Tour Guides Needed for Ahoy New York Tours Tasting LLC--** PLEASE CAREFULLY READ APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS**
Do you love New York City and its history? Can you command a crowd, make them laugh, and have everyone literally eating out of the palm of your hand? If so, then this job is for you!
Ahoy New York Tours and Tasting, LLC which offers nationally recognized food themed walking tours of New York City's unique ethnic neighborhoods is seeking passionate, highly energetic, and empathic people as Tour Guides. Positions are part-time. Applicants must possess strong leadership abilities, charisma, a wonderful sense of humor, excellent communication skills, a passion for New York City and its food and culture. We conduct on average 4-5 tours per week during the spring, summer and fall seasons. We also operate during the winter months. To learn more about what we do, please visit:
www.ahoynewyorkfoodtours.com
Leading a food/walking tour is a combination of quick thinking on your feet, advanced storytelling, and helping navigate groups of 12 persons to various locations. We provide you all the training and get you up to speed on the ins and outs of the neighborhoods we tour and their marvelous foods and history. Once you're up and leading a food tour, you'll be amazed that you're getting paid for something that is very fun and rewarding. If you think that you have the skills and passion required, please apply!
WHAT TO KNOW:
Only applicants living within close proximity to the New York City area will be considered. Self-employed individuals and/or flexible schedules preferred. Start time is 10:00 am and finish time is 1:45 pm per tour. Applicants must be able to work weekends. Prefer applicants to be at least 25 years old, although exceptions are made on a case by case basis. Please no undergraduate students or summer work only applicants.
TRAINING:
There will be a thorough training period over the course of three to four weeks. Training is paid.
PAY:
Once hired and trained, Tour Leaders receive an average of $75.00/tour. Including gratuities, most Tour Leaders average between $120.00-$130.00 per tour. All tours are 3-hours long. A Tour Guide never guides more than one tour in a day.
** PLEASE CAREFULLY READ APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS**
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please send a single email with ALL the following information:
1. A witty explanation (max. 500 words) of why you'd make the perfect food tour guide
2. Full resume as simple text inside the body of the email; NO resume attachments
3. One recent photograph of yourself (as attachment; no larger than 3 MG)
4. Indicate if you are available Saturdays or Sundays (or both)
5. Any international traveling experience
6. Scanned copy of your Tour Guide License (as attachment)--IF APPLICABLE
7. Use following format in the email Subject line: Your Last Name, Your First Name- Tour Guide Application 2012
If you do not complete the 7 steps above, we will not consider your application. Do not send more than one email or inquire if we've received your application. Please do not call or email us to check on your status. We will review every application submitted. We will only contact applicants who meet our criteria for an interview. If you are not available to lead tours on weekends, please do not apply.
NEXT STEPS:
If we see a good fit, we will email you with information on your interview (date, time, location etc.), what you can expect when we meet, and more details on training and eventual employment.
OTHER PERITNENT INFORMATION:
You are required to own a mobile phone, have desktop/laptop- based Internet access in your place of residence and check your email at least once per day. Lastly, you must be a NYC licensed tour guide OR willing to obtain license within one month of hire date.
- Location: Lower Manhattan
- Compensation: $75.00 per tour, not including gratuities
- This is a part-time job.
- Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
- Please, no phone calls about this job!
- Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
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