This position is full-time, on-site, and will require occasional travel across the valley. You MUST live within comfortably commutable distance to the Napa Valley to be considered.
Visit Napa Valley is seeking a skilled communications professional to support partner, community, industry, and press communications. This multi-position player will support the Visit Napa Valley mission of promoting Napa Valley as an attractive travel destination and enhancing its public image as a dynamic place to visit, live, and work.
This position will support the following areas of activity with increasing responsibility as is warranted.
- Partner Communications: Manage partner newsletter communications, draft PPT presentations for leadership team, manage Napa Valley News Facebook page and Visit Napa Valley LinkedIn content calendar, support partnership team by attending partner visits.
- Media Relations: Support Director of Communications; manage agency relationships, maintain press contact database, engage with partners to coordinate press itineraries, host press, write press communications, maintain open lines of communication with local press, pitch press relevant story angles based on organization goals, manage messaging updates, update and maintain Visit Napa Valley evergreen press kit.
- Crisis Communications: Maintain and update crisis communication toolkits with input from Visit Napa Valley leadership team.
- Community and Industry Relations: Support management of programs that engage local community, hospitality industry, and elected officials; Assist director and president & CEO in keeping stakeholders informed and educated about Visit Napa Valley’s mission.
- Actively participate in team brainstorms and cross-departmental meetings.
- Participate in visits to partners for the purposes of informing the larger Visit Napa Valley team of unique offers available in the Napa Valley.
Requirements
- 4+ years experience in a full-time communications role in a professional setting. Preferred experience in the wine, hospitality industry and/or a destination management organization.
- Familiarity with trends in travel, wine, hospitality, and Napa Valley.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, and listening skills: excellent grammar, strong knowledge of AP style, ability to adjust tone and writing style based on audience; at ease on phone, virtual meetings, and presenting in front of small groups.
- Excellent analytical skills: ability to absorb information and synthesize implications for stakeholders with input from Visit Napa Valley leadership team.
- Polished presentation skills with the ability to create/assemble them using Powerpoint.
Attributes
- Organized and detail oriented: demonstrate ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Mature interpersonal skills and affinity for working in team environment
- A self-starter with curious and service-oriented mind-set
- Energetic, outgoing, positive team player
- Creative thinker; problem solver; flexible attitude
- Tenacious, unflappable, not easily discouraged
- An outgoing personality accustomed to proactive communications with internal staff, partners
- Resourceful, solutions-oriented, flexibility to handle shifting priorities
- Valid driver’s license and vehicle for local travel
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