Job Description
Position Summary
This position assists local event organizers to run community events, festivals, and high-traffic tourism locations throughout the area and to represent Discover South Bruce Peninsula by promoting local attractions, businesses, events, and services at these events.
The successful candidate will work side by side with event organizers and engage directly with event attendees, distribute tourism materials and promotional items, conduct informal surveys, and gather visitor feedback through conversation. This role requires an enthusiastic, outgoing individual who is confident initiating discussions and passionate about promoting tourism in the area.
Key Responsibilities
- Represent Discover South Bruce Peninsula by travelling to events and tourism locations throughout the region.
- Engage visitors in friendly, informative conversations about local attractions, parks, beaches, trails, businesses, and events
- Conduct brief spoken surveys and accurately record and create reports of the responses
- Provide knowledgeable recommendations about tourism sites and experiences within the area
- Distribute maps, brochures, and promotional materials
- Set up and dismantle promotional displays or booths
- Take photos which highlight community activities for social media content
- Maintain inventory of promotional materials and supplies
- Perform related duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Valid Class G driver’s license and access to reliable transportation with space to transport materials to events.
- Access to a smartphone.
- Ability to work independently and outdoors in varying weather conditions.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Second language an asset.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Confident and comfortable initiating conversations with the public.
- Confident speaking with tourists and representing the municipality professionally.
- Knowledge of South Bruce Peninsula attractions and amenities and a willingness to learn quickly.
Working Conditions
- Primarily field-based work at events and outdoor locations.
- Frequent travel within South Bruce Peninsula.
- Evening and weekend work required.
- Prolonged standing at events and outdoor exposure.
- Lifting up to 60lbs.
Ideal Candidate Traits
- Reliable and responsible self starter when working independently.
- Friendly, comfortable approaching and being approachable with new people.
- Curious and enthusiastically interested in learning about visitor experiences.
- Passionate about promoting the community.
Company Description
Memories for Miles
Calling all nature enthusiasts! It’s time to discover South Bruce Peninsula. Just a few hours from the GTA, South Bruce Peninsula offers an escape from reality that will leave you feeling renewed and refreshed. We invite you to play, stay, eat and explore in our backyard.
From sandy beaches to family-friendly festivals and events, pitch a tent in one of our many campgrounds, settle in at an eclectic motel or put your feet up at one of our lakeside resorts. Spend the day hiking the Bruce Trail, paddling on Lake Huron or reeling in the big one on Georgian Bay then spend your evening watching our renowned sunsets before heading to the campfire. Catch some live music, grab a latte at our cafes and visit a farmer’s market to stock up on local produce.
Whether you begin your visit in Sauble Beach, Wiarton, Red Bay, Oliphant or Howdenvale, take the back roads and take your time. Things move a little more slowly here. Embrace it, enjoy it, and experience it like the locals do.
South Bruce Peninsula Tourism is managed by the Municipal Accommodation Tax Association.
