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Calling All Recent Grads! Travel and Get Paid to Do It

by Aoife O'Riordan

Jun 14, 2023

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Graduate Hotels invites all recent graduates eager to explore new places, find hidden gems and share unique stories to apply for its inaugural Victory Lap program to earn the chance to travel across the United States and the United Kingdom — while being paid to do it. Graduates selected to join the 2023 Victory Lap class will get paid a starting salary of $20,000 to travel to 16 Graduate properties to capture content highlighting the magic and spirit of each university town.

 

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Spanning 10 weeks, four graduates have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hone content marketing skills while also exploring new destinations and having one last chance to live it up like a university student.

 

Applications are open through July 7 and those with a passion for travel, social media and storytelling can apply here by submitting a 60-second video showcasing the spirit of their college town.

 

Participating Graduate Hotels properties include Nashville, Tennessee; Columbus, Ohio; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Madison, Wisconsin; Seattle, Washington; Palo Alto, California; Providence, Rhode Island; New Haven, Connecticut; New York, New York; Oxford, United Kingdom; and Cambridge, United Kingdom.

 

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The Victory Lap team will be chosen and notified by July 31 and will attend a summer training session the week of Aug. 14. The program officially begins Aug. 14 and runs 10 weeks.

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