Employment Opportunities
Thank you for your interest in joining the South Central Tennessee Tourism Association (SCTTA) and the Tennessee Whiskey Trailhead & Welcome Center.
Our team is dedicated to strengthening tourism, supporting local communities, promoting visitor experiences, and growing the regional economy across South Central Tennessee. Whether we're marketing destinations, welcoming visitors from around the world, developing partnerships, or providing tourism services to communities throughout the region, every member of our team plays an important role in advancing our mission.
This page features current employment opportunities with the South Central Tennessee Tourism Association (SCTTA), Experience Tennessee, and the Tennessee Whiskey Trailhead & Welcome Center. Positions may include full-time, part-time, seasonal, internship, and contract opportunities across a variety of departments, including visitor services, communications, marketing, destination management, operations, and administration.
We are looking for individuals who are passionate about Tennessee, committed to providing exceptional customer service, and excited to help tell the stories of our communities, businesses, attractions, and tourism partners.
If no positions are currently listed below, we encourage you to check back regularly as new opportunities become available. We appreciate your interest in helping us create exceptional visitor experiences and strengthen tourism across South Central Tennessee.
CURRENT OPENINGS
COMMUNICATIONS & OFFICE COORDINATOR
The South Central Tennessee Tourism Association (SCTTA), also known as Experience Tennessee, is seeking a creative, organized, and dependable Communications and Office Coordinator to support the organization's communications, marketing, partner services, and daily administrative activities.
Working under the direction of the Executive Director and Assistant Executive Director, this position supports the day-to-day execution of the organization's communications, marketing, administrative, and partner service initiatives. Responsibilities include managing social media accounts, creating written and visual content, updating websites, producing newsletters, coordinating partner communications, assisting with invoicing and partnership renewals, and maintaining organized project and content records.
The Communications and Office Coordinator will also capture and edit photography and video, create reels and short-form content, write tourism blogs and social media captions, develop graphics using Canva, and support public relations, media tours, events, and contracted marketing services for local destination organizations and community partners.
The ideal candidate will possess strong writing, communication, organizational, photography, videography, and customer service skills. This position requires the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining accuracy, professionalism, and consistent branding across all communications.
Experience with Canva, social media scheduling platforms, website management systems, email marketing software, photography and video editing tools, invoicing, and project management platforms is preferred. Candidates should have reliable transportation and be willing to travel throughout South Central Tennessee, with occasional evening and weekend work required to support events, tourism programs, and content production.
Compensation for this position is based on qualifications and experience and ranges from $16.50 to $19.00 per hour.
This position offers an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys combining creativity, storytelling, tourism marketing, partner engagement, and office coordination while helping promote the communities, businesses, attractions, events, and visitor experiences that make South Central Tennessee a premier travel destination.
TRAVEL ADVISOR AT THE TENNESSEE WHISKEY TRAILHEAD & WELCOME CENTER
The Tennessee Whiskey Trailhead & Welcome Center is seeking friendly, outgoing, and customer-focused individuals to join our team as Part-Time Travel Advisors. Located in historic Lynchburg, Tennessee, our Welcome Center welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors each year from across the United States and around the world, serving as the official visitor center for the Tennessee Whiskey Trail and Experience Tennessee.
Working under the direction of the Director of Visitor Services and Assistant Director of Visitor Services, Travel Advisors provide exceptional hospitality while helping guests discover the best of South Central Tennessee and the Tennessee Whiskey Trail. Team members assist visitors with travel planning, recommend attractions, restaurants, lodging, shopping, events, and outdoor experiences, answer questions about the region, and help create memorable experiences for every guest who walks through our doors.
In addition to assisting visitors, Travel Advisors operate the Welcome Center gift shop, process retail sales, restock merchandise, maintain a clean and welcoming facility, distribute visitor information, support special events, and help fulfill tourism information requests. Travel Advisors also receive ongoing training to become knowledgeable about destinations, businesses, attractions, festivals, state parks, and communities throughout the region, allowing them to confidently serve as ambassadors for Tennessee tourism.
We are looking for dependable individuals who enjoy meeting new people, have strong communication and customer service skills, and thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. Retail, hospitality, tourism, or customer service experience is preferred but not required—we're happy to train the right candidate who has a positive attitude and a passion for serving others.
This is a part-time position averaging 12 to 16+ hours per week, with opportunities for additional hours during peak tourism seasons, weekends, holidays, and special events.
Compensation begins at $13.00 per hour, plus participation in our team tip-sharing program. With tips, Travel Advisors typically earn between $14.00 and $16.00 per hour.
If you enjoy meeting visitors from around the world, sharing the best of Tennessee, and being part of a team dedicated to creating exceptional visitor experiences, we'd love to hear from you.