Entertainments Host Brighton, England
Job description
Entertainments Host
SEA LIFE Brighton, Marine Parade
Brighton, EAST SUSSEX, BN2 1TB
United Kingdom
Are you looking for a seasonal job that’s full of FUN? Fancy working at the oldest operating aquarium in the world, where sharks and sea turtles watch on as you go about your daily work.
Working here feels pretty unique and our entertainments team are fizzing with fun and a vital ingredient in the guest experience! Therefore, we’re looking for someone who strives for the best, is guest focused, and isn't afraid to swim upstream!
What we are looking for
- You'll have loads of experience working in a customer facing environment
- Friendly and hardworking with a "can do" demeanour
- Have excellent communication and presentation skills, with the confidence to perform/present in front of crowds
- Performance or drama experience (desirable)
- Fun, dynamic, and friendly personality
You’ll be working out on the front-line within the attraction, welcoming, greeting, interacting with, and helping our guests at every opportunity, ensuring they get the absolute most from their visit.
On a typical day (if you can call it that) you could be working with school visits, self-guided tours, workshops for schools, on our exclusive glass bottom boat VIP experience or even giving daily creature presentations. You may also find yourself dressing up in costume. Including turning into a witch during our Ascarium event at Halloween.
Ensuring our guests have an intimate Ocean experience through fun, up close storytelling with hands on interaction. Providing interactive quality creature feeding presentations and talks to our guests, inspiring the future generation. You could also be assisting the site displays team with animal feeds.
This is a seasonal, weekday position, covering school holidays in October and December. Flexibility is essential as availability of work may vary throughout the season.
What’s in it for you
Alongside becoming an expert in spreading happiness, you’ll also receive:
- Fortnightly pay at £10.52 per hour
- 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants and 40% off LEGO online
- Merlin Magic Pass - giving you free tickets to all our attractions worldwide for you, your family, and friends every year
- Employee pricing up to 55% off cinema tickets
Everyone Matters at Merlin.
At Merlin we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts every day and we want to reflect that same multicultural mix inside our business too. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities and thrive together. Because at Merlin, everyone matters! Together, we work to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, no matter their age, race, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Although we understand that we'll always be learning and growing, we aim to be the most inclusive and flexible employer in our industry.
If you have any questions or if you require any assistance, because of a disability or medical condition, please contact us by email at [email protected] and one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.
