Earn a half-year salary of NT$3 million by tasting cocktails — "The Best Job in the World" is now hiring

Travel Center / Taipei Report

Australia currently offers a working holiday visa, with nearly 15,000 applications from Taiwan last year. The country’s tourism board has just launched "The Best Jobs in the World" campaign. Victoria’s Melbourne is hiring a lifestyle photographer; New South Wales, a fun lover; the Northern Territory, an outback adventurer; Queensland, a national park ranger; South Australia, a wildlife caretaker; and Western Australia, a taste master. The six-month position pays AUD 100,000 (around NT$3 million).


▲ Quietly watch the heartwarming sight of penguins returning to their nests on Phillip Island. (Photo provided by operator)

The lifestyle photographer (LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHER) position in Melbourne differs greatly from other regional roles, which lean more toward nature and farm-related work. The selected candidate will live in Melbourne, ranked as the world’s most livable city, and work for Time Out Melbourne, a globally renowned media outlet. Duties include uncovering Melbourne’s hidden gems, sharing the latest trends, capturing the beauty of the city and suburbs through a camera lens, and engaging with locals, designers, and artists.

Working as a lifestyle photographer in Melbourne means discovering delightful surprises along its laneways — you could spend a lovely afternoon at a uniquely styled outdoor café, sip cocktails at a rooftop bar, ride a hot air balloon in the Yarra Valley before dawn, observe adorable little penguins on Phillip Island, enjoy surfing thrills along the Great Ocean Road, ski on Mount Hotham, or join various festivals across Victoria to create distinctive travel photography. Applications are open now until April 10, 2013. Interested individuals can check the website.https://bestjobs.australia.com/?state=vic.


▲ Overlook the stunning scenery of the Great Ocean Road from a helicopter. (Photo provided by operator)
As of the end of March, approximately 430,000 people worldwide have applied for these six jobs, making the competition extremely fierce. The highest number of applicants comes from the UK, with over 60,000; the second highest is from the US, with over 68,000; third is Italy, with over 52,000; and Taiwan currently has over 3,000 applicants.