervise one part-time employee.

The manager collaborates regularly with a designated Tourism Development Specialist on the Industry Relations team and the Communications Director to execute Travel Wisconsin's tradeshow marketing strategy and attends tradeshows with a variety of industry partners.

This position is headquartered out of the Madison office and will have the option of working remotely up to 90%.

This schedule may change based on training or operational needs. Employees will be required to come into the office for in-person collaboration meetings often occurring on Tuesdays or Wednesdays.

Employees will be required to report to the Madison office on their first day of employment and work in the office two days per week for the first three months of employment.

Highspeed internet access is required to meet the needs of remote work.
For more information, please view the complete position description.

Salary Information:

This position (Classification:
Economic Development Consultant) is in schedule-range with a starting
hourly rate between $
$39.91 per hour, plus excellent benefits. Pay for current state employees will be set in accordance with the Wisconsin State Compensation Plan. A 12- month probationary period is required. This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Our competitive benefits package features:

State Employee & Retiree Health Plan including health, dental and wellness benefits, and supplemental Vision Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Long-Term Care Insurance and Pre-Tax Savings Accounts (for health, dental, vision, day care and commuter expenses).
WRS Retirement Benefit pension plan that is intended to provide you with a lifetime retirement payment. It offers an employer match and lifetime retirement payment, plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan.
Substantial leave time including at least 3.5 weeks of vacation to start, 9 paid holidays and ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year.
Accumulated Sick Leave which allows retirees to convert unused sick leave into credits to help pay for health insurance premiums.
Disability Benefits to cover the possibility of becoming disabled while working for a WRS employer making you eligible to receive disability benefits that will give you income for the time you are unable to return