Tour Guide

Junket
Boston, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/13/2022 CLOSED ON 2/21/2023

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tour Guide position at Junket?

Are you passionate about your city or hometown and always telling everyone interesting things about it and fun, iconic places to go? Why not get paid to tell entertaining stories with this Fun & Flexible, Part-Time Job!

JUNKET

Website - https://build.wejunket.com

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GET PAID TO TELL STORIES AS A TOUR GUIDE: WHAT DO I GET??

JUNKET, a national tour experience company, is seeking passionate and energetic storytellers to lead 90-120 minute walking tour groups downtown. This part-time position is ideal for self-motivated candidates looking for a fun way to make extra income! The tours cover many different themes, locations, and interesting stories that will bring your hometown to life for visitors and locals. We want you to help us by joining our team! Junket is affiliated with US Ghost Adventures, a national ghost tour and entertainment company, that currently offers nightly ghost tours in over 50 cities. You can find out more information at: usghostadventures.com

Our guides: Make an average of $75 - $150 per day/per tour (including tips)

  • Telling captivating and interesting stories
  • Talking about iconic location’s fun and fascinating history and legends
  • Showing visitors, and locals, the best hotspots of their city's downtown area.

We aim to help you make the most money out there by ensuring we have the best quality experience paired with the most passionate guides and storytellers around.

BENEFITS:

Get a lot of 5-star reviews? Make even more in cash bonuses. Prove yourself to be one of the best tour guides in town? Help us train new guides and make even more. More than $200 for a few hours a day?!? Yes, guides do it all the time.

  • TRAINING BONUS NOW OFFERED: $200
  • TIPS!
  • FREE JUNKET AND US GHOST ADVENTURES (PARTNER COMPANY) TOURS FOR YOU AND FAMILY ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY!
  • DISCOUNTS ON JUNKET AND US GHOST ADVENTURES MERCHANDISE

AM I THE RIGHT FIT?

History buff or passionate about your city but never been a tour guide? No problem!

This fun, flexible, and part-time job is for anyone who loves tell stories and can hold a captive audience.

We have plenty of resources, and some of the country’s best tour guides, to help you learn the ghost stories and deliver them in your own exciting way!

Already an awesome tour guide with another company? No problem–work for us too!

We love to find anyone who:

  • Has performance, theater, and/or tour guide experience.
  • Has a love for fun history–or any kind of history for that matter–and wants to make money telling stories
  • Already tells stories for a living: we’ll make sure you get plenty of tours, plenty of tips, and plenty of cash bonuses for a job well done.
  • Makes a great first impression and can jump right to being a Tour Guide Training Expert to make that extra couple hundred of Fun Money!

OK, OK: HOW DO I BECOME A JUNKET TOUR GUIDE?!?!

Quick Apply:

The quickest way to apply is to click “apply now” to this job posting and we will reach out to you within an hour with the next step of the process to get you on your way to becoming your hometown’s next legendary tour guide expert and storyteller.

Visit the JUNKET Website: Have questions about the job or the company?

Follow this link and tell us why you would make an expert tour guide and storyteller! One of our Recruiting Specialists will reach out to you shortly: https://wejunket.com/contact-us

Job Requirements:

Compensation is $75 - $150 per day/per tour including cash tips dependant on the number of tours given per day.

Walking tours last approximately 1.5 - 2 hours, cover about 1-2 miles of ground, and have anywhere from 2 to 35 guests depending on the location. Guides must have the ability to walk/stand for the tour duration.

  • Qualified candidates must be skilled in both customer service and public speaking.
  • Tours operate year-round, seven days a week.
  • Guides must be available to work a minimum of three days per week and we ask that they are willing to commit through the busy season to the end of the year and work some weekends
  • For scheduling, guides must be able to provide their availability to work 3 to 4 weeks in advance.
  • Applicants must reside near downtown (within 15 miles) and have reliable transportation.
  • If required by the city, applicants must possess or be willing to attain a tour guide license in accordance with the city requirements.

Junket is an entertainment and experience company offering activities and experiences around the U.S. in many of the top destinations around the country. From virtual ghost tours to self-guided escape-room-like adventures to brewery and history tours, Junket offers the opportunity to explore your world, city by city--in your backyard or in a city across the planet. We need tour guides to help local and visitors explore in some of the coolest cities in the country!

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $50.00 - $75.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Flexible schedule

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

  • Bonus pay
  • Tips

Application Question(s):

  • Tell us why you feel you would make a great Tour Guide and share any relevant experience you have in public speaking or performing.

Experience:

  • Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)
  • Theater: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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