Museum Treasure Hunt Greeter, start ASAP (Louvre)

THATMuse stands for Treasure Hunt at the Museum. Started in 2012 at the Louvre, we now have more than 25 themes across Paris and London museums and on the streets of Paris. Our Paris market are predominately anglo tourist families, although we also have corporate team building and various groups (school groups, birthday and hen parties, etc).

JOB OFFER: THATMuse Greeter 20€/hr, to start ASAP (pls apply through our website email address)

We’re looking for a THATMuse Rep/Greeter, to meet clients at the Louvre (& occasionally Musée d’Orsay) to set them off on our Treasure Hunts (details below) over the summer. The periods we’re looking for help are:

- Wednesday & Friday afternoons (about 3 - 7 pm)
- possibly Monday & Thursday mornings (or afternoons, depending on your other jobs)
- And when there are large group hunts assisting other Greeters

QUALITIES SOUGHT
- punctual (very, very important)
- strong people skills (polite yet firm, conversational with strangers, including, especially, children)
- good with kids (on a short term basis)
- organized (ideally have worked in an office at one point, as you'll need to keep track of details, supplies, etc)
- fast in communications, flexible in schedule (in the high season we have a lot of last-minute bookings)
- ideally a native English speaker (or a fluent English speaker), wonderful if you speak other languages

- ideally a student who’s In Paris over the summer AND will be in Paris for the academic year of 2019/2020

MANDATORY
- Must have legal papers to work in France
- Must have auto-entrepreneur status to invoice us (this is easy to file for)

JOB DESCRIPTION
- meet clients outside the pyramid entrance to the Louvre & tell them the history of the Louvre & the wings (we provide a script you can either memorise / use for talking points)
- navigate the "ticket holder" lines with clients, within the Louvre's lobby explain how to play, run through our highlighted map, the rules of the hunt & orient clients as to where bathrooms, coat checks, museum cafes are. Make sure their clocks are synchronized prior to departure & they understand how to strategise, etc.
- sometimes you're speaking to one family at a time, sometimes a few (depending on the booking)
- need to have a corner / part of a closet devoted to supplies

One greeting typically lasts about 30 - 45 minutes. Bookings are scheduled on the hour.

20€/hr - travel time not included

The successful candidate will need to go through a 3-part training session (for which they are paid a flat 20 euros):
- go on a treasure hunt with their friend/s (teams are up to 4 people) against a travelling family. Pls note we won't be able to cover entry tickets, though of course the treasure hunt is free. EU citizens under 26 enter free.
- learn a script concerning the history of the Louvre (as fortress, palace and then museum) and the process of explaining our treasure hunts
- shadowing one of our THATMuse reps on a hunt and be briefed

Please see website prior to sending CV & motivation letter, addressing (send this via website contact, please):
- how long you've been in Paris & what brought you to here
- prior work experience here & abroad (if you have theater or office experience pls mention)
- any tour / service-industry experience
- any languages spoken besides English
- any work experience with kids

No knowledge of Art History is necessary, but an interest in learning about it/the Louvre is mandatory.
For quality control, spot checkers may be planted as clients sporadically.
May develop into a larger position.