BARCELONA FOODIE TOUR GUIDES NEEDED
Are you a foodie? Do you live in Barcelona? Can you talk passionately about local food and your city while leading a crowd and make them enjoy food and laugh? If so, why don’t you let us know about your existence on this wonderful universe?
Barcelona Eat Local Food Tours is a company that offers intimate culinary walking experiences in Barcelona´s most iconic neighborhoods away from massive tourism, and is seeking great people as tour guides mostly on a part-time basis.
Applicants must be empathetic and charismatic, have an enjoyable sense of humor, be fluent in English with a high level of Catalan or Spanish, and passionate about Barcelona and its cuisine.
In order to successfully lead a walking food tour, candidates should be able to think fast, communicate clearly and efficiently, provide confidence to people of various ages and cultures, and create a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere.
Conditions
The schedule will vary from 3-5 tours per week for around 4.5 hours per tour. Once hired and trained, Tour Guides receive on average 10-20 euros/hour plus gratuities. A tour guide never leads more than one tour in a day.
Application Instructions
Please send a single email to [email protected]
In the email Subject Line: Your Last Name, Your First Name- Tour Guide Application
To be considered you must use the following include ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION in your application in the body of the email:
1. A written explanation (max. 500 words) of why you are a perfect foodie guide for Barcelona Eat Local Food Tours
2. Indicate which day(s) of the week (Mon-Sat) and hours you are available to lead tours. Our tours initially take place from 10.30 – 14.30. There are no tours on Sundays
3. Indicate whether you are in possession of any tourism license
Also, please include the following two items as attachments to your single email message
• Your CV in English or Spanish/Catalan as either a Word Doc or a PDF
• One recent photo of yourself (no larger than 3MG) and/or provide a video sample as a website link in the body of the email (NOT an attachment)
IMPORTANT: Please make sure you have completed the six (6) steps above so that your application is considered. We will review only those applications that are correctly submitted. Applicants who fit our criteria will then be contacted to set up an interview. We kindly request that you only send one email.
Other Information
You are required to own a mobile phone, have a computer with Internet access in your place of residence and check your email at least once a day.
We will only consider applicants that are legally authorized to work in Spain.
Application Deadline: Ongoing