Department: Research
Position Status: Temporary Contract (between Friday, August 8 and Sunday, August 17, plus training on Wednesday, August 6)
***In your application, please indicate if you are available to work at least four shifts between August 8 and August 17, and list the specific dates you are available during that period.***
About Tourism Whistler
We are the official marketing and sales organization for the resort of Whistler, British Columbia - also known as the best place in the world, if you ask us - and we are proud to call this place home. As a not-for-profit, member-based organization, we are also the people behind the operations of the Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler Golf Club, Whistler Visitor Centre, and Whistler.com Central Reservations.
We love where we live and we bring that energy and passion to everything we do. We're a team of collaborative, mountain-loving individuals and we show up and achieve great things professionally and personally. Creating a positive and fulfilling experience for our team is high on our list of priorities. And we're proud to be a workplace that requires respect for our people, our partners, and our environment. Because the people make the place, and this place is pretty special.
What We Offer
- Work a minimum of four shifts during Crankworx and enjoy one Trackside VIP ticket to either the RockShox Canadian Open DH event OR the Red Bull Joyride event depending on shift dates.
- Wage is $21 per hour.
Crankworx Surveyors gather key information about the guest experience during Crankworx by conducting face-to-face intercept surveys with visitors on the Village Stroll using an iPad. This position requires individuals who are outgoing, comfortable engaging with people along the Village Stroll, and able to work independently while collecting accurate data. Surveyors must be reliable, self-motivated, and prepared to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a Tourism Whistler ambassador, living our purpose and vision with passion & energy, achievement and respect
- Must be available for at least four shifts during Crankworx (Friday, August 8 to Sunday, August 17), plus a mandatory half day of training on Wednesday, August 6.
- Shifts are four to six hours, taking place 10:15am to 2:15pm, 10:30am to 4:30pm, or 2pm to 6pm
- Surveying must be done in all weather conditions
- Excellent interpersonal skills, and comfortable approaching visitors and generating rapport
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision
- Ability to walk/stand for five hours, and lift/carry equipment to set up tent and iPad station
- Ability to operate an iPad to conduct surveys