The Tourism Ambassador will work full time - 35 hours per week including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

**Tourism Ambassadors will**:

- Enthusiastically assist visitors with inquiries, helping to promote Stratford and area attractions, events, and businesses.
- Provide directions to local businesses, events, and attractions, assist with accommodation information and direct people to box office or online booking engines for booking theatre tickets, etc.
- Sell items such as culinary trails, Visit Stratford tote bags and Downtown Dollars gift certificates.
- Ensure Al Fresco areas are properly cleaned and sanitized.
- Possibly be involved in actively helping partner tourism-related events, festivals, and attractions to welcome visitors to Stratford. Potential examples include Stratford Summer Music, Stratford Perth Museum, Gallery Stratford, etc.
- Provide support by capturing imagery and content for use on digital channels.
- Demonstrate exceptional knowledge of Stratford and area.
- Take pride in maintaining inventories and ensuring a tidy and engaging welcome centre.
- Collect and input statistical information and update heritage, dining, accommodation etc. information on our website.
- Assist the Marketing team on Marketing initiatives and projects.

**Skills**:

- Proficient in Microsoft Office/Internet research/social media.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Superior spelling and grammar.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work well independently.
- Exceptional problem solving and organizational skills.
- Secondary language(s) are an asset.

**Location**: 47 Downie Street/Downtown Stratford and along the Avon River

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 3.5 months

Pay: $20.70 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Holidays
- Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-05-12
Expected start date: 2024-05-27