Tourism Ambassador

Student 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

**Requirements**:This position is funded in part by the Summer Experience Program (SEP) grant through the Government of Ontario and is dependent on grant approval.
- All students must be currently enrolled in a secondary, or post secondary institution or within six months of graduation and have reached the age of 15 upon commencement of employment.
- Students must be employed by Stratford Tourism Alliance full time for a minimum contract length of 232 hours or 32 days at 7.25 hours per day.
- Proof of student enrolment must be provided to the employer.
- Students must be residents of Ontario during the period of employment.
- Students must be eligible to work in Canada and have a Social Insurance Number (SIN)
- Students should be living in Ontario at the time they start work.

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

**Salary**: $20.70 per hour

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Holidays
- Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2023-04-28
Expected start date: 2023-05-15