Jobs at SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

Manages daily accounting functions for SeaWorld and Sesame Place San Diego, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, financial reporting, budgeting, audits, internal controls, SOX compliance, contracts, and supply chain finance activities. Provides accounting guidance, supervises direct reports, supports park leaders, and partners with corporate finance to ensure accurate, GAAP-compliant records and reporting.

Lead marketing strategy and execution for SeaWorld Orlando to increase attendance, revenue, brand distinction, customer engagement, and profitability. Oversee advertising, promotions, media, digital, social, loyalty, grassroots partnerships, creative services, reporting, analytics, and a significant marketing budget. Partner with corporate and sales leadership, guide teams, monitor performance, optimize tactics, and deliver executive-level presentations and business recommendations.

Seasonal performers will sing, act, dance, operate puppets, or portray costumed characters during SeaWorld’s Christmas Celebration. Responsibilities include rehearsing, performing scheduled shows, completing warm-ups, maintaining costumes and appearance, reporting repairs, supporting show operations, cleaning assigned areas, and delivering professional guest service. Candidates must be at least 16, available for rehearsals and performances, able to work outdoors in varied weather, and willing to work flexible schedules including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Seasonal performers entertain SeaWorld guests as singers, actors, dancers, puppeteers, or costumed characters during the Christmas season. Responsibilities include performing scheduled shows, warming up, maintaining costumes and appearance, following show notes, assisting with cleaning and show operations, reporting repairs, and providing professional guest service. The role requires outdoor evening work, flexible availability across weekdays, weekends, holidays, rehearsals, and performances, plus prolonged standing and walking in varying weather conditions.

Provides basic support for zoological teams by preparing animal food, maintaining habitats, assisting with shows and guest interaction programs, observing animals, and reporting concerns. The role requires safe work practices, sanitation, physical stamina, flexible scheduling, communication skills, and willingness to complete required training. Duties may also include operating registers and booking animal interactions in reservation systems.

Provides daily husbandry and care for zoological animals, including food preparation, habitat sanitation, medication administration, recordkeeping, behavioral training, and animal observation. Supports educational presentations, engages with guests, and reports animal abnormalities. Requires flexible availability, physical stamina, outdoor work, public speaking, a driver’s license, CPR certification, and the ability to work varied shifts, weekends, and holidays.

Develops and manages social media content for Busch Gardens across owned channels. Responsibilities include content planning, production, editing, community management, influencer programs, brand monitoring, social reporting, asset library management, and coordination with marketing, PR, agencies, and guest services. The role supports integrated storytelling, digital marketing performance, content shoots, and brand consistency across social, digital, and traditional media.

Creates and organizes branded graphic, video, signage, digital, social, email, sales, and in-park marketing content for Busch Gardens and Water Country USA. Coordinates with agencies and internal teams, supports photo and film shoots, maintains the asset library, and ensures brand consistency across channels. The role is on-site and may require nights, weekends, and holidays.

Manages transportation, parcel shipping, freight, 3PL providers, and carrier relationships. Oversees FedEx and UPS performance, contract support, freight auditing, invoice discrepancies, transportation budgets, KPI reporting, compliance, cost reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives. Collaborates with Operations, Finance, Customer Service, Merchandising, and IT to improve logistics efficiency and service levels.

Provides emergency medical care and first aid to guests and employees at a theme park. Responds to medical emergencies, assists with patient transfers, operates emergency response vehicles, documents care, inspects equipment, investigates incidents, and maintains the First Aid station. Requires active Pennsylvania EMT certification, CPR/AED certification, 1–2 years of pre-hospital or emergency room experience, physical stamina, flexible availability, and completion of required training.

Supports HR operations for assigned business units, including employee relations, investigations, performance management, training, compliance, benefits, recruiting assistance, timekeeping issues, employee engagement, and policy communication. Maintains training and HR records, researches HR best practices, supports employment-law compliance, and helps improve HR processes and the employee experience.

Leads park security operations across operating and non-operating hours, supervising more than 36 security officers. Directs patrol, property protection, incident investigations, safety, medical response, fire prevention, and coordination with management and law enforcement. Manages staffing, training, performance, labor reporting, budgeting, customer service, and security procedures while ensuring compliance with organizational policies and applicable laws.

Leads daily security operations for a theme park during operating and non-operating hours. Supervises more than 36 security officers, directs patrol and property protection activities, coordinates with management and law enforcement, oversees training, scheduling, labor expenses, budgets, incident management, safety, medical response, and fire prevention. Ensures customer service and compliance with organizational policies while addressing complaints and resolving operational issues.

Leads the creative vision and development of major themed-entertainment capital projects from concept through execution. Directs multidisciplinary teams, shapes immersive guest experiences, communicates creative intent, coordinates with internal and external partners, and ensures design quality and brand alignment. The role requires expertise in narrative placemaking, urban design, emotional design, architecture, interior design, and attraction development, along with strong presentation skills, portfolio evidence, and extensive industry leadership experience.

Care for marine mammals by preparing food, feeding animals, administering medications and treatments, maintaining records, observing exhibits, and keeping habitats sanitary. Provide guest service and educational presentations, assist with animal transports, and perform daily SCUBA diving as needed. The role requires flexible availability, physical stamina, comfort working outdoors and around water, and the ability to work varying shifts, weekends, and holidays.

Leads daily park security operations, supervises more than 36 security officers, and oversees property protection, patrols, incident investigations, safety, medical response, and fire prevention. Coordinates with management and local law enforcement, manages procedures, staffing, training, performance, labor reporting, budgets, and customer service. Requires security-related experience, certifications, a driver's license, firearms permit eligibility, and physical ability to patrol and lift up to 50 pounds.

Performs as a Christmas princess at Busch Gardens, creating family-friendly guest experiences through character performance, improvisation, meet-and-greets, photos, and repeated high-energy interactions. Maintains character, follows production direction, attends rehearsals, and works outdoors in varying weather. Requires evening, holiday, and weekend availability, professionalism, and the ability to sit or stand for extended periods.

Provide guest service across SeaWorld park operations, including operating rides, maintaining park and restroom cleanliness, scanning tickets, assisting guests, managing parking and registers, and supporting shows. Employees must maintain safety standards, work indoors and outdoors in all weather, stand for entire shifts, work around water and animals, and maintain Thursday–Sunday availability.

Seasonal Howl-O-Scream Scare Actor responsible for delivering scripted and interactive performances, roaming scares, stage or street event hosting, and specialty entertainment. Performers collaborate with production teams, follow direction, interact positively with diverse guests, and work flexible evening shifts indoors and outdoors. The role requires physical stamina, vocal performance, comfort with theatrical costumes and atmospheric effects, and availability Thursdays through Sundays during the event season.

Manages strategic sourcing and category management for food and beverage procurement. Responsibilities include supplier evaluation, contract development, negotiations, cost and market analysis, procurement policy compliance, item master data maintenance, stakeholder communication, and implementing sourcing best practices and technologies.