Art Institute Tour Guide - Bilingual in Spanish or Portuguese

We are looking for Bilingual Tour Guides for the Art Institute in Chicago!

As one of the world’s leading tour companies, we rely on incredible guides to bring our tours to life for the thousands of guests that choose to discover Chicago with us. We are looking for hard-working, inquisitive, passionate storytellers to join our team.

We welcome applications from experienced guides with a very strong art history background and who are bilingual in Spanish or Portuguese.

Tours pay $40 per hour plus gratuities.

About you

We are always on the lookout for great characters and storytellers. Do you bring historical novels or biographies on holiday? Do you take twice as long as your friends to walk around a museum because you are reading everything? If so, you could be a great fit for Walks. Above all you should be passionate about Chicago and Art. It is the passion that will drive you to continuously improve as a guide. You can be the person who ignites an interest in The Art Institute that your guests will carry with them.

Who we are

Walks is part of the City Experiences brand of the Hornblower Group – a major tourism and transportation leader in the US, Canada and the UK. Walks is a global leader in the group tours and activities industry. We offer dynamic, culturally relevant, and intimate experiences in some of the greatest cities in the world. On a personal level we are a collection of travel, history, art, architecture, food and culture nerds/junkies/obsessives who love sharing our passions with our guests. Many of us began life with Walks as guides. In fact, our co-founders were guides when they began the company in Italy, 12 years ago. As a result, we understand the core importance of guides to our business.

What we do

We run bite-sized (90 min) tours as well as longer 3-7 hour tours and day trips. These regularly scheduled tours explore Chicago’s most iconic, storied neighborhoods.

Training with Walks

Our tours are nothing without guides. You sit at the center of our business, and at the front of every guests’ experience. You may be brand new to guiding, or a seasoned pro, we believe everyone can learn more and continuously improve. As a result, we invest heavily in our guides and their education. We expect a high standard from our guides, and we will support you every step of the way to achieving them.