TOUR GUIDE APPLICATION

We’re looking for energetic storytellers for our 2023 GR Crime Tour season!

If you have a passion for history, a heart for social justice, and can command a crowd with a quick wit, we want you on our team! Read more about what the job of a GR Crime Tours Tour Guide entails, how the application process works, and then click the “APPLY HERE” button to get started. Thank you for sharing your time and talent with us!


FULL JOB DETAILS:

Job Title: GR Crime Tours - Tour Guide
Job Dates:  Seasonal, May-September, Fridays 7:00pm-9:00pm
Job Description/Responsibilities: 
Betka-Pope Productions (BPP) is seeking to hire tour guides for the GR Crime Tours. These are held on Fridays from 7-9 pm in the Downtown Refreshment Area. Guides will be scheduled at least 1-3 tours per month, and may also be requested for private tours. This position is for Memorial Day through Labor Day and has the potential for extension beyond. Preference will be given to individuals with performance and crowd control experience. BPP is passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment. We believe every member of our team enriches us and will intentionally hire with these principles in mind.

  • Attend training sessions with a more experienced guide to learn the route for all tours. 

  • Communicate in a timely fashion with Betka-Pope Productions about availability and any concerns as they arise, including if a substitute tour guide is needed.

  • Learn the stories from the tour guide script and put their own comedic twist or flare to them.

  • Greet attendees by 6:45 pm on the Friday of tours.

  • Establish friendly relationships with the attendees and maintain crowd control throughout the tour.

  • Complete a 1.5-2 hour tour in a timely fashion.

  • The tour guide is employed on an at-will basis, and either the tour guide or employer may end the relationship at any time for any or no reason with as much notice as possible. This decision must be clearly communicated in writing to either Eirann or Jenna Betka-Pope. 

Compensation: 

New tour guides will begin by receiving 50% of the tour’s profits. All tours have a minimum of four participants and currently have a maximum of 20. This would be a range of $40-$200 for the two hours. 

If, after at least 5 tours, the tour guide is consistently available for scheduled tours, helps to promote events, and brings in attendees, the compensation will gradually increase to a maximum of 75% of the profits per tour. This would range from $60-$225 per two hour tour. 

All tour guides may accept tips from attendees and those tips will not contribute to Betka-Pope Productions profits. 

HOW TO APPLY:
1. Complete the application form HERE
2. Record a video of yourself telling THIS STORY with your own unique and engaging voice, like you would on a tour.
3. Send your recording to betkapopeproductions@gmail.com

Applicants will be notified of their submission when all materials are received, and will not need to follow up any further. Applications and videos will be viewed during the first week of March, and interviews may be held the following week.

If you are offered a position as a Tour Guide, you will receive tour training in mid-April, will shadow a public or private tour, and then you will host the next tour with supervision.