Tour Guide (Houston Tunnels)

Astroville Tours is Houston's top-ranked tour company specializing in downtown tunnel tours as well as corporate event planning for some of Houston's largest Fortune 500 companies. We are currently looking to hire fun and energetic tour guides, actors/performers, educators, and entertainers to join our team of part-time Houston tour guides.

IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR AN INTERVIEW, YOU MUST HAVE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:

• Working as a Tour Guide / Hospitality Concierge for a tourism-related company for at least one (1) year
• Weekday availability from Monday-Friday morning / early afternoon
• Strong storytelling abilities and communication skills

*** We kindly ask that you do not submit your resume without the above-mentioned qualifying experience as you will automatically be disqualified from consideration. ****

Two Application Question(s):

• Have you ever worked for a tour company or related company that offers city, historical, or food tours? If so, what company/organization? How long were you involved with this company and which aspects of your job did you enjoy/dislike?
• Why do you think you would be a good tour guide for the city of Houston?

How to Apply: For serious consideration, please respond to this job posting and follow the 3 steps below:

• Please email your answers to the two application questions above along with a paragraph explaining your previous tour guiding / hospitality concierge experience and why you are an ideal candidate for this position. Our email address is astrovilletours@gmail.com
• Please include a PDF/Word DOC copy of your Resume with your email
• Please use the following subject line for email: YOUR NAME -- HOUSTON TOUR GUIDE

Additional Job Requirements Include:

• Ability to easily build rapport and engage tour guests with info & sense of humor
• Ability to retain and recite detailed tour information, facts, and stories for a period of 2 hours
• Willingness to work independently in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to fluently speak 2 or more languages
• Genuine love for the city of Houston and teaching guests about our local culture, restaurants, and city attractions
• Strong interest or motivation in any of the following areas: history, culture, art/architecture, sports, pop culture, music/theater, travel and food
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude while handling unexpected situations with strong sense for safety / customer satisfaction
• Ambition to grow into a future managerial / leadership role (preferred)

Personality, Passion, and Charisma are the essential requirements to work for Astroville Tours. We will provide you with the time, training, and resources to become a confident and knowledgeable Houston expert. Under our guidance, you will become a true ambassador and asset to the Space City, something that very few people can say.

Storytellers wanted! Are you the type of person who can tell a story and capture the attention of everyone in the room? Excellent storytelling is what we are known for and it is the reason we have grown to the most trustworthy tour experience in Houston! The heartbeat of Astroville Tours is the passion behind the story or fact.

Our guides are our main asset! We aim to delight our guests every day and to build tours with a positive community impact. The smiles of appreciation, positive reviews, and industry accolades energize us to keep striving on our mission to create a better tour experience.

Then Astroville Tours could be the perfect fit for you! We're always excited to have new members join our team of enthusiastic and passionate tour guides in Houston. As you will learn during the orientation process, Houston is among the most diverse cities in America which is just another reason why we are looking for people of different backgrounds to make up our diverse workforce that represents 4 different continents! Through our industry-leading training program, you will be ready to be a star and show off your abilities for Houston's gracious visitors in no time! Apply today.

Pay: $25.00 per hour plus tips from our generous guests. You will also receive a significant Training Bonus upon the completion of our company training orientation program and two (2) months of successfully running independent tours on your own.

Our tour guides make substantial tips because they’re strong storytellers as well as resourceful when it comes to enjoying the best of Houston and providing recommendations! Many of our guides will earn $70 from tips from one tour during busy weeks of the year and $100 from trips during the busy holiday season! We also offer monthly bonuses paid electronically for 5-star customer reviews on Google, Viator, GetYourGuide etc.

Please note, all new contractors will need to complete our company training orientation program to learn how to become a proficient and efficient tour guide in the city of Houston as well as sign our required Non-Disclosure and Non-Compete Forms. All training staff will be required to pass a retention exam on the required knowledge within 60 days and execute all required legal paperwork to commence their contractual employment with Astroville Tours LLC. You will initially work as an independent contractor so you can add this job to your current schooling or in addition to another part-time job/hobby. The majority of our tours depart at 11am or 1:30pm from Monday-Friday.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: From $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus opportunities
• Tips

Application Question(s):

• Do you have at least 2 years of previous experience specifically in Tour Guiding or Hospitality Management?

If so, please list your employers (tour company, hotel, charter service, etc.) along with the specific time that you worked for this past employer(s) and describe your role(s).

Experience:

• Tour Guiding or Hospitality Management: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $100