The Tour Guide position is a demanding, exciting, challenging, and rewarding position requiring a passion for the outdoors on and off the road.
With headquarters in Las Vegas, Bindlestiff Tours specialize in single day tours in their own backyard and multi-day adventures throughout the Southwest, Northwest, Canadian Rockies, and Alaska. Extensive experience in the industry and knowledgeable, down-to-earth Guides affords Bindlestiff to create the absolute best itineraries.
What's a Bindlestiff? A Bindlestiff is a hobo of sorts. A person who carries their clothes or bedding in a bundle. This is a pretty fitting name for the company, as the founders themselves came from a background of guiding adventure tours throughout North America in 15-passenger vans, living out of the backseats or camp trailers for weeks, no months on end. Sound familiar? Yep, that's what we do here at Bindlestiff Tours and we're looking for like-minded people who want to carry on that lifestyle!
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Assistant Operations Manager Full-time, year-round salaried position (starting at $50k + plentiful benefits) based in the Las Vegas office.
Greetings, fellow guides and outdoor family! Looking to transition from off the road, into normal life — so they say? Well, this might be your chance! Bindlestiff is seeking an Assistant Operations Manager to come join the bustling and busy team in Las Vegas! Accepting applications for the right person ready to transition to the office from the field. HEAVY destination knowledge is required, along with an understanding of basic operations/sales, and can work well under pressure and with a diverse team.
Office Assistant Full-time, year-round hourly position based in the Las Vegas office.
The Office Assistant role requires the skill to tackle tasks immediately and to help keep the business organized and functioning smoothly in a fast-paced environment and the ability to handle phone calls and emails to guests with professionalism and enthusiasm. First-hand tourism industry knowledge is preferred but not necessarily required for this role. However, the ability and willingness to study Bindlestiff products and systems is imperative.
Skills & Requirements: • A basic understanding of the tourism industry (Guiding background or previous office experience is preferred) • Professional demeanor with an ability to handle rapidly changing environments with apparent ease • Technologically proficient in computer software • A willingness to take the initiative to help create processes and procedures that help Bindlestiff become more streamlined and efficient
Are you the right fit? If you're working in our offices or behind the scenes, we're looking for efficient, friendly, fun people who bring solid organizational skills to the table as well as a supportive mindset when it comes to helping our guides out on the road and at base—and, of course, when dealing with any of our guests, suppliers, or our tourism community.
Tour Guide Jobs
Tour Guides Trips reach far and wide. As a Tour Guide for Bindlestiff, you may find yourself poking around an abandoned mining town in the desert southwest, atop a granite peak in Yosemite, in a raft on the Colorado River, hiking on a glacier in the Canadian Rockies, or watching bears catch salmon in a remote Alaskan river!
Tour Guides are responsible for delivering in-depth headset commentary to guests on the geology, history, flora, and fauna of the region while driving a 7 or 15-passenger van. Multi-day tours require you to be comfortable towing a 5x8-foot cargo trailer. Additional responsibilities include handling group dynamics, food shopping and cooking, planning and problem solving on the road, maintaining outdoor equipment, managing accounting and paperwork pre and post tour, and ensuring a safe and fun experience for all clients.
Experienced Alaska/Canada Tour Guides Needed! Bindlestiff is hiring a specialized small team of experienced Guides to lead Alaska/Canadian tours this season. Applicants must already have Alaska experience specifically in/around the Kenai Peninsula, Denali, Wrangell, Anchorage (and more!) as well as regions in Northwest Canada (from Haines Junction to Dawson City). In addition to being great story tellers, candidates must have a high level of knowledge of geology, ecology, trail systems (for hikes), local food and attractions, glaciology and natural landscapes. Compensation ranges from $195-$225/day plus stipends and incentives for each tour.
Guide Requirements: • Must be at least 23 years of age • Current CPR/first aid certification • Able to pass a drug test and physical exam • Clean driving record • A class B commercial driver's license with passenger endorsement is preferred. However, a commercial driver's license is not required for those who possess a Nevada state issued driver's license or a driver's license that enables you to drive a 15-passenger vehicle.
Guide Safety & Knowledge If you're one of our Guides, safety is number one. We have to make sure our guests stay safe so they get that trip of a lifetime experience. Safety and customer service fall into the same boat in our minds.
Guides also need to be able to deliver a lot of knowledge of the areas they are guiding in a way that keeps guests engaged. If you don't have a ton of knowledge in the areas we offer yet, don't worry, we'll set you up. We just need you to be astute at soaking the information in and being able to share it well with your passengers.
Playground
Join the fun! Let a Bindlestiff Tour Guide lead you on a 3-day all-inclusive camping trip throughout the Southwest. Highlights include Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, Monument Valley, and Grand Canyon.
Best Office View... Ever! While several one-day tours are offered in nearby parks such Death Valley and Zion, Bindlestiff's most popular trips are camping or hotel lodging overnight multi-day tours with visits to several parks over a few days. Bindlestiff offers tours to parks in the Southwestern USA (Bryce Canyon, Zion Canyon, Monument Valley, Antelope Canyon, The Grand Canyon, and more) as well as adventures to parks and areas in Alaska and the Western Canadian Rockies.
Handpicked Adventures We're in love with our tours, our guests rave about them and our guides have a blast leading them. Having a background guiding tours ourselves mixed with years working with customers to customize special, one-off tours, we know what works and we aren't afraid to get creative when it comes to building our trips. Over the years we've learned a lot and continue to expand our offerings. How does this translate to our Guides? Well, there's never a dull moment. That also shows through to our guests. If we have happy, stimulated Guides, we have satisfied guests that just can't help but talk about their tour of a lifetime when they return home from their trip... and often while they're still on it! It can be one of the most rewarding feelings in the world when you hear those words from your guests.
Perks & Time Commitment
Enjoy living on the road—living for the moment!
The base rate for first year Guides ranges from $155-$220/day depending on industry experience, plus a generous seasonal bonus package and 401k. With tips and commissions, experienced Guides can earn as much as $500/day. Benefits include accommodations and meals while on tour, full training, and housing in between tours.
The guiding season runs from March (sometimes earlier) through the end of October, with options for full/part-time contracts and those who wish to be on-call for ad hoc tours during the crunch season.Winter work may be available for the right candidate.
Travel & Earn! Not only do we do our absolute best to be a leader in the industry when comes to compensating our Guides, but we also try to ensure our Guides live well, on and off the road. We understand what it's like to be out there, working hard on tour, so we try our best to make sure our Guides have the solid support they need from our office crew and a nice home-base to return to between trips.
Application & Connections
Share your passion of travel and the outdoors with like-minded people!
If you have strong leadership and motivational skills, a passion for the outdoors, able to multi-task, and possess exceptional people skills, fill out the online application or connect with Rachel Urban for more details.
Awesome Co-Workers They say it takes a village. Right through the whole company, from the ownership and office staff, to guides and working with suppliers and vendors, communication, compassion, understanding, and support are vital to everyone's success in this industry. We've had years of experience at all different roles through the industry, so we know how to support our crew. A lot is also expected from our staff. Each individual on our team has a solid work ethic, and are safe, trustworthy, and able to follow through on every assignment.
A Bindlestiff is a hobo of sorts. A person who carries their clothes or bedding in a bundle. This is a pretty fitting name for the company, as the founders themselves came from a background of guiding adventure tours throughout North America in 15-passenger vans, living out of the backseats or camp trailers for weeks, no months on end. Sound familiar? Yep, that's what we do here at Bindlestiff Tours and we're looking for like-minded people who want to carry on that lifestyle!
