Job Opportunities
Thank you for your interest in joining our team. We believe that being enthusiastic, experienced and highly knowledgeable about something you love is a great thing. We strive to create a work environment that encourages creativity, personal and professional fulfillment, teamwork, and a passion for exploring the natural beauty, diverse cultures, and history of Mexico.
Working at Vallarta Adventure is about more than a great seasonal or summer job. In addition to a rewarding work and cultural experience, we offer you the opportunity to discover some of the most beautiful locations in and around Puerto Vallarta while making new friends. You will meet people from around the world and will create long-lasting memories for yourself and for our guests.
Our common goal is to provide adventure travelers with the opportunity to explore the world with a sense of discovery and wonder, and to preserve our environment for future generations. In doing so, we create adventure tours that are as enriching and memorable as they are educational and fun.
Vallarta Adventure employs over 300 people from 17 different countries, and each and every one of them embodies the spirit of adventure and the joy of discovery upon which Vallarta Adventure was established. Our tour guides and adventure trip leaders are our guests' connection to the places and cultures we visit - and the key to an unforgettable experience.
We believe in providing our employees with an environment that is personally fulfilling and professionally stimulating.
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Position: Scuba Dive Master
Job Type: Full Time
Job Area: Adventure Dive Center
Start Date: Start Immediately
Job Description:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Dive master positions on our boats, concessions at a number of hotels around Vallarta teaching classroom sessions, pool training and open water diving lessons, and promoting/selling tours.
Job Requirements:
Must be a PADI pro Dive Master or above. 100% English essential. Spanish, French and Dutch are also useful. Sales experience is also helpful as wages will be influenced by your own sales. Age 21 - 35.
Highlights:
Working with Puerto Vallarta's largest and most professional dive team. Vallarta Adventures' staff includes people from 17 countries who provide high-quality tours and adventures to people from all over the world.
Salary:
Wages are mainly commission based, but average approx $25 to $40 USD per day
Position: Scuba Instructor
Job Type: Full Time
Job Area: Adventure Dive Center
Start Date: Start Immediately - minimum commitment of 1 year
Job Description:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Conducting classes and teaching certification levels from Discover Scuba through Dive Master.
Job Requirements:
Must be a PADI instructor level or above. 100% English and Spanish are essential French and Dutch are also useful. Age 25 - 35. We work with all the major cruise liners so a very high standard of presentation and professionalism is expected.
Highlights:
Working with Puerto Vallarta's largest and most professional dive team. Vallarta Adventures' staff includes people from 17 countries who provide high-quality tours and adventures to people from all over the world.
Salary:
Competitive pay equal to international standards. Commission based but not driven by own sales ability. Certification sales are generated by our resort sales team and cruise ship coordinators.
Position: Whale Watching Guide
Job Type: Full Time
Job Area: Pangas
Start Date: Start Immediately - All applicants MUST have experience. These positions are not for volunteers, nor people who are looking to learn how to become a dolphin trainer.
Job Description:
Whale watching guides will be taking out groups of approx 10 guests on our whale watching Pangas (with capitan) for half-day tours in the Bay of Banderas to follow and observe Humpback Whales. Hundreds of whales come to Banderas Bay in the winter months and our whale watching tour is a very popular tour in Vallarta. During each 5 hour tour, guides describe the characteristics and behaviour of the whales. Sometimes we stop to snorkel and our guides lead the snorkeling groups.
Job Requirements:
Outgoing personality and great communication skills. Candidates must speak perfect English and preferably Dutch. Guides must be very presentable and be in good physical condition. A keen interest and knowledge of whales and other cetaceans is very useful.
Highlights:
Daily encounters with humpback whales, dolphins, giant mantas and tropical fish of the Mexican Pacific while having a great time in tropical Mexico and being part of a highly professional and well respected team - Vallarta Adventures.
Salary:
Basic salary of $35 per day plus tips. Guides generally work 4 - 6 days per week depending on the season.
Position: Canopy Guide
Job Type: Full Time
Job Area: Canopy Reserve
Start Date: Start Immediately
Job Description:
Guides work at our Private Canopy reserve situated approx 1 hour inland from Puerto Vallarta in the forests of the Sierra Madre and receive groups throughout the day. Each team of 5 canopy guides typically takes 3 groups per day through the 2 hours course. Guides provide briefing for guests, secure guests into their equipment (mountaineering gear) and accompany group through the treetop tour. The Canopy Tour has very high safety standards and so guides need to pay extreme attention to safety details as well as keeping guests entertained.
Job Requirements:
Outgoing personality and great communication skills. Guides must be physically fit, have great coordination, and be able to work outside in warm tropical weather. Guides must speak perfect English, be very presentable, and have an interest in local wildlife and flora - full training is given. Experience in rock climbing and rappel is useful.
Highlights:
Now one of the most popular tours in Mexico, the Canopy Tour is a very unique experience and is both extremely exhilarating and challenging!
Salary:
Basic salary of $25 per day plus tips Guides generally work 5 - 6 days per week depending on the season.
Position: Cruise Director/MC
Job Type: Full Time
Job Area: Aboard Catamarans
Start Date: Start Immediately
Job Description:
Each of our boat trips takes groups of up to 130 people on some of the most wonderful and fun boat tours found anywhere in the world. Our highly professional and great fun crews look after these guests from the moment they check in at our offices in both Puerto Vallarta and Nuevo Vallarta. Boat crew serve drinks and food aboard, while the Cruise Director (MC) keeps everyone entertained through a mixture of commentary about the local area and participating with the rest of the crew in our onboard show. This job also involves water sport activities such as kayaking and snorkeling.
Job Requirements:
Cruise Directors must be natural entertainers who love to be in front of and in control of the large tour groups on Vallarta Adventure's Las Caletas and Marietas tours. Candidates must be fluent in both English and Spanish and be very articulate as they will be on the microphone throughout the day both entertaining guests and explaining some of the natural wonders of Puerto Vallarta. You should also be physically fit, very presentable, and be interested in water sports as guides will also lead snorkeling tours.
Highlights:
Having a great time while working in tropical Mexico with a highly professional and well respected team - Vallarta Adventures. Our staff includes people from 17 countries who provide high-quality tours and adventures to people from all over the world.
Salary:
Basic salary of $40 per tour plus tips (approx $15 per day) Guides generally work 6 tours per week (up to 8 in high season.)
Position: Expedition Guide
Job Type: Full Time
Job Area: Adventure Center
Start Date: Start Immediately - minimum commitment of 6 months
Job Description:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Guiding groups of 12 tourists at a time on a day adventure in our Mercedes Benz Unimogs. (Guides do not drive.) Guides provide commentary about local area and lead groups on a Jungle Hike to find different plants and wildlife. (Yep, just like on Animal Planet!) Most tours are led in English but some are in French, Spanish and Dutch.
Job Qualifications:
Outgoing personality and great communication skills. Candidates personally lead groups on this eco-adventure and so must speak perfect English, be very presentable, and be in good physical condition. A knowledge of Mexican history and culture and an interest in local wildlife and flora is essential - but full training is given.
Highlights:
Working in tropical Mexico with a highly professional and well respected team - Vallarta Adventures. Our staff includes people from 17 countries who provide high-quality tours and adventures to people from all over the world.
Salary:
Basic salary of $25 per day plus tips (approx $15 per day) Guides generally work 4 - 6 days per week depending on the season.
Position: Staff Photographer
Job Type: Full Time
Job Area: All tours
Start Date: Start Immediately
Job Description:
The position of Photographer is responsible for shooting photo documentaries and portraits of our guest's tour experiences to the required standards, downloading and archiving of all photographs taken by the company's team of photographers, providing the highest standards of customer service, responsible cash handling, completing accurate and correct sales reports and selling photographs plus other photo or retail items to our clients.
Job Requirements:
Prefer at least a two-year college certificate in Photography and/or related field. Experience with digital cameras (professional grade) Sales experience. Must have a happy outgoing and friendly demeanor. Continually demonstrates an ability to work with other team members and clients. A real "Can-Do" attitude and willingness to help and be part of a cohesive team. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to be pro-active within the department. Ability to work under stress and pressure.100% English essential.Age 21 - 35.
Highlights:
Work as part of our team of talented, free-spirited, adventurous staff that includes people from 17 countries who provide top class photo memorabilia products of our outstanding tour adventures to people from all over the world.
Salary:
Wages are mainly commission based, but average approx $25 to $50 USD per day
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