Front Desk Agent

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What you will be doing:

• Greet, check-in, respond to requests and settle accounts while providing exceptional service
• Take initiative to add a personalized experience
• Proudly promote the hotel facilities, looking for opportunities to enhance a guest’s stay
• Maintain accurate records of daily transactions
• Handle guest requests effectively and promptly
• Cash handling which includes currency exchange and balancing a float
• Become familiar with group resumes ensuring all details of incoming and outgoing groups are observed
• Serve as sales agent promoting and up-selling hotel services
• Monitor rooms' inventory to assist in maximizing rooms' revenue
• Maintain an excellent working rapport with all departments in the hotel
• Complete night audit tasks as assigned 
• Upholds the highest standard of internal and external customer service by applying our Service Standards at all times

• Service focused personality is essential; previous Front Desk experience preferred
• Must be available to work a variety of shifts, including mornings, evenings, overnights, weekends, overtime shifts, split shifts and holidays.    
• Computer literacy a must with Opera experience an asset
• Professional appearance and demeanor
• A passion for Guest Service and a skill for anticipating guest needs
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required
• Ability to work under pressure and manage conflicting priorities
• Post-secondary education in Hotel Management an asset
• Ability to speak another language fluently an asset

Austin's newest luxury property, Fairmont Austin offers 1,048 guest rooms and suite, along with over 140,000 square feet of meeting and event space. This is your opportunity to be part of the most innovative and passionate hotel teams in on of the fastest growing markets in the United States.
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent. Fairmont Austin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.