Full time Tour Guide position in Fukuoka city （福岡県福岡市）

Machinovate is the best reviewed tour operator and a leading destination management company in Central Japan. We offer a range of services for inbound travelers and foreign residents including tours along with ski packages, accommodation, transport and more. Our tours provide guests with a fun and informative experience of Japanese culture led by English-speaking guides, while our website provides users with detailed information about Japan along with pages covering all regions of the country and direct sales of our tours and other services. To expand our business to major tourist destinations in Japan, we are looking for new staff members who are located in Fukuoka city (福岡市). 【Job Description】 This role is ideally-suited to applicants wanting to establish a long-term career in Japan with true potential for professional growth, a varied and dynamic work environment, and key responsibilities in a leading destination management company. This role necessitates a natural enthusiasm for life in Japan, an ability to communicate well with others (including groups and a range of nationalities), punctuality and professionalism in all aspects of your work, basic record-keeping and money handling, and a willingness to adapt to the needs, expectations, and personalities of guests, partner organizations and colleagues. Applicants must have fluent spoken and written English, with an ability to produce high-quality written content quickly, consistently and independently for publication on our website and in printed material. We are seeking to add to our team with a full-time position for the right candidate. Applicants living in Fukuoka city must have fluent English and a minimum of basic to conversational Japanese. 【Duties】 - Writing online content for the Snow Monkey Resorts website along with affiliated websites. This requires an ability to write quickly, clearly and concisely for a broad / international audience, with pages ranging from a couple of hundred words to large-scope / detailed pages of thousands of words. You will also be required to produce written content for printed material. - Identifying opportunities for new tours including creation of itineraries and conducting trial tours at potential areas in the destinations. - Guiding tours in each destination with group sizes ranging from single travelers to large groups of 15+. You will be also asked to handle private tours. With the itinerary customized and based on the guest’s preferences. - Responsibility for training and managing part-time guides - both foreign residents and Japanese including interviewing potential new guides. - Handling email and phone correspondence in English regarding tour and travel package bookings, quotations, general inquiries, and other matters including communication with travel agents and partner organizations. - Responsibility for the Snow Monkey Resorts social media accounts including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram including creation of content - Involvement in sales activities including attending meetings with partner organizations and other parties with a likelihood of some overnight business travel at various times throughout the year. 【Work day】 5 days work per week (9:00 to 18:00) based on the work shift As a tourism company, this role will involve work on some weekends and public holidays with flexible work hours and an increased workload during our peak season. We operate every day of the year; a typical tour involves around 8 hours of actual guiding. 【Holiday, Vacation】 2 days off per week and designated public holidays. Paid leaves: 10 days on the 1st year with extra 1 day added every year. 【Place】 Fukuoka city　（福岡市） Work from home if there are no tours 【Condition and Benefits】 Probation period: 3 months Conditions during the probation period: The same conditions Job Type: Full-time Salary: Start from ¥280,000 - ¥300,000 per month (The monthly salary includes 45 hours of overtime allowance ) Relocation allowance: ¥100,000 (if you need to relocate to Fukuoka from other place) Salary revision: Twice a year (April and October) Bonus: Twice a year (April and October) Salary and Bonuses are determined in April anc Octover of each year based on personal evaluation and company performance Insurance: Health insurance / social insurance/ employment insurance Commute transportation expense: Supported up to ¥15,000 per month Lunch expenses during tours covered up to 1,500 yen 【Others】 To apply for a position with us, Please include: •including your place of residence and visa/work rights status in Japan •including a photograph 【Recruitment Procedure】 STEP 1: Apply online STEP 2: Document review STEP 3: Online interview STEP 4: interview in person Please note that due to the volume of applications only successful candidates will be contacted. Please also feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. We look forward to hearing from you!