Costume Character

Carowinds; Gastonia (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Park admission

Friends & family tickets

Food discount

Merchandise discount

Associate events

Job summary

Carowinds is seeking friendly team players to entertain guests by bringing Charlie Brown and Snoopy to life through photos, storytelling in Camp Snoopy, and character performances. You will help create smiles and memories for guests while wearing a full-body costume and performing in-park meets and parades.

Eligible applicants should be able to interact with guests of all ages, endure heat and restricted mobility in costumes, and attend auditions.

Qualifications

• Must be able to interact with children of all ages and work in a full-body costume.
• Able to tolerate high heat, limited visibility, and limited mobility in a costume.
• Experience in children's theater or character costuming is a plus.
• Desire to help guests and associates with safety and respect.
• Willingness to work weekdays, weekends, evenings, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Creates FUN Meet & Greet experiences in-park by portraying beloved Peanuts friends.
• Interacts with all guests and associates cordially and with respect, courtesy, and fairness.
• Performs character walks in costume entertaining guests using nonverbal interaction as trained.
• Maintain costume, including cleaning, brushing, etc.
• Acts as a character attendant/usher when needed greeting guests and ensuring performers' safety on set.

Skills

Guest interaction

Costume wearability

Child theater

Customer service

Safety awareness

Diversity awareness

Park passion

Flexible schedule

Job description

Carowinds is looking for friendly and enthusiastic team players to entertain guests of all ages by bringing everyone's favorite pals CharlieBrown and Snoopy to life!You'll bring smiles and create long lasting memories for our guests by posing for photos and creating memories of storytelling in Camp Snoopy. Join Charlie, Snoopy and the rest of the gang, and help create unforgettable experiences with our guests!

FREEadmissiontoCarowindsandotherSixFlagsparks!

FREEticketsforfriendsandfamilyI

Work with people from here, near, and from all over the world!

Exclusive associate-only events!

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• FREEadmissiontoCarowindsandotherSixFlagsparks!
• FREEticketsforfriendsandfamilyI
• 10%discountsonfoodand20%discountsonmerchandise!
• Work with people from here, near, and from all over the world!
• Exclusive associate-only events!

Responsibilities

• CreatesFUNMeet&GreetexperiencesinparkforguestsbyportrayingbelovedPeanutsfriends
• Interactswithallguestsandassociatescordiallyandwithrespect,courtesy,andfairness.
• Performscharacterwalksincostumeentertainingguestsusingnonverbalinteractionastrained.
• Maintaincostume,including cleaning,brushing,etc.
• Actsasa characterattendant/usherwhenneededgreetingguestsandensuringperformersafetyonset.

Qualifications

You! Ability to interact with children of all ages. Must be physically able to handle the demands of a full body costume. This includes high heat, limited visibility, and limited mobility. Previous experience in children's theater, character costume performance, or related experience is a plus. People who love helping others and will support the needs of our guests and associates. Good judgement and a commitment to safety. Ability to work and interact with people from diverse backgrounds. Individuals with a passion and excitement about Carowinds. Availability to include some weekdays, weekends, evenings, and holidays.