SUMMER JOBS
with Alaska Travel Adventures
Please read the Important Employment Information before filling out our secure online Employment Application. You will receive an email response after it is submitted. Resumes and other credentials can be emailed to us, or you may download our Application/Employment Packet and mail or fax it to us.
Experience Alaska!
Alaska Travel Adventures is preparing for the upcoming summer. We are currently hiring outgoing, highly motivated people for summer employment in Alaska. We are Alaska’s leading operator of active tour programs and have been offering quality excursions since 1978!
• Competitive Wages!
• Performance Incentive Bonus Program!
• Housing Placement Assistance!
The following positions may be available for the upcoming season. Duties and responsibilities other than those listed may exist. Please use these descriptions to rank the top three jobs you would prefer and feel qualified for on the application.
TOUR & ATTRACTION POSITIONS
ADVENTURE GUIDES
Sea Kayak Guide – Juneau, Sitka Apply Now
As a Sea Kayak Guide, you will lead clients on a kayak tour on the Pacific Ocean. You may also serve as a deckhand on the vessel that transports clients (Sitka). You should be in good physical condition and prepared to work in inclement weather. Current CPR/First Aid certification required. If also working as a deckhand, pre-employment drug testing and enrollment in a random testing pool required.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Providing pre-trip safety and skills briefing for the guests & operation of a safe tour
- Accurate completion of administrative paperwork
- Daily cleaning and maintenance of all equipment and facilities
- Sanitary food service during the snack portion of the tour
- Learning the information necessary to deliver an entertaining and informed narrative during the tour including flora, fauna, and natural history of the area
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies
Mendenhall Lake Canoe & Kayak Guide – Juneau Apply Now
As a Canoe and Kayak Guide you will lead guests on trips across Mendenhall Lake to view the Mendenhall Glacier. You should be in good physical condition and prepared to work in inclement weather. You may also assist as a shuttle driver. Current CPR/First Aid certification required.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Providing pre-trip safety and skills briefing for the guests & operation of a safe tour
- Accurate completion of administrative paperwork
- Daily cleaning and maintenance of all equipment and facilities
- Sanitary food service during the snack portion of the tour
- Learning the information necessary to deliver an entertaining and informed narrative during the tour including flora, fauna, and natural history of the area
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies
River Guide – Juneau Apply Now
As a river guide you will lead raft trips down approximately 5 miles of the Mendenhall River including a one-mile section of class II-III whitewater depending on water levels. You should be in good physical condition and prepared to work in inclement weather. You may also assist as a shuttle driver. Current CPR/First Aid certification required.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Providing pre-trip safety and skills briefing for the guests & operation of a safe tour
- Accurate completion of administrative paperwork
- Daily cleaning and maintenance of all equipment and facilities
- Sanitary food service during the snack portion of the tour
- Learning the information necessary to deliver an entertaining and informed narrative during the tour including flora, fauna, and natural history of the area
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies
Hiking Guide – Rainforest Island – Ketchikan Apply Now
As a Hiking Guide you will lead clients on a nature hike in the Tongass National Forest. You may also serve as a deckhand on the vessel that transports clients to and from the hiking site. You should be in good physical condition and prepared to work in inclement weather. Current CPR/First Aid certification required. If also working as a deckhand, pre-employment drug testing and enrollment in a random testing pool required.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Providing pre-trip safety and skills briefing for the guests & operation of a safe tour
- Accurate completion of administrative paperwork
- Daily cleaning and maintenance of all equipment and facilities
- Sanitary food service during the snack portion of the tour
- Learning the information necessary to deliver an entertaining and informed narrative during the tour including flora, fauna, and natural history of the area
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies
Jeep & Canoe Guide – Ketchikan Apply Now
As a Jeep/Canoe guide you will lead clients on a backcountry Jeep tour on private logging roads and in 20 passenger canoes across Lake Harriet Hunt. You may also assist as a shuttle driver. You should be in good physical condition and prepared to work in inclement weather. Current CPR/First Aid certification required. You must be 21 years of age.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Pre & Post trip vehicle inspections
- Providing pre-trip safety and skills briefing for the guests & operation of a safe tour
- Accurate completion of administrative paperwork
- Daily cleaning and maintenance of all equipment and facilities
- Sanitary food service during the snack portion of the tour
- Learning the information necessary to deliver an entertaining and informed narrative during the tour including flora, fauna, and natural history of the area
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies
As a Canoe Guide you will lead guests on trips on Lake Harriet Hunt and in Totem Bight Historic State Park. You should be in good physical condition and prepared to work in inclement weather. You may also assist as a shuttle driver. Current CPR/First Aid certification required.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Providing pre-trip safety and skills briefing for the guests & operation of a safe tour
- Accurate completion of administrative paperwork
- Daily cleaning and maintenance of all equipment and facilities
- Sanitary food service during the snack portion of the tour
- Learning the information necessary to deliver an entertaining and informed narrative during the tour including flora, fauna, and natural history of the area
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies
Gold Panning Guide/Driver – Juneau Apply Now
As a Gold Panning Guide/Driver you will provide an entertaining narrative on the history of gold mining in Juneau. Once you arrive at the gold panning site you will instruct guests on methods of gold panning and assist as they try their luck at panning. You will need to provide your own wardrobe that should be apparel consistent with gold prospectors in the late 1890’s. You are responsible for safe loading, transporting and unloading of guests in a friendly, courteous, professional manner. A class A or B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with Passenger Endorsement, current DOT Physical Card, clean driving record, pre-employment drug testing and enrollment in a random drug testing program required.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Compliance with all DOT regulations
- Accurate completion of pre & post trip vehicle inspections (DVIR)
- Daily cleaning and minor maintenance of all equipment and facilities keeping them clean, orderly and in good repair
- Obeying all traffic laws and ensure vehicles have all required safety equipment
- Maintaining the gold panning site & “salting” gold pans
- Learning the information necessary to deliver an entertaining and informed narrative during the tour including flora, fauna, gold mining & natural history of the area
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies
Whale Watching Deckhand – Juneau Apply Now
As a deckhand you will assist customers in a friendly, professional manner as they board and disembark the vessel, secure and release the vessel from the dock, participate in mandatory safety drills and maintain an emergency station billet. You should be in good physical condition and prepared to work in inclement weather. Current CPR/First Aid certification, pre-employment drug testing and enrollment in a random testing pool required.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Providing pre-trip safety briefing for the guests & operation of a safe tour
- Daily cleaning and maintenance of all equipment & sanitary food/beverage service
- Learning the information necessary to deliver an entertaining and informed narrative during the tour including flora, fauna, and natural history of the area with a focus on whales and other marine mammals
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies
CUSTOMER SERVICE, PHOTOGRAPHY & RETAIL
Dock Representative – Juneau, Ketchikan, Skagway Apply Now
As a Dock Representative, you are the main point of contact with guests and cruise line shore excursion managers. You will greet and dispatch tour guests on the cruise ship dock in a friendly and professional manner. You will manage daily tour counts, tour tickets and invoice settlement with the shore excursion managers. As the first people to greet our clients, it is vital that you make a great first impression. Attention to detail, excellent customer service, conflict resolution and communication skills are required for this position. Be prepared to work outdoors in inclement weather.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Accurate completion of administrative duties and reservations (training will be provided)
- Maintaining a positive, professional work relationship with cruise line staff
- Maintaining confidentiality regarding Alaska Travel Adventures’ financial information
- Accurately communicating updates and important information utilizing email, phone & handheld radio
- Promoting growth of tour sales with cruise line personnel
- Troubleshooting customer service issues in a calm & professional manner
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with all company safety & operational policies
Dock Representative Manager – Ketchikan, Skagway Apply Now
As Dock Representative Manager, you will manage a team of dock representatives and daily dock operations, inventory management, transportation coordination, tour count reconciliation, facilitating tour departures and oversight of the dock office. Administrative duties include hiring staff, training & scheduling, processing financial documents, data entry and other duties as assigned. Professional written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, ability to remain calm under pressure, computer literacy and proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook & Excel are required. Be prepared to work outdoors in inclement weather.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Managing tour inventory and guest service issues with cruise line Shore Excursion Managers
- Ensuring timely completion of financial processes, invoicing and tour reconciliation paperwork
- Promoting growth of tour sales with cruise line personnel
- Greeting guests and managing tour dispatch
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies
Logistics Coordinator – Juneau Apply Now
As part of the front office team you will provide professional customer service, inventory management, transportation coordination, facilitate ancillary sales and operational efficiency in a fast-paced business environment. Administrative duties include processing financial transactions & documents, data entry and follow up on company directives. Professional written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, ability to remain calm under pressure, computer literacy and proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook & Excel are required.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Accurately managing updates and changes to tour counts in work-flow app
- Accurately communicating updates and important information utilizing email, phone & handheld radio
- Troubleshooting customer service issues in a calm & professional manner
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with all company safety & operational policies
As Photographer your primary responsibility is to capture high quality digital photos of guests rafting and selling those photos, retail merchandise and beverages at trip’s end. You should be a responsible, organized salesperson and able to work independently. You should be in good physical condition and prepared to work in inclement weather. Valid driver license, Alaska DEC Food Worker Card and TAP certificate required.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Capturing high quality photographs of guests during their river trip
- Downloading, printing and selling photos to guests
- Processing credit card & cash sales, making deposits and maintaining accurate financial records of those transactions
- Daily set up, ongoing resupply, break down, storage and cleaning of merchandise & retail area
- Sanitary food service during the snack portion of the tour
- Assisting guides and outfitting guests at the put in and take out and organizing equipment
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies
Gift Shop Supervisor – Juneau & Skagway Apply Now
As the Gift Shop Supervisor, you are responsible for the successful operation of a seasonal gift shop. You will be responsible for ensuring excellent customer service, creating an inviting atmosphere, managing appropriate inventory practices and actively promoting sales to ensure the shop’s success.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Maintaining cleanliness in the shop and tasteful display of merchandise
- Ensuring merchandise inventories are unpacked, coded and entered into the POS system
- Maintaining up-to-date inventory & providing monthly and end of season inventory report
- Keeping stockroom neat and organized for ease in locating merchandise
- Managing pre-season set up and end of season take down
- Training additional sales associates in operation of POS systems and daily reporting
- Perform daily banking duties (deposits, cash handling, credit card processing, etc.)
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies
TRANSPORTATION AND MARINE
Manager – Transportation Team – Juneau Apply Now
As the Manager of the transportation team, you are the leader of a team working closely with our Dock Representative and Front Desk teams to ensure smooth operations and providing safe & entertaining tour transfers for our guests. You are responsible for ensuring the vehicle fleet is well maintained and drivers and vehicles are compliant with DMV/DOT regulations.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Recruiting & leading a team of 25 commercial drivers
- Pre-season & ongoing drive team training regarding proper protocols for guest transfers from cruise dock to/from tour locations
- Daily scheduling of the drive team
- Maintaining accurate DOT compliant records of employees and vehicle fleet
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies
CDL Driver/Guide – Juneau, Ketchikan, Skagway Apply Now
As a CDL driver guide you will be responsible for safe loading, transporting and unloading of guests in a friendly, courteous, professional manner. Driver guides are responsible for maintaining regular communication with the front office dispatch and tour supervisors in the field. A class A or B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with Passenger Endorsement and no airbrake restrictions, current DOT Physical Card, clean driving record, pre-employment drug testing and enrollment in a random drug testing program required.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Compliance with all DOT regulations
- Accurate completion of pre & post trip vehicle inspections (DVIR)
- Daily cleaning and minor maintenance of all equipment and facilities keeping them clean, orderly and in good repair
- Obeying all traffic laws and ensure vehicles have all required safety equipment
- Learning the information necessary to deliver an entertaining and informed narrative during the tour including flora, fauna, and natural history of the area
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies
You shall perform all duties associated with the position of USCG Licensed Captain and the operation of company vessels. You will supervise deckhands. You should be in good physical condition and prepared to work in inclement weather. Current CPR/First Aid certification, USCG License, FCC Radio Operators License, pre-employment drug testing and enrollment in a random testing pool required.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Providing pre-trip safety briefing for the guests & operation of a safe tour
- Accurate completion of administrative paperwork, vessel & maintenance logs
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies and adherence to applicable permits, laws and regulations
- Daily cleaning and maintenance of equipment & vessel to a standard compliant with US Coast Guard criteria
- Learning the information necessary to deliver an entertaining and informed narrative during the tour including flora, fauna, and natural history of the area
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies
RESTAURANT AND ENTERTAINMENT
Assistant Restaurant Manager – Salmon Bake – Juneau Apply Now
As the Assistant Restaurant Manager, you are a leader responsible for ensuring the team delivers a safe, high quality Alaskan experience for our guests at our outdoor BBQ restaurant. You are responsible for all aspects of operations at the restaurant. You will directly supervise food preparation and service, staff training and quality control. Current Food Worker Card is required.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Managing & ordering food, beverage & supplies inventory
- Ensuring facilities & equipment are cleaned & maintained daily to a high standard
- Adhering to operating budget
- Ensuring staff and facilities are compliant with DEC, State and Federal food handling and safety regulations
- Managing pre-season set up and end of season take down
- Recruiting, training, scheduling & managing staff
- Meeting the needs of our customers
- Accurate completion of administrative paperwork associated with the operations of the restaurant
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies
Grill Cook – Skagway & Juneau Apply Now
As grill cook, you are responsible for filleting, portioning & grilling salmon over an open alder wood fire and serving to customers. You are responsible for maintaining DEC compliant food quality, maintaining the cooking fire during meal service, greeting customers, establishing a welcome atmosphere and ensuring facilities & equipment are cleaned & maintained daily to a high standard. Alaska DEC Food Worker Card required.
Prep Cook – Skagway & Juneau Apply Now
As prep cook you are responsible for splitting firewood for grill and campfire, maintaining the cooking fire during meal service, loading grills with fish, assisting the grill cook with serving customers, establishing a welcoming atmosphere, preparing salads and side dishes, washing dishes, replenishing buffet line during meal service, clearing tables and ensuring facilities & equipment are cleaned & maintained daily to a high standard. Alaska DEC Food Worker Card required.
Bartender – Skagway & Juneau Apply Now
As Bartender you are responsible for serving wine & beer, distributing food plates, balancing cash drawer, establishing a welcoming atmosphere and ensuring facilities & equipment are cleaned & maintained daily to a high standard. Alaska DEC Food Worker Card and TAP certificate required.
Giftshop Cashier – Skagway & Juneau Apply Now
As Giftshop Cashier, you are responsible for the successful operation of a seasonal gift shop. You will be responsible for ensuring excellent customer service, creating an inviting atmosphere, managing appropriate inventory practices, actively promoting sales to ensure the shop’s success, maintaining cleanliness in the shop, tasteful display of merchandise and providing additional assistance in the restaurant when needed. Alaska DEC Food Worker Card required.
As the Cast Manager, you are responsible for leading a team of performers & musicians using improv, comedy & music to entertain guests. This outdoor venue includes re-creation of the camp that existed on the property during the late 1890’s Klondike Gold Rush, a theatrical style stage and gold panning area. You are responsible for creating an engaging, lively and entertaining atmosphere throughout the camp both “on stage” and “in the round”. Prior experience with stage management, producing, directing & acting required.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Supervision, training & scheduling of actors and musicians
- Directing rehearsals and theatrical pieces using established blocking and script
- Creating scripted moments to occur in camp using the talents of this season’s cast to bring the show “off the stage” and create an engaging, entertaining atmosphere
- Adhering to operating budgets and business plans
- Accurate completion of administrative paperwork associated with the operations of the camp
- Sanitary food service during camp snack/meal, managing inventory of food, beverage & service items needed in camp
- Maintaining the gold panning troughs, salting gold pans, recovering/sluicing troughs weekly
- Ensuring camp property including facilities, equipment, props & restrooms are cleaned & maintained daily to a high standard
- Managing pre-season setup & end of season breakdown
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies
Performer – Liarsville Klondike Trail Camp – Skagway Apply Now
As a Performer, you will use improv, comedy & music to bring to life re-creation of the Klondike Gold Rush trail camp that existed on the Liarsville property during the late1890’s. You will play the role of a gold rush “madam” or eager “prospector” in a vaudeville-style show. Performers are responsible for creating an engaging, lively and entertaining atmosphere for guests as they enjoy 3 distinct experiences at this outdoor venue; the Trail Camp, the Hippodrome Theatre & the Gold Panning Field. Outgoing, entertaining personality, prior acting experience and excellent communication skills required.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Performing, singing & engaging with individual as well as groups of guests
- Participating in rehearsals and theatrical pieces using established scripts
- Creating scripted moments to occur in camp using the talents of this season’s cast to bring the show “off the stage” and create an engaging, entertaining atmosphere
- Sanitary food service during camp snack/meal
- Maintaining the gold panning troughs, salting gold pans, recovering/sluicing troughs weekly
- Ensuring camp property including facilities, equipment, props & restrooms are cleaned & maintained daily to a high standard
- Managing pre-season setup & end of season breakdown
- Creating a positive, professional culture and work environment
- Understanding and compliance with company safety & operational policies
Musician/Singer – Juneau & Skagway Apply Now
As a musician and singer in Juneau, you will entertain guests at the Gold Creek Salmon bake during lunch and dinner service helping create a fun-filled family atmosphere. Prior experience and the ability to play at least a 45-minute family friendly set required.
Alaska Highway Cruises, Alaska Motorhome Rental Positions & Ship Creek RV Park – Anchorage
RV & CRUISE / RV RENTAL POSITIONS:
The following positions are associated with our Cruise & RV Packages. Positions available in Anchorage, Skagway, Seattle. Anchorage positions are full-time; Skagway and Seattle positions are part-time only.
Stocker: Restock, inventory and clean the interior of the RV.
Service Rep: Meet and greet incoming and outgoing clients, orient and familiarize them with the use of the RV.
Lot attendant: Wash and detail R.V.’s, general R.V. upkeep and maintenance tasks.
Housekeeping Supervisor: Supervise stripping, stocking and cleaning of RV’s.
RV PARK POSITIONS:
The following positions are associated with Anchorage RV Park:
Customer Service Representative: Check guests in/out, assign camp sites, take reservations by phone, email, and in person, promote sales of gifts, sundries and local area tours, assist with laundry from our RV Rentals.
RV Technician/Mechanic & RV Park Groundskeeper/Maintenance: General basic mechanical maintenance and upkeep of RV rental units, familiarize guests with operation of RV units. General maintenance and upkeep of RV Park grounds and buildings.
RV Rental Detailers/RV Park Cleaners: Detailing RV Rentals inside and washing outside, stocking RV Rentals with personal/kitchen kits, cleaning RV Park Restrooms and Laundry Room.
Mail or Email Application:
» Application PDF
» Email Resume/Credentials
Contact Info:
Email Us
907-789-0052 / 1-800-323-5757
Fax: (907) 789-1749
Mailing Address:
Alaska Travel Adventures
9085 Glacier Hwy., Ste 301
Juneau, AK 99801