Peanuts Character Entertainer – Photo Ops & Guest Fun

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 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.