Career Opportunities
Working for Travel Oregon is much more than a job.
It’s a passion for the state, an appreciation of the sometimes unpredictable, always spectacular place we call home. It’s a quirky sense of humor, the pursuit of a life less ordinary, an eternal quest for the next farm-to-table meal, powdery slope, coastal sunrise or cultural experience. But, above all it’s working to optimize the impact of tourism on the state’s economy by providing visitors with authentic, high-quality Oregon experiences.
Travel Oregon is currently hiring:
Research Manager
Oregon Tourism Commission seeks a full-time Tourism Research Manager: Develop and lead tourism research strategy to provide data intelligence; Determine research methodology and direct research projects to provide resident, visitor, and industry insights; Develop and manage collaborative research projects with stakeholders; Develop and measure key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor strategic vision progress; Measure sustainable tourism metrics across studios/departments to compare results across data sets; Oversee development of return on investment, revenue forecasts and economic impact estimates; Utilize conceptual and quantitative modeling techniques to test research hypothesis and research the causal interactions between different tourism concepts; Provide recommendations on strategic direction; Review academic/industry reports on visitor profiles, behavior, experience, and economic and social impacts of tourism; Direct survey question development and determine the need for additional research; Review research requests and proposals and advise on feasibility and value; Perform in-depth analysis of research data on destination marketing and management, and recommend findings to stakeholders; Ensure the veracity and reliability of research findings and tourism impact calculations; Communicate complex research analysis through reports, dashboards, presentations, summaries. Develop/identify educational programs related to tourism research; Maintain updated knowledge of trends and research in tourism industry and best practices for quantitative and qualitative research related to economic impact evaluation, measurement of visitor volume and traveler insights; Track regional/national/international tourism statistics and trends; Identify and evaluate third party research products and databases; Collaborate with management to provide information to media, journalists, & partners’ research requests.
Option to work remote 90% of the time; working at employer’s central office (located in Portland, OR) up to 5% of the time.
Travel within Oregon up to 5% of the time is required.
Applicants must reside in the State of Oregon.