Our Banff Gondola location has two positions. They are the shooting shift and the selling shift. On a daily basis staff will perform both as per scheduled rotation.
The staff person performing the Shooting post ion is located at the Top of The Banff Gondola inside the upper terminal and immediately opposite the area where passengers board the Gondola to go back DOWN! This downloading area is open to the outside and therefore exposed to the outside temperature.
The Shooter’s responsibility is to engage each customer before they load the Gondola in order to make them aware that we will be taking their picture once they are comfortably seated in the Gondola. The Shooter’s most important job is to get an outstanding “EXPRESSION” from the guest. This is best done by talking to the guest BEFORE they enter the Gondola.
Once the Guests are seated in the Gondola, the Shooter frames the Gondola in the Camera’s view finder, waits for the Guests to smile, and takes the picture! Immediately thereafter, the next customer in line is engaged!
The Banff Gondola operation is completely digital. Our state of the art software manages the transferring of captured images to the Lower Gift Shop Photo Preview area.
The Shooting shift lasts anywhere from 4 hours to 7 hours and is performed alone.
The second position is the Selling Position. Staff performing the selling position work at our Photo Presentation Centre located in the Lower Gift Shop. The Photo Presentation Centre is immediately outside the area guests exit the Gondola terminal.
As they exit the terminal area our staff greet each customer and ask them if they would like to view their picture. Their picture is displayed on a computer monitor. Our staff then explain that if they (the guest) would like to purchase the picture, they can and that it will be ready in under one minute. If the guest chooses to purchase the picture, our staff using our software print the image and collect payment from the customer. The finished print is placed in a souvenir folder and handed to the customer.
The Selling shift lasts anywhere from 4 to 7 hours, and may at times be performed with another co-worker.
Employment
Working for Express Shots Express Shots offers an amazing Canadian Rocky Mountain experience 12 months of the year. As our company continues to grow, there has never
been a more exciting time to work at Express Shots.
Express Shots through out the year hires people to work and play at one of our 4 locations. Our staff come from all over the world with many different backgrounds. The one thing they all have in common is their passion to experience life in one of the most beautiful places in the world!
Entry level seasonal positions are available for work terms ranging from 3 months to 6 months. No previous photographic experience is necessary, but all candidates must have proven customer service experience and a desire to have FUN!
Staff Perks and Benefits:
At Express Shots we believe that happy staff are GREAT staff! Therefore we endevour to make our employee’s life in The Canadian Rockies as comfortable, and as FUN, as possible.
We encourage our Banff staff to take advantage of our Banff House, which the company owns and maintains for the exclusive use of our staff. Here our staff enjoy a furnished private room with shared bathroom, living room with TV and computer with Internet access, eat in kitchen and a large back yard. The Banff House is only a 5 minute walk from the exitement of Banff Avenue.
Staff who work at the Banff Gondola also enjoy access to the Brewster Transportation motor coach system providing transportation through out the Calgary-Banff-Lake Louise-Jasper corridor.
Not only do we plan staff activities for our team, but often our staff are invited to the staff activities of the Banff Gondola.
Express Shots staff have access to free transportation to the Gondola.
Wages & Costs
Express Shots is a seasonal employer. Our wages and benefits are very competitive with other resort areas in Canada. The decision to work for Express Shots should not be for financial gain. What we can offer is the unique experience of working at in one of Canada's premier tourist areas. In addition, employees can take away an impressive work reference along with the satisfaction of having completed a full season work contract.
All of our staff have the ability to earn UP TO $9.50/hour (including vacation pay)
This amount is made up of:
1. An $8.00/hr base wage,
2. A $1.00/hr contract completion bonus paid at the end of an employee’s contract,
3. Up to $0.50/hr job performance bonus paid at the end of an employee’s contract, and based on an evaluation of the employee’s overall performance.
Work week hours range from 25 to 35 hours per week.
For those staff who take advantage of the Banff House, a daily rate of $12.50 is deducted from their bi-weekly pay cheques. There are no other costs to live in the house. Obviously food is the responsibility of each staff member.
Uniform:
Express Shots provides all upper body garments. Each staff person is provided with golf shirts, turtle necks, a fleece vest, a fleece jacket and a Jacket.
Staff are responsible to provide:
* neat casual pants (no jeans) for inside work at the Gondola,
* casual footwear for inside work at the Gondola,
* dark colored insulated ski pants for work outside.
* Insulated hiking boots for outside work at the Gondola.
Grooming Policy:
Every Staff persons appearance and grooming contributes to Express Shots professionalism. Therefore appearance and grooming standards have been developed so that each staff person will know how to present themselves to meet the expectations of our Guests.
