{"id":2813,"date":"2009-01-13T02:29:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-13T02:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/?p=2813"},"modified":"2009-01-13T02:29:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-13T02:29:00","slug":"queensland-dream-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2009\/01\/queensland-dream-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Queensland Dream Job"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tourism Queensland is searching the globe for candidates for what it describes as the \u201cBest Job in the World\u201d \u2013 an AUD$150,000 six-month contract for the role of Island Caretaker based on a Great Barrier Reef island.<\/p>\n

Airfares and live-in accommodation on tropical Hamilton Island are included and applicants can come from anywhere in the world. A broad range of experience will be considered and the successful candidate must be willing to explore the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef, swim, snorkel, make friends with the locals and generally enjoy the tropical Queensland climate and lifestyle.<\/p>\n

According to Tourism Queensland\u2019s CEO Anthony Hayes, if the job sounded too good to be true, there was one catch.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe successful applicant will need to live on Hamilton Island for six-months, travel amongst the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef and report back on their adventures to a global audience via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video updates,\u201d said Mr Hayes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ll also have to talk to media from time to time about what they\u2019re doing so they can\u2019t be too shy and they\u2019ll have to love the sea, the sun, the outdoors – which may of course not appeal to everyone.\u201d Mr Hayes said while the \u201cBest Job in the World\u201d might sound like an elaborate marketing and PR campaign it was in fact a genuine job.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, this is part of a unique Tourism Queensland strategy to promote the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef internationally, but candidates will have to go through a genuine recruitment process,\u201d Mr Hayes said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will need to submit an application, take part in interviews, meet Australian visa requirements and will have set duties.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that they will be paid to explore the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef, swim, snorkel and generally live the Queensland lifestyle makes this what is undoubtedly the best job in the world.\u201d Mr Hayes said the \u201cBest Job in the World\u201d campaign would kick off a three year, $1.7 million global marketing strategy aimed at increasing the profile of Queensland\u2019s Great Barrier Reef islands, which stretch from Bundaberg in the state\u2019s south more than 2,600 to the Tropical North.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one has done anything like this before and the concept aims to showcase Queensland\u2019s unique island experiences and provide something different in what is a very competitive global travel environment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to show the rest of the world just how amazing the islands of the Great Barrier Reef are through the eyes of someone who is exploring the destination first-hand.\u201d According to Mr Hayes the \u201cBest Job in the World\u201d was the type of cutting edge marketing strategy Tourism Queensland was renowned for.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have one of the most amazing destinations in the world and as Queenslanders we are fortunate to have it all on our doorstep,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to open our doors to the world and invite one lucky person come and live the Queensland lifestyle themselves for six months and then tell the rest of the world about their experiences.\u201d Mr Hayes said some people might question whether it was risky to let an unknown and unqualified individual become the lynch-pin for a major international marketing campaign \u201cWhen we first floated the idea with our industry partners they absolutely loved it and we have received fantastic support from local industry in the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the biggest risk will be that the successful candidate won\u2019t want to go home at the end of the six months,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Hayes said the successful candidate would be paid a salary package of AUD $150,000 for the six month contract and would receive return airfares from the nearest capital city in their home country, accommodation on Hamilton Island, travel insurance for the contract period, computer, internet, digital video and stills camera access, plus travel to a number of the other Islands of the Great Barrier Reef.<\/p>\n

Applications open from January 10 to February 22, 2009. Tourism Queensland and their representatives in international markets will select ten candidates and visitors to www.islandreefjob.com will have the chance to select one Wild Card candidate. The final 11 shortlisted candidates will be flown to Hamilton Island in early May for the final selection process and the six-month contract will commence on July 1 2009. The campaign activity will run in the Australian domestic market and 10 key international markets, making it Tourism Queensland\u2019s first truly global campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe campaign will be supported by extensive PR and digital marketing activities, advertising in major national print and online media outlets throughout the world, tactical cross- promotion marketing with local travel and media partners and in store promotion with participating travel partners,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Hayes said the campaign was being funded cooperatively by Tourism Queensland, major partner Hamilton Island, regional partners and local industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a legitimate job which is open to anyone and everyone,\u201d Mr Hayes said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell almost everyone \u2013 as much as I would love to, I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll be allowed to apply.\u201d Potential applicants can apply on www.islandreefjob.com<\/a> and visitors to the site can learn more about Australia\u2019s unique Islands of the Great Barrier Reef.<\/p>\n

For information on the destination please visit www.queenslandholidays.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourism Queensland is searching the globe for candidates for what it describes as the \u201cBest Job in the World\u201d \u2013 an AUD$150,000 six-month contract for the role of Island Caretaker based on a Great Barrier Reef island. Airfares and live-in accommodation on tropical Hamilton Island are included and applicants can come from anywhere in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2813\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}