26/01/2020
The Romeo Fleming Group of Companies (RFGOC), based on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten/ St. Martin, is seeking interns to fill a variety of roles. RFGOC consists of several sister businesses:
• Phimaca Car Rental (DBA Hertz)
• Xaro Tours and Transportation (focusing on airport transfers and sightseeing tours)
• Exquisite Water Sports (speed boat tours, water taxi, snorkeling, fishing)
• SXM Vacances (a destination management company, DMC)
As an intern for RFGOC you will be get an experience in international business, tourism, hospitality, event planning, operations, management, and marketing.
How You’ll Make an Impact
You'll get to choose one main project to take lead on and see it through from planning to ex*****on while assisting on other projects:
o Marketing
• Website re-design
• Social media
• Branding Marketing collateral creation
• E-mail marketing
o Event planning: meetings and incentives, gala dinners, teambuilding,
• Conducting venue and vendor research
• Updating event schedules, calendars and overviews
• Working with third party vendors
• event planning
• Day of event operations: set-up, management, staffing, customer interaction, breakdown and storage of equipment
• Basic administrative duties (including invoicing, managing calendars, etc)
o Management, operations and customer experience management
• Scheduling staff and resources, managing calendars
• Managing customer and supplier relationships
• Customer service
• Developing training programs
• Experiencing all of the offerings and tours and suggesting ways to improve the guest experience
o Business development
• Contracting
• Sourcing new income streams
• Developing a sales plan and implementing
You'll also be attending industry events on behalf of Exquisite and assisting with other special projects as needed.
You’re Our Dream Candidate Because
• You are currently enrolled in college or have graduated within the last year.
• You're not scared to jump right in, get your hands dirty and do whatever it takes for the end result. You have a sense of urgency, exercise discretion and judgement; have a high attention to detail, extremely organized, friendly and a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Maintain a high attention to detail
• Able to problem solve; self-starter with strong ability to meet deadlines and expectations
• Stellar customer service
• Reliable, dependable and resourceful
• Extremely organized and able to prioritize needs
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written; able to take direction and make necessary actions in relation to the needs of the request
• Positive, friendly attitude, a must
• Experience with MS Suite
• If you see a problem you try to fix it.
• You have strong written and communication skills.
• You have strong organizational skills.
• You have the ability to intern for 30-48 hours per week.
• Language skills in French, English, German, Italian, and Spanish highly appreciated but not mandatory
Why You’ll Love Working at RFGOC
• Work in a place where others come on vacation
• Work with a team of professionals and other interns
• Complimentary tours and excursions
• The opportunity to explore and experience different rolls within the company
• Your voice will be heard, suggestions solicited, and you will build your portfolio of real-world experience
