Visit McKinney Executive Director

Clear Career Professionals; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Visit McKinney seeks an Executive Director, a destination marketing professional with a sales mindset and a creative edge. This leader will guide a small, talented team to turn marketing into hotel stays, group business, and downtown foot traffic, with a proven record in meetings, partnerships, and storytelling.

The role requires servant leadership, board collaboration on strategy and annual planning, and a strong track record in destination sales and brand-driven campaigns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Business, or a related field
• Four years of progressively responsible experience in the convention, visitors, hospitality, or tourism field
• One year of supervisory experience with a proven ability to recruit, train, and develop staff
• Valid Class C Texas driver's license, or the ability to obtain one upon hire
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Staff recruitment and development

Strategic marketing

Board collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Business

Job description

Acceptance of applications closes at: 5 p.m. CT | Monday, October 26, 2026

RECRUITMENT BROCHURE

Visit McKinney's next Executive Director is a destination marketing professional with a sales mindset and a creative edge. This leader knows how a convention and visitors bureau turns marketing into hotel stays, group business, and downtown foot traffic, and has the record to prove it: meetings won, partnerships built, and a community's story told well across every channel.

A servant leader who develops a small, talented team and lives the RISE values. With an amphitheater, a surf resort, a JW Marriott, and nonstop air service on the horizon, the ideal candidate sees a once-in-a-career opportunity and is ready to build ahead of it.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Business, or a related field
• Four years of progressively responsible experience in the convention, visitors, hospitality, or tourism field
• One year of supervisory experience with a proven ability to recruit, train, and develop staff
• Valid Class C Texas driver's license, or the ability to obtain one upon hire
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME) or Texas Destination Marketer (TDM) designation
• Senior leadership within a convention and visitors bureau or destination marketing organization
• Experience partnering with a board of directors on strategy, policy, and annual planning
• A track record in destination sales, group business, and brand-driven marketing campaigns
• Experience managing hotel occupancy tax budgets and public sector reporting

Faxed and mailed submissions will not be accepted.