Experience Champaign-Urbana

Very excited to find the best Director of Marketing fit to join the Experience Champaign-Urbana team! We really do have the best jobs sharing the stories of our brilliant community, so this position is pivotal to continued success!

We are hiring a Director of Marketing! Experience Champaign-Urbana is looking for a marketing professional who will develop and execute an annual marketing plan that promotes the Champaign-Urbana area as a brilliant destination to live, work, and visit. The ideal candidate will have several years of experience in developing successful ad campaigns across a variety of mediums within a specified budget. We seek a creative thinker and team player who can spark new ideas to showcase our community externally to potential visitors and new residents, as well as internally to residents and students. Must demonstrate leadership and excellent communication skills and be highly organized. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/gkhYaR7T

Driving visitors to our community often starts with attracting residents and empowering them to share their passion for their new home. Our talent attraction and retention programs create a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere in the Champaign-Urbana area that ultimately makes a significant impact and supports our local economy. Thank you to Destinations International and Tempest for sharing our success story of fostering collaboration between tourism and economic development with the Champaign County EDC and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

We're thrilled to share our 2024-2025 Champaign-Urbana Area Experience Guide, hot off the press! Showcasing our Brilliant community through arts & culture, food, events, outdoor spaces, local shopping, museums, and so much more, this guide will help you fall in love with C-U and beyond. New this year, check out our 4 trip ideas on a budget and our seasonal checklist, so you can map out your year. Pick them up at our welcome center in downtown Champaign, request online, or view our digital version. Share with your friends to spread the community love. https://lnkd.in/gbhuN4mR

We are thrilled to welcome two new BRILLIANT team members! Please join us in welcoming Gina Scarpetta, Director of Sales & Development, and Robert White, Director of Group Sales & Partnerships. These two will be instrumental in bringing business to our region, driving visitation to our local businesses, and generating an economic impact. Welcome to the team!

Last night, we celebrated a year filled with success at our annual Toast to Tourism, hosted by our Foundation. Why is the Experience Champaign-Urbana Foundation so important to support? It's all about building and supporting community. We thank all of our donors who allow us to do this important work. We hope you'll consider playing a role in growing the vitality of the Champaign-Urbana region.

Ready to serve our brilliant community as part of a great team? We are looking for you at Experience Champaign-Urbana!! Illinois Office of Tourism Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Destinations International

We're hiring for our Director of Sales! We're looking for an energetic and highly motivated professional to lead Experience Champaign-Urbana’s efforts in recruiting and retaining meetings, conferences, domestic and international group tours, and other markets. The Director of Sales must have strong verbal and written communication skills, excellent customer service, and the ability to positively engage with the public. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gkhYaR7T.

Access to green spaces ✅ Award-winning transportation system ✅ Affordable living ✅ Brilliant amenities ✅ We can't agree more that Champaign-Urbana is a top place to live. Thank you Livability for recognizing our BRILLIANT community.

We are honored to be one of ten destinations featured in Destinations International research study, Destination Promotion: A Catalyst for Community Vitality. This landmark study will aid destinations around the world grow as a catalyst to strengthen the wider economy, quality of life, and a sense of place. Showcasing our re-energized brand alongside our talent attraction efforts provides destinations with prime examples of destination promotions that are having tangible, measurable impacts on the Champaign-Urbana area. We're thankful for our statewide and local stakeholders that provide us the opportunity to do this work.