Game Master - Front Desk

Red Door Escape Room; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Red Door Escape Room is seeking a part-time Game Master in Gaithersburg, MD. The role centers on delivering a high-energy, guest-first experience as you guide groups through immersive puzzles and stories.

You’ll communicate clearly, maintain a positive attitude, and collaborate with a fun-loving team in a fast-paced setting. Successful candidates are 18+ years old, reliable, and comfortable working weekends and evenings.

Qualifications

• Customer service oriented
• Strong confident personalities
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to articulate clearly
• Punctual and responsible
• Possesses a team player mentality
• Willing to grow and learn in various roles outside of the immediate position
• Available to work weekends and evenings
• Must be 18 years of age or older

Responsibilities

• Set the tone for every experience by hyping up our players and communicating rules in an exciting way
• Guide and assist the team by staying alert and giving hints or clues to players
• Foster the immersive guest experience by becoming knowledgeable about the storylines and characters
• Find moments to create fun during experiences, like dancing or celebrating wins
• Work with the team and align with company values to keep episodes fresh and engaging
• Perform maintenance tasks during downtime to improve the games and props

Skills

Customer service

Confident personality

Positive attitude

Interpersonal skills

Punctuality

Team player

Grow potential

Flexible hours

Age 18+

Job description

Hello potential Red Door Candidate! Are you a ‘fun’ person? Do you have a love for people, a mind that works creatively, and thrive when working in a fast-paced team environment in a new and exciting industry full of puzzles, technology, and entertainment!?

If your answer is yes, we’d love to review an application from you! Contrary to popular belief, our “Game Master” position has nothing to do with being a ‘gamer’ and everything to do with providing a 6-star guest experience.

Heavily based on social skills, Game Masters must have the ability to be an enthusiastic, pleasant guide and make genuine connections with guests by being a fun, helpful "host" in the lighthearted and exciting atmosphere that Red Door Escape Room provides.

As a Game Master, You Will

Set the tone for every experience by

• Hyping up our players for their adventure
• (Speaking with/in front of large groups of people is a must!)Communicating rules, guidelines, and storylines in an exciting way

Accurately guide and assist your team by

• Being alert, sharp, and focused on your team’s progress through monitors in our control room
• Surveying / adapting to different situations and personality types in order to provide the service needed in the form of giving “hints” or “clues” to guide players along the way.

Foster the fun and immersive experience for guests by

• Becoming knowledgeable in all aspects of the position, immersing yourself and guests into our world through our connected storylines and characters in our episodes.
• Finding special moments to create during every experience (Like having guests dance, or sing “Happy Birthday” for free hints!)
• Ending all experiences with a high note whether the team has success or not. (Like celebrating victories with cheering and dance parties or giving words of encouragement for the “you were so close!” teams)

Work in a team environment that thrives in creativity by

• Working together and living by our company values (they’re good ones, trust us!)
• Use downtime by completing maintenance projects or tasks to improve the life of our episodes (Like touch-up painting, prop repair, etc)

As a part-time team member, the starting wage will be $16.50 per hour.

As a part-time team member, no benefits will be offered, and there will be no additional compensation.

Requirements

• Customer service oriented
• Strong confident personalities
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to articulate clearly
• Punctual and responsible
• Possesses a team player mentalityWorks well in a fast-paced environment
• Basic knowledge and understanding of computers
• Willing to grow and learn in various roles outside of the immediate position
• Available to work weekends and evenings
• (No knowledge/skills of technology, or "gaming" is required, but may be a plus)
• Must be 18 years of age or older