The Sitka Maritime Heritage Society is looking to hire a Manager for a Historical Walking Tour Business


The SMHS is looking for someone ambitious to take a walking tour business from start-up to a sustaining source of income for the nonprofit Sitka Maritime Heritage Society.
All terms are flexible to make this a good deal for you and for the SMHS.

The Sitka Maritime Heritage Society is a 501( c) 3 nonprofit with a mission to preserve and share Sitka’s rich maritime heritage, especially with youth. We have a focus on hands-on, place-based education. Our main project is the restoration of the WWII Japonski Island Boathouse as a year-round maritime heritage center and eventually boat haulout and kayak float.

The tours last 1 ½ hour, and are ready to go. These Sitka history walking tours tell a more accurate and full story of Sitka’s history than is available elsewhere, and have been very well received, by locals and visitors.
We already have a booking site set up (Rezgo), linked to a page on our website sitkamaritime.org.
As an incentive to grow this business, the Manager will get a bonus ($5) for every walking tour guest.
The initial work to promote and set up will be with a contract to do the following (amount depends on experience):

Promotion:
  • Make new, simple website (sitkahistoricaltours.com). Link this new site to our existing site
  • SEO (Search Engine Optimization) of site to promote tours to public
  • Make videos, take photos and put on new website
  • Promote tours on Instagram, FaceBook, Visit Sitka thru posts and videos
  • Any other ideas or strategies for people to find us

Recruit additional tour guides and set up tour times in our booking site:
  • Recruit Tour Guides
  • Schedule tours, load onto our booking site (Rezgo), adjust as needed during season
  • Research ship schedules for best times/days for tours
  • Set up an email address for communication with guests and guides
  • Add guides to booking site

During the tour season (May-September, maximum) Manager would work hourly, $20 - $35/hour or more based on experience, plus a bonus for each tour guest:
  • Manage guides or conduct tours directly,  so that all tours are led
  • Communicate with guests and guides

The Sitka Maritime Heritage Society will do the following:
  • Set up booking site and provide the tour route and script (but we are open to improvements)
  • Reach out to small cruise ships for custom tours
  • Provide training materials, and help train guides
  • Employment paperwork, pay guides, set up a timesheet system
  • Create a rack card for distribution
 
Interested? Email [email protected] or call Rebecca nine hundred seven, seven hundred thirty eight, 7448 to inquire and to submit full application (resume, letter of interest). All terms are flexible to make this a good deal for you and for the SMHS.

Thanks for your interest!