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A BBC reporter from Afghanistan, travel photographer from Brazil and adventure tour guide from Canada are among the finalists heading Down Under to compete in the final stage of Tourism Australia's Best Jobs in World contest.

The 18 finalists from 12 countries will fly to Australia next month for a final round of challenges to be elected for Tourism Australia's Best Jobs in the World.

Five of the finalists are from the US, two from England, two from France and one each from Afghanistan, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Scotland and Taiwan. A short-list was drawn up last month.
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Tourism Australia managing director Andrew McEvoy said the Best Jobs campaign - designed to showcase working holidays in Australia - had already achieved fantastic publicity for the country, with talk show host Jay Leno, natural history filmmaker Sir David Attenborough and model Heidi Klum showing their support for shortlisted candidates.

"One girl ran through the Champs Elysees in Paris wearing a bikini and a koala head and it made the news,'' he said.

"An Indian candidate also got a lot of Indian Premier League cricketers to support her as well as people like Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey.''
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An online survey of people who entered the competition also found eight out of ten had discussed the idea of a working holiday in Australia with family and friends as a direct result of the competition and six out of ten had visited the Australian immigration website to find out more about the Working Holidaymaker Program.

"It's been an amazing campaign,'' Mr McEvoy said.

"STA and Virgin have had a massive spike in bookings and local operators like YHA and Base Backpackers are reporting a spike in reservations.''

There are six dream jobs on offer - three for each of the six states and territories taking part - which come with a six month $100,000 salary package.

They include a wildlife caretaker whose role includes waking kangaroos in South Australia, a chief funster who will attend VIP parties and events in NSW and an Outback adventurer in the Northern Territory.

There is also a lifestyle photographer position with Time Out in Melbourne, a taste master promoting the great food and wine in Western Australia and a park ranger in Queensland.

The Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania's tourism boards chose not to take part.

The finalists were selected from more than 600,000 applications and more than 45,000 videos from nearly 200 countries.

They were judged on their original 30 second video entry and their success in securing high profile endorsement and publicity to support their application.

The finalists will be flown to Australia by campaign partner Virgin Australia and spend a week undergoing a series of challenges relevant to their chosen job, including creating content for tourism videos, writing blogs about their experiences Down Under and facing an impromptu media conference.

Inspired by Tourism Queensland's Best Job in the World competition, in which Englishman Ben Southall scored a high-paying job as a caretaker of a tropical island in Queensland's Whitsundays, the new campaign is supported by commercial partners including Virgin, STA Travel and jobs website Monster.com.

The six winners will be announced in Sydney on June 21.
BEST JOBS IN THE WORLD FINALISTS CHIEF FUNSTER, NSW

Andrew Smith, USA
As a teenager Andrew, from California, lost his uncle, grandfather, grandmother, cousin and sister within a five-year period. The personal tragedy inspired him to never a miss a moment life has to offer. Andrew studied finance at university before moving to South Korea and discovering his love of travel.

Brittany Macleod, USA
Brittany, known as BMAC, is from Franklin, Massachusetts. She is studying Communications - Advertising with a minor in Business and gained global notoriety for her belly flop for Chief Funster, which she shared on YouTube.

Holly Easterbrook, England
A professional actress, keen writer and seasoned traveller, Holly works extensively in the live theatre arena. She has also worked as a journalist and in event management. During her campaign to be a Chief Funster finalist, Holly secured endorsements from several British celebrities, including the winners of Britain's Got Talent, and even managed to get her campaign on an outdoor billboard in Camden Town, London.
OUTBACK ADVENTURER, NORTHERN TERRITORY
Aude Mayans, France
A history graduate of the Cergy Pontoise University, France, Aude has worked as a beekpeeper, shepherd, gold digger, fruit picker and farmer in various places around the globe. She first travelled abroad with her parents as a toddler and has now visited more than 20 countries. She spent a year studying at university in Oxford and has also worked as a journalist, publisher and public relations officer.

Graham Freeman, USA
Graham was born in South Africa, grew up in America and graduated from the University of California with a degree in Psychology and Social Business in 2011. He has volunteered as an English teacher, a community developer and an environmental conservationist in Guatemala, Kenya and South Africa.
During the application process for Best Jobs, Graham was able to garner support from Heidi Klum when he bumped into the model before appearing on major news program KTLA.

Allan Dixon, Ireland
An aspiring entrepreneur who has already launched and sold an internet company, Allan used his expertise to create a multi-pronged social media campaign, getting Bear Grylls, Conan O'Brien, Hugh Jackman and Usain Bolt to support him. He has also worked as a film producer at Web Summit, the most influential technology conference in the world, and has a string of hobbies including skateboarding, photography, trampolining, and cycling.
PARK RANGER, QUEENSLAND
Elisa Detrez, France
Elisa speaks four languages and has lived and worked in Spain, New Zealand and Germany. She has an MA in Business Management Tourism and a degree in Political Sciences from universities in France and Germany.

Chris Leung, Hong Kong
Chris was born and raised in Hong Kong and has travelled to Kenya, Australia and America to complete courses on African savannah ecosystems, coral reef and rain forest ecology and molecular biology. He is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin and his life-long goal is to become a famous entertainer in Hong Kong and use his profile to promote environmental awareness.

Jo Muskus, Scotland
Born and raised in the Highlands of Scotland, Jo studied Ecology at universities in Scotland and Australia. She has also backpacked across South America, lived in the French Alps and also organised an expedition to study the world's most endangered marine mammal, the Vaquita Porpoise.
WILDLIFE CARETAKER, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Nick Tilley, USA
After graduating from Northwestern University Illinois with a bachelor degree in Science in Economics, Nick bought a one-way ticket to New Zealand and spent five years travelling Southeast Asia, China, Nepal, Australia, Africa and South America. He describes himself as an explorer, adventurer and lover of wildlife. He has developed two professional websites documenting his experiential travel.

Greg Snell, Canada
Greg graduated from a degree in Adventure Tourism with honours from the College of the Rockies in British Columbia. He has worked as an adventure tour guide in Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentine, Uruguay, Chile and Patagonia. He describes himself as a traveller that lives for the moment and dreams of the future.

Hsin-Hsuan Hseih, Taiwan
A graduate in industrial design from National Yunlin University in Taiwan, Hsin-Hsuan has won several awards for design including a bronze at the Young Designers' Exhibition in Taiwan. During her campaign to become the Wildlife Caretaker Hsin-Hsuan was featured on Taiwan TV interviewing Janet Hsieh from the Discovery, Travel and Living Channel, endorsed by athlete Kevin Lim and her Facebook page reached more than 100,000 likes.

LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHER, MELBOURNE

Moska Najib, Afghanistan
Born in Afghanistan, Moska studied in India and Switzerland, where she graduated in International Communications with distinction. After joining the BBC as a researcher she quickly moved through the ranks, working first as a producer and then a reporter. In the past five years she has travelled extensively to many parts of South Asia reporting through film and photography.

Marie Michiels, Belgium
Marie has worked as a photographer for a number of Belgian publications including Elle and Produweb TV after completing a Master of Press and Information at University. During her campaign to prove herself as a Lifestyle Photographer finalist she dressed as a kangaroo, organised photoshoots, received supportive messages from around the world and reached more than 4,000 likes on Facebook.

Roberto Seba, Brazil
An accomplished filmmaker who has had work featured at The Berlin Film Festival and The Saveur Video Festival, Roberto is also an experienced travel and food photographer who has worked with Lonely Planet magazine, Proxima Viagem, Top Destinos and Global Rural. He has a degree in Advertising from Centro Universitario Vila Velha.
TASTE MASTER, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Julian Button, Germany
Julian has a diploma in Theatre Arts and has appeared TV advertisements for McDonald's, Epson and Allianz. He has also hosted children's shows at Disneyland in Paris and has performed as a clown and a shadow artist. During his campaign Julian gained huge support from one of Germany's largest TV stations, ProSiebenSat.1 TV Deutschland GmbH.

Rich Keam, England
Rich has a diploma in music and has worked as a professor at the Imagination Institute in Disneyland, Paris, as well as a magician at Hamley's in London. Now working as a film and costume designer at Pinewood studios in the UK, Rich lives by the motto: "believe in yourself and the world's your oyster!'' During his campaign to become a Taste Master finalist, Rich created a song "My Freemantle Girl" which is an ode to Western Australia's culinary and beauty. Rich took his campaign and song on the road and visited various foodie festivals to rally support for his application.

Rebecca Morris, USA
A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America in New York, Rebecca has worked as a food writer and recipe developer for America's Test Kitchen. She has also cooked at The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Florida and The Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto. To prove herself as a worthy finalist, Rebecca harnessed the support of many well known foodies in the USA including Rebecca Masters, Eve Felder and Julian Collin Davison.

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Hi! I'm Camille from France! Here is my application for Wildlife Caretaker 2013! If you like it, please share it ;)

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