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  • NEW ORLEANS | FREELANCE CONTRACTOR

    Wild Terrains is looking for a vibrant, responsible, and reliable Group Trip Leader to help run Wild Terrains women-only group travel experiences in New Orleans, Louisiana. The ideal person will be comfortable leading groups of up to twelve (12) women at a time, and excited to help these women see a unique side of New Orleans. They will understand the importance of Wild Terrains’ relationship with our local, women-owned partners, and they will treat these relationships with respect and care. We only hire trip leaders who live in the destination where they will be running trips, so you must be a New Orleans local, well-established living there for at least a few years.

    ABOUT THE ROLE

    As our Trip Leader in New Orleans, you’ll contribute to the Wild Terrains mission in the following ways:

    LEAD WILD TERRAINS GROUP TRIPS IN NEW ORLEANS

    • Ensure successful operation of each 4-day New Orleans group trip, with travelers’ health, safety and enjoyment as the top priority

    • Follow the Wild Terrains 4-day New Orleans itinerary, accompanying travelers to each activity and ensuring the group is safe, on schedule, and happy.

    • Be available via phone during scheduled free time and evenings, in case of questions or emergencies.

    • Facilitate a friendly and safe environment for travelers to get to know one another, and actively engage and talk with travelers throughout the trip.

    • Coordinate any additional traveler needs during the trip (visit to doctor or pharmacy, trip add-ons, etc).

    • Be attuned to the group and the individual travelers’ emotional and physical needs throughout each trip.

    • Update our team with the status of the group at the end of each travel day.

    BE AN ON-THE-GROUND RESOURCE FOR WILD TERRAINS TEAM MEMBERS & PARTNERS

    • Nurture existing Wild Terrains partner relationships and foster new relationships

    • Be a liaison for existing partners, communicating their needs to HQ

    • Support HQ in understanding what’s happening on the ground in New Orleans

     

    EMBODY THE WILD TERRAINS BRAND

    • Be passionate about the Wild Terrains brand vision and values

    • Be proactive in your approach and take initiative, leveraging and learning from successes and challenges of group travel experiences you lead

    YOU’RE A GOOD FIT IF...

    • You are passionate about the Wild Terrains brand vision and values, and you are excited to expose our travelers to New Orleans’ beautiful culture.

    • You have current work authorization in the United States. You are being hired as a freelance contractor and will be responsible for reporting your own income and paying your own taxes.

    • You are looking for a longer-term role, not a short-term gig. Assuming it’s the right fit, you’d be eager to commit to working with Wild Terrains for 2 years or more.

    • Your friends would describe you as reliable* and responsible

    • You are available to lead 2-4 trips per year, each of which starts on a Thursday and ends on a Sunday (a 4-day trip). Trips will never overlap with Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, or hurricane season.

    • You are a strong communicator and relationship builder. You don’t necessarily need to be extroverted, but you should like getting to know new people and driving group conversations.

    • You are a team player; comfortable and technologically equipped to collaborate with the global Wild Terrains team, most often remotely.

    • You are eager to learn, grow and collaborate

    • You stay cool, calm, collected in stressful situations

    • You understand the importance of our relationship with our women partners and you will treat these relationships with respect and care.

    • You are fluent in both written and spoken English

    • You don’t own your own travel company or plan to own one in the future. You don’t lead trips with any of Wild Terrains’ competitors. Most of our most successful trip leaders are leading vibrant careers in industries outside of or adjacent to travel and have flexibility to pause regular work for a few days to lead trips.

    • Bonus: Luxury hospitality experience and first-aid or emergency response training are big plusses!

    *Reliability is really important given the nature of our business. If you commit to leading a trip, you must be available the entire duration of the trip. A last-minute cancellation will result in immediate termination, and failure to be available for all days of trip will result in no payment.

    COMPENSATION

    • USD $1,000 for your training trip with a Wild Terrains team member.

    • USD $2,000 per successfully completed 4-day group trip after your training trip.

    PERKS

    • For every trip you lead, you’ll earn points toward a Wild Terrains trip to any of our other destinations (Argentina, Portugal, France, Mexico, Japan, Spain & more to come!)

    HOW TO APPLY
    For all roles, please apply by emailing careers@wildterrains.com with the following attached: 

ABOUT WILD TERRAINS

Wild Terrains is a travel company on a mission to cultivate meaningful relationships that propel women forward. We design small group trips for women who shy away from cookie-cutter tours, and are looking for something truly transformational. In each of our destinations, we partner with local women-owned businesses to create one-of-a-kind, uplifting experiences you can't find anywhere else. www.wildterrains.com

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

We are strongly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We honor, celebrate, and foster diversity and inclusion on our team, in our travelers, and within our community. We value, respect, and support all types of diversity across all identities including (but not limited to): ethnicity, race, gender, LQBTQIA, age, religion and abilities. We work with a leading DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) coach to continually assess what we’re doing right and what we need to improve.