Working at Damare Travel
A small team that works remotely and travels itself. We are looking for people to join ArcticDesire.com and our other travel websites.
Four ways to join our team
Senior Travel Designer (remote, 20 to 40 hours)
Arctic and Antarctica for ArcticDesire.com, remote anywhere in Germany. From €32,000 gross per year, depending on qualifications.
View positionTravel Designer (remote, 20 to 40 hours)
Your way into expedition cruising, with experience from luxury travel. From €25,000 gross per year, depending on qualifications.
View positionGerman–English translator
Project-based and freelance, 100% remote. For our English travel websites.
View positionContent Creator
Freelance, part-time. Writing for our German-language websites.
View positionAll positions are open to people of any gender (m/f/d). Please send applications by email to meinhard@arcticdesire.com.
- ArcticDesire.com
- Remote in Germany
- 20 to 40 hours
- from €32,000 gross per year, depending on qualifications
Senior Travel Designer Arctic and Antarctica (remote, 20 to 40 hours, m/f/d)
For ArcticDesire.com, our travel agency for polar expeditions, we are looking for people who know the Arctic and Antarctica and can inspire others: for polar bears on Svalbard, penguin colonies in Antarctica and the silence of the ice.
Ideally, you have been on expeditions yourself and know landing sites, seasons, ships and routes.
Your tasks
- You advise discerning guests personally and thoroughly, because every expedition is different.
- You prepare quotes, plan routes, calculate prices and guide your guests through the whole booking.
- You contribute your own ideas on how we develop our Arctic and Antarctic voyages.
- You maintain contacts with cruise lines, expedition teams and specialists worldwide.
- You look after your guests before, during and after their journey.
- You travel to the polar regions yourself to know ships and routes first-hand.
What you bring
- Professional experience in upscale travel, ideally with expedition cruises
- Experience advising on and planning cruises or expeditions
- Sound knowledge of the polar regions, expedition routes and wildlife watching
- Business-fluent German and English; other languages are a plus
- An independent, structured and precise way of working
- You enjoy inspiring people and working in a team
What we offer
- A salary that reflects your performance
- Remote anywhere in Germany, plus up to one month a year from another EU country (company based in Hamburg)
- A fixed travel budget to experience ships and routes yourself
- Flexible working hours with core times so our guests can reach us
- A high-quality portfolio and colleagues from all over the world
- Involvement in further projects such as luxury cruises and tailor-made travel planning
- Short decision paths, little bureaucracy and responsibility from day one
Tell us why the polar regions fascinate you and what you would like to achieve at ArcticDesire. Please attach your CV.
- ArcticDesire.com
- Remote in Germany
- 20 to 40 hours
- from €25,000 gross per year, depending on qualifications
Travel Designer Arctic and Antarctica (remote, 20 to 40 hours, m/f/d)
You have experience in luxury travel and want to get to know the world of expedition cruising? At ArcticDesire.com you will grow into the Arctic and Antarctica, with a team that trains you and with your own journeys to the polar regions.
Your tasks
- You help advise our guests and put together expedition journeys with them.
- You prepare quotes, plan routes, calculate prices and guide your guests through the booking.
- You handle the processing: travel documents, bookings and quality control.
- You research ships, routes and travel details and coordinate with cruise lines and partners.
- You support guests before, during and after their journey so that everything runs smoothly.
- You learn the world of expedition cruising and travel to the polar regions yourself.
What you bring
- Professional experience in luxury travel
- Experience advising on and planning cruises or expeditions
- An interest in the polar regions and the wish to become an expert
- Business-fluent German and English; other languages are a plus
- An independent, structured and precise way of working
- You enjoy inspiring people and working in a team
What we offer
- A salary that reflects your performance
- Remote anywhere in Germany, plus up to one month a year from another EU country (company based in Hamburg)
- A fixed travel budget to experience ships and routes yourself
- Flexible working hours with core times so our guests can reach us
- A high-quality portfolio and colleagues from all over the world
- Development towards Senior Travel Designer and involvement in further projects such as luxury cruises
- Short decision paths, little bureaucracy and responsibility from day one
Tell us what attracts you to the Arctic and Antarctica and what you bring from luxury travel. Please attach your CV.
- Project-based
- Freelance
- 100% remote
German–English translator (project-based)
Our travel websites are written in German. To make the English versions just as good, we are looking for a translator for individual projects, freelance and invoiced.
Your tasks
- You translate content of our travel websites from German into English, project by project.
- You agree scope and deadline for each project with us and deliver reliably.
- You revise older English texts where a project calls for it.
- On request, you also write original English content.
- You check your translations for terminology and consistency.
- You keep search engine optimisation in mind.
What you bring
- A degree in German–English translation, or English as your native language with excellent German
- At least three years of experience as a translator
- You write for the readers, not for yourself
- A love of travel, especially luxury travel and cruises
- A plus: knowledge of search engine optimisation and your own travel experience
What we offer
- 100% remote, location and time zone don’t matter
- Organise your own time within project deadlines
- No micromanagement, plenty of responsibility
- A small team and short decision paths
- Team meetings in special places
- Discounts on bookings through our travel partners
Send us your CV, a few translation samples and your rate per word or per hour.
- Freelance
- Part-time
- 100% remote
Content creator (freelance)
For our German-language websites we are looking for freelance writers who write about destinations, ships and experiences in a way that leaves readers genuinely better informed.
Your tasks
- You write articles about destinations, ships and experiences.
- You revise existing articles and keep them up to date.
- You take care of quality control and topic planning.
- You keep search engine optimisation in mind.
What you bring
- German as your native language
- We don’t care about your degree, we care about your writing: show us examples
- You write for our readers, especially luxury travellers
- A passion for travel
- A plus: knowledge of search engine optimisation, having seen a lot of the world
What we offer
- 100% remote, location and time zone don’t matter
- Organise your own working hours
- No micromanagement, plenty of responsibility
- A small team and short decision paths
- Team meetings in special places
- Discounts on bookings through our travel partners
Send us two or three writing samples and a few lines about yourself.