Our mission is conservation through exploration: protecting our planet by inspiring travelers, supporting local communities and boldly influencing the entire travel industry.
Our Boulder County, Colorado, home office staff are passionate about nature and wildlife and believe in our mission to benefit the world through conservation travel. They are equally dedicated to providing outstanding experiences for our guests.
Nat Hab is a growing company that welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds. We seek to maintain a welcoming, inclusive and high-performing culture in our office and in the field.
Our culture is built around our Core Ideologies, which are not empty ideas we write down and forget—we adhere to them faithfully, and they drive our decision-making every day:
- Continually improve as a company and as individuals
- A remarkable guest experience will be the driving force in every aspect of our business
- Consistently raise the bar on conservation
- Appreciate your colleagues and treat them with respect
- Autonomy, individual and team initiative shall be our modus operandi
- Have fun, take your work very seriously and yourself not too seriously
Nat Hab is currently seeking to expand our commission-based sales team with a full-time Adventure Specialist. Our goal is to create an inclusive work environment, and we would be thrilled to have a diverse candidate pool for this position.
Job responsibilities of an Adventure Specialist include but are not limited to the following:
- Learning our trip destinations and individual itineraries in detail
- Taking calls and replying to emails from prospective travelers, often in rapid succession, throughout the day
- Following up on leads to help determine the best trip fit for our travelers and closing those sales
- Booking and entering reservations and handling pre-trip questions, special requests and additional services
- Developing and writing custom itineraries and proposals
- Communicating closely with our marketing, concierge, air and operations teams to efficiently drive your book of business while ensuring the delivery of high-end service
- Working and being fully available 8 am–5 pm Monday–Friday, and on a rotating shift Saturday 8 am–3 pm in a very fast-paced environment. Additional hours may be necessary to achieve your goals and complete your work.
Requirements
Significant international travel experience is highly desirable, preferably to diverse nature destinations worldwide. Sales experience in the travel industry is a not a requirement but is a huge plus, particularly with trips (custom or otherwise) to Africa and the Galapagos. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills (both verbal and written), be highly organized, proactive, adaptable and able to multitask, embrace a fast-paced environment, be able to learn quickly, be passionate about travel, and able to work both individually and as part of a cohesive team. Proficiency with MS Office preferred.
How to Apply
Please send cover letter, resume and video application to [email protected]. For the video application, please record yourself answering the five questions below in five separate video clips, each clip no longer than one minute. Submit the individual video files together with your application materials.
1. Since you are interested in this position, we presume you enjoy travel and the outdoors, but what makes you a passionate adventure traveler?
2. Describe one of your most memorable travel experiences.
3. What strengths do you have that would make you successful in connecting with our travelers?
4. Select something you believe in or enjoy (product, cause, etc.), and sell us on it in a minute or less.
5. Why do you want to work for Natural Habitat Adventures?
Please note, cell phone video is just fine—we care about the quality of your answers, not the quality of the video itself.
Due to the significant number of applications we receive, we can only contact you personally in the event we wish to pursue your candidacy.
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