Part-Time Tour Leader
Job Description
Flexible schedule; Start April 2022
Description: Pedego Alexandria is looking for a tour guide to serve as our local ambassador, to lead e-bike tours, to assist in bike deliveries, and to organize events. Guide training is available, no prior knowledge needed! We’re looking for someone smart, determined, and considerate. We can train a great person to be a great tour guide, we can’t train a great tour guide to be a great person.
Duties:
- Lead themed e-bike tours and group rides around Alexandria and D.C.
- Curate, memorize, and share trivia with guests at significant landmarks
- Create and customize tour routes and e-bike experiences
- Manage scheduling, booking, and logistics of tours and events
- Update tour mobile application and online activity listings
- Transport and deliver e-bikes to customers as needed
- Organize events to network with locals and engage the community
- Host events exclusive to our Pedego Owners Group
- Direct our chapter of the Pedego Ambassadors Program
- Speak on our behalf at expos, conferences, and advocacy events (occasional travel)
Basic Qualifications:
- Can occasionally work early mornings and late evenings
- Any prior work experience
- Interest in electric bikes
- Curiosity for history
- Get to the shop on time
- Speak fluent English
- Bike at steady, calm pace for 2 hours
- Possess driver’s license and smartphone
- Excellent memory
- Charismatic and diplomatic
- Loud speaking voice
- Good time management
- Confident in storytelling and improvisation
- Responsive to changing environments
- Take charge during a crisis
- Accept responsibility for mistakes easily
- Take personal pride in quality of experiences
- Cultural competency and sensitivity
- Support of mobility justice, sustainability, accessibility
- Desire to go above and beyond basic duties
Bonus Qualifications:
- Prior entertainment or performance experience
- Agile and practiced cyclist
- Adept at city navigation
- Local trivia ‘geek’
- Connected within community
- Comfortable moderating groups
- Can use personal car to transport bicycles
- Research skills
- First-aid certification
- Speak Spanish
- Any special skill
- Own a Pedego e-bike 🙂
About Us: Pedego Alexandria is a small, family-owned, local Pedego Electric Bikes dealer, bike shop, recreation activity, and accessories boutique. We sell, rent, and service Pedego brand e-bikes. We also offer tours and serve our community.
What We Offer:
- Cash tipping
- Small, supportive team atmosphere
- Safe, chill, and fun environment
- Accommodating and compassionate management
- Autonomy and open communication
- Free e-bike rentals and bike servicing
If you don’t meet our qualifications or are overqualified, apply anyhow! We are open to taking on apprentices ($11/hr wage) or negotiating with professionals.
Women, people of color, veterans, LGBT+, neurodiverse, new parents, & older adults are encouraged to apply!
How to Apply
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