Start date: January 2025
Location: Denver, CO

Join us at EF Educational Tours as we revolutionize the educational travel industry and transform students into the next generation of global citizens. As a Traveler Support Specialist for EF Educational Tours, you are the primary resource for parents as they navigate the process of sending their middle and high school students abroad. You will handle all aspects of the customer life cycle, by providing our travelers and their parents with information from initial tour enrollment, to preparing for departure, right up to the tour itself. This phone-based role will allow you to combine your sales instincts and outstanding customer service skills to ensure that families have everything they need for a successful tour planning experience. Our fast-paced work environment pushes you to learn quickly, adapt often and juggle multiple priorities at once.Your energy, passion and commitment will drive you to provide each family with a beautiful customer experience.

In addition to sharpening your sales abilities, communication techniques and problem- solving skills, you’re also part of the most central customer-facing role within Educational Tours. Joining the Traveler Support Team comes with comprehensive training, on-the-job coaching and individualized professional development. You will also engage in regular collaboration with peers and managers from many other departments, giving you opportunities to build a strong internal network. In this role you will develop a well-rounded, transferable skill set and have the chance to drive your professional growth doing what you do best.

The Role

We'll be counting on you to:

• Clearly and concisely command inbound phone, online chat & email communication
• Work across time zones with sales and operations teams to anticipate and quickly resolve problems on behalf of customers
• Develop and implement personal and regional sales strategies to push the business forward
• Recognize great customer service and strive to provide it each day
• Manage and resolve multiple high-priority responsibilities on a daily basis
• Be willing to enthusiastically take on new projects at any time
• Collaborate within regional teams to perform day-to-day account maintenance to ensure a beautiful customer experience

Please note this role consists of 5-6 hours/day speaking directly with customers

Who You Are

People from all different backgrounds have thrived in this role. What they have in common is that they are:

• A determined self-starter who is a positive force to be reckoned with
• Excellent with time management and can quickly and correctly move through tasks
• Resourceful and can find any answer and push through any obstacle
• A polished communicator who enjoys talking to people
• Undaunted by conflict and are able to resolve it head on
• Skilled at problem-solving and multi-tasking with an eye for detail
• Eager to be part of a team that motivates, inspires and challenges you
• Adaptable in times of change or when things may not go as planned
• Always going above and beyond - it is the only way to do things
• A lifelong learner who believes in the power of experiential education

Speaking of the power of experiences, please note that a college degree is not required for this role.

Why you’ll love working here: Perks, Benefits, and more!

This is the most fun, high caliber place you’ll ever work. Ask any employee why they love EF (whether they’ve been here 10 minutes or 10 years) and they’ll probably tell you the same thing: it’s the people. When you work at EF, you join a purpose-driven, international and energetic community that thrives on continuous learning, fearless innovation and mutual support.

In addition, you can expect:

• Paid international travel at least once a year (more as you grow with us)
• Robust professional growth opportunities including monthly trainings, workshops, and inspiring talks with global leaders and experts
• Four weeks paid vacation your first year (four weeks starting in year two) and nine paid holidays
• 25% company match on your 401(k)
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with life and disability insurance
• Wellness benefits including onsite and virtual classes run by EF instructors, and a yearly fitness reimbursement
• EF program discounts including travel, language schools, childcare, and more
• Dependent care, healthcare, and commuter flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Discounts at local venues and businesses
• Compensation: Annual starting salary of $50,000

About Your Future Employer:

Some companies are in the Business of Technology.
Others are in the Business of Finance...Sports...Or Soft Drinks.
At EF, we’re in a different kind of business.
One that’s a little less tangible, and a lot more important.
We’re in the Business of Understanding.

For over 60 years we’ve been the leader in international educational programs and culturally rich travel experiences with the power to change how people think, feel and act. The programs we deliver open the world to students and travelers in ways that challenge biases, overcome barriers, and pave the way for a more understanding world. You’ll find us working across more than 50 countries, with offices in some of the world’s greatest cities - each one filled with smart, driven people who push each other to be better every day. And yes, we have technology, we have finance, we even have sports with our own professional cycling team. But it’s what we do with it - building greater understanding, breaking down barriers, and creating a better world...that makes all the difference.

At EF Education First, we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, EF has helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves.