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A Prague-based travel agency situated in the city center is looking for passionate freelance guides/storytellers proficient in English or German to cooperate on a long-term basis in conducting historical and thematic walking tours. If your passion is history or fascinating Prague legends, and you have the ability to coherently express emotion through storytelling, you might be the one we are searching for. This opportunity is open to both beginners and experienced guides. We prefer those who are interested in working regularly; it is essential to be available for a minimum of two tours per week.
The opportunity to broaden the language vocabulary and communication skills
Day-to-day contact with customers all around the world
Working flexible hours
The possibility of working in the central part of Prague
Competitive salary 250 – 600 CZK (10 – 24 EUR) / hour (depends on the level of experience, frequency, and number of guided tours)
Enjoyable and skillful work, rewarded by tips from satisfied customers
We provide historical content that takes you back in time to the city’s past, such as the Prague All-Inclusive Tour, which features a tour of the Old Town, a traditional lunch in a Czech restaurant, a river cruise on the Vltava River, and a visit to the complex of Prague Castle. This tour can be also split into two parts and enjoyed by customers as Old Town & Jewish Ghetto Tour and Prague Castle & River Canal Tour. We also offer two tours that are topic-specific: the World War II & Operation Anthropoid tour, covering the topic of the assassination of Nazi commander Reinhard Heydrich, and the Psychiatric Hospital & Abandoned Cemetery tour, which allows visitors to gain more insight into the development of psychiatry and the history of mental health treatment. On top of that, we run two evening tours that blend history with legends and stories from the past. These are the Alchemy & Mysteries of Prague Castle tour, which leads you through the medieval Prague of Rudolph II, and our all-time favorite, Ghosts & Legends of the Old Town, where you’ll learn about some of the darker sides of the city and the people who lived there back then.
We do not require any experience at all, though potential guides with an interest in history or performing arts are very much welcome. You just need to be confident and sociable, ready to engage with people and deliver stories captivatingly. All the rest can be taught during your free training session. For three weeks in the city center, specifically 3 hours per week, you will learn the script in the form of approximately 15-25 pages of a standard A4 paper, along with some useful techniques such as entertaining the audience, accommodating their questions and presenting your speech concisely and stylishly.
Although in a lot of workplaces it is beneficial to have a certificate proving language proficiency, it is not a requirement to have a language level supported by any document when applying for a job with us. If you are not a native speaker, we will assess your language skills during the interview and training.
Yes, but it’s a long way to go. At first, you’ll start with guiding only one tour. As you gain experience over time, you may decide to start learning and conducting more tours. The contracts we’re offering are not for a full-time position. However, it is a pleasant extra income to your job or work shifts as we have day and evening tours to choose from. We offer cooperation on a business license (,,Živnostenský list”). You will start with a beginner rate and can work your way to a higher salary up to 600 Kč (24 EUR) / hour. The job also comes with bonuses for positive customer reviews and a photo of you and your guests on the tour. For many of our guides, tips from satisfied customers are also a big part of their earnings.
You will begin as a Junior guide. Once you have mastered one tour and gained enough experience, along with ten 5-star reviews, you can start learning another tour and guide both of them to become a Senior guide. This will come with earning a greater salary of up to 600 Kč (24 EUR) / hour. It all depends on your enthusiasm and passion as well as your time availability and professional needs.
We have a very diverse international team. For many of them, this job is ideal mainly because the various tours take place during different parts of the day, allowing them to manage their time between other commitments such as school and university or their hobbies. Some of us consider guiding as an extra income on top of our full-time jobs. For others it is one of the main forms of their freelance job, along with translating or language tutoring. But they all share a love for Prague, an interest in tourism, and the joy of meeting new people.
Each month on the 18th of the month we post a link to the schedule where you indicate your availability – either you would like to take the tour on that day, or it is not a convenient date for you but you will be available if no one else is, or you cannot guide the tour on that day at all. You must be available for a minimum of 8 tours per month. It is also important to mention that we are looking for long-term cooperation, the expected commitment from your end is at least 6 months. On every 25th of the month, the whole schedule is approved and published so that you can get acquainted with it and plan your time accordingly.
We offer day and evening tours. The first tour of the day starts in the late morning, the last tour ends late in the evening. Times and duration vary based on each tour. The starting time of some of them is adjusted according to the summer or winter season. It also depends on what days of the week we conduct a particular tour. However, the variety of tour schedules is exactly what suits our busy guides, as they can choose a tour that does not conflict with their other commitments.
Not at all – our guides are from all over the world and speak lots of different languages. As our tours are conducted in English or German, we do not require knowledge of any languages other than these.
We may be looking just for you! Please contact us at “employment@mcgeesghosttours.com”.
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