Career Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in joining the Visit Lake Charles team! Below, you'll find our current job openings. If no positions are currently available, feel free to send your resume to Heather Savoie, Sr. VP of Finance, and we'll keep it on file for up to one year. We're excited about the possibility of you becoming part of the team!

OPEN POSITIONS: 

Director of Public Relations – View the full job description here.
To apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to Timothy Bush, CMO, at tbush@visitlakecharles.org with “Director of Public Relations” in the subject line.

This is an exciting opportunity to showcase the very best of Lake Charles and Southwest Louisiana to the world. As Director of Public Relations for Visit Lake Charles, you will help shape how our destination shows up in the media—crafting compelling narratives, elevating our brand, and driving positive coverage that grows visitation and community pride.

In this role, you will build and nurture relationships with journalists, travel writers, and media outlets from local to international markets. You’ll develop and pitch story ideas, host media familiarization tours, coordinate press releases and media events, monitor and report on coverage, and proactively identify new opportunities to keep Lake Charles in the conversation.

The ideal candidate brings experience in public relations, journalism, communications, or a related field; strong written and verbal communication skills; and the ability to build relationships and represent the destination confidently. This role reports to the Chief Marketing Officer and serves as the primary point of contact for media relations and communications with industry partners and stakeholders.

Marketing and Communications Intern – View the full job description here.
To apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to Kathryn Shea Duncan, Sr. Director of Social Media/Communications, at kduncan@visitlakecharles.org with "Marketing Intern" in the subject line.

The Marketing and Communications Intern plays a key support role within the Visit Lake Charles marketing team, contributing to social media, copywriting, digital content creation, and overall promotion of Lake Charles and Southwest Louisiana. This position blends office-based responsibilities with in-the-community fieldwork to gather photo and video assets that showcase the region’s culture, attractions, events, and stories. 

The ideal candidate is creative, proactive, and confident behind the camera and in front of it—comfortable capturing vertical video, photographing events, interviewing locals or visitors, and assisting with storytelling across platforms. This individual should understand how social media works for brands, be eager to support a fast-paced tourism marketing environment, and be available for occasional weeknight and weekend events. 

Ideally, the intern will commit 15–20 hours per week, allowing them to fully engage in both in-office responsibilities and community-based content collection for a well-rounded experiential learning opportunity. 

To ensure a full internship experience that extends through Summer 2026, the ideal candidate will be on track to graduate in December 2026 or May 2027.