Overview
Visit South Padre Island is seeking a creative, driven, and experienced professional to serve as the new Director of Sales.
Visit South Padre Island (VSPI), a division of the City of South Padre Island, is the official destination marketing organization for the Island globally and the primary sales and marketing organization for the South Padre Island Convention Center.
Our mission is to generate economic impact and job growth by increasing the Island’s hotel occupancy and revenues while positively affecting other diverse segments of the hospitality industry. We promote to attract diverse regional, state, and national convention and leisure visitors through creative sales, marketing, and communication efforts.
The Director of Sales is responsible for promoting South Padre Island as a premier destination for meetings, conventions, and events to drive positive economic impact. This role leads the sales and services department, identifies market opportunities, and develops short- and long-term strategies to attract group, convention, and sports tourism business. The Director of Sales manages the sales team, ensures consistent engagement with local, state, regional, and national markets, and monitors sales activities across the SPI Convention Center and group sales division. Key objectives include increasing hotel occupancy tax, building relationships with event planners, organizations, and hotels, and positioning South Padre Island as the ideal venue for group events, particularly during off-season weekends.
If interested in learning more about this great opportunity, please view the full position overview below or use the link to apply.
Reference #4094
Location: South Padre Island, TX
Contact: Brian-Douglas Stanwood, Executive Recruiter, info@searchwideglobal.com
