TOUR HOST-ON CALL-Variable shifts

1 week ago

New Orleans, United States City Sightseeing Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDescription:

City Sightseeing New Orleans provides Hop-On Hop-Off tours on Double-Decker, Open-Top buses. Our professionally conducted, entertaining sightseeing tours are the Best Way for visitors to see and enjoy New Orleans convenient, historically accurate, and Fun


We offer Tour Guides the best of both worlds: a steady and reliable work schedule, and a great compensation package. Come Hop-On and have fun with us along your career path. We are looking for smart, fun and spirited Tour Guides have to be outgoing and charismatic, and must Know and Love everything about New Orleans


Tour Hosts provide informative and entertaining commentary on City Sightseeing Tour experiences. They combine fine presentation skills, energetic personalities and historical knowledge to bring LIFE and local charm to the city's historic sights, sounds and cultural attributes.


CITY SIGHTSEEING IS IN THE E N T E R T A I N M E N T BUSINESS


Tour Hosts are the most visible component of the sightseeing experience. In addition to commentary, Hosts also engage visitors, answer questions and offer travel advice. This is accomplished with the right balance of dialogue: Historic (60%) Entertainment (30%) Safety/ Housekeeping (10%).


This is challenging because of the hop-on hop-off nature of the product which generates a different mix of passengers from one stop to the next and on each walking tour. SO, the Tour Hosts must be flexible and talented "showmen/women" who can offer an engaging presentation during every segment of every tour.

Requirements:

Skills and Knowledge:

  • Possesses an expansive knowledge of the history of New Orleans.
  • Enjoys engaging visitors, answering questions, and offering travel advice.
  • Has an awareness of current special events, exhibits and cultural trends.
  • Demonstrates patience, tolerance, and sensitivity to guests and colleagues.
  • Exceptional verbal communication, listening, and presentation skills to handle customers in a friendly and helpful manner.
  • Standing, walking, climbing stairs in exterior and interior spaces for extended periods of time.

Duties:

  • Delivering a tour narrative in an energetic, enthusiastic and professional manner.
  • Presenting accurate statistics and dates through engaging stories.
  • Adding tasteful and appropriate personal anecdotes and enhancements to the tour narrative.

Qualifications:

  • Knows and loves everything about New Orleans.
  • Has a Tour Guide Permit issued by the City of New Orleans.
  • High School education or higher.

Benefits:

  • Competitive Hourly Pay
  • Gratuities Daily
  • Medical / Dental / Vision Benefit Options
  • Paid Vacation
  • Annual Birthday Bonus (Hire Date Anniversary)
  • Buzz Bucks

Schedule:

  • 7 Days a week scheduling of Daytime Shifts
  • Part Time & Full Time Positions
  • Scheduling Mix: Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour, Cemetery Walking Tour, French Quarter Walking Tour, Garden District Walking Tour.

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