March 16, 2009
The Great Escape Has Jobs
The Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom is Hiring 1,500 Employees for the 2009 Season
The Great Escape is pleased to announce they are hiring 1,500 employees for the 2009 season. The region's largest theme park is hosting its annual Job Fair on Saturday, March 21 from 9AM-3PM.
Opportunities are open for weekday and weekend work in all departments including Admissions, Foods, Games, Loss Prevention, Park Services, Entertainment, Aquatics, Retail and Rides. Seasonal positions begin in April and last through December, with the greatest number of jobs available during the summer months. Supervisor and lead positions are also available for qualified individuals.
The Great Escape is hiring team members of all ages and backgrounds, welcoming everyone — second wage earners, stay-at-home parents, retirees, teachers, school bus drivers, and students — to apply. Six Flags offers flexible schedules and competitive pay for its team members. Benefits include free park admission, guest passes for family and friends, team member parties, and recognition programs.
Interested applicants must be at least 14 years old and should be prepared for on-the-spot group interviews, so dress to impress! All interested candidates are urged to apply online at sixflagsjobs.com prior to arrival.
Please note that the annual Job Fair will take place in the Bavarian Palace at
The Great Escape located on Round Pond Road. For questions and more information, please contact Human Resources at 518-792-3500 ext. 3328.
About Six Flags, Inc.:
Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest regional theme park company with 20 parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada, and soon will be expanding beyond North America with destinations in Dubai and Qatar. Since 1961, hundreds of millions of families have trusted Six Flags to combine friendly-clean-fast-safe service with affordable, value-packed thrills, record-shattering roller coasters and special events like the Summer Concert Series, Fright Fest and Holiday in the Park. Six Flags' wide array of entertainment options reaches all demographics — families, teens, tweens and thrill seekers alike — featuring themed attractions based on skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, the ultimate daredevil Evel Knievel, movie franchises The Dark Knight and The Mummy; as well as world-renowned, kid-friendly brands including Looney Tunes, the Justice League of America,
The Wiggles and Thomas the Tank Engine.
Six Flags continues to develop new avenues for growth, acquiring ownership and management of Dick Clark Productions, producer of such perennial television hits as the American Music Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve and So You Think You Can Dance. Six Flags, Inc. is a publicly-traded corporation (NYSE:SIX) headquartered
in New York City.
