Employment
Education Presenter (Seasonal)
Part-time, $9.50/hourly, seasonal position
Give presentations at specific, assigned Aquarium habitats. Interact one on one with guests discussing animal behavior, fun facts and interpreting habitats at various exhibits. Ensure guests interact safely with animals while encountering touch exhibits as well as informing them about the animals.
Knowledge and Skills
- Be a proactive ambassador for the Aquarium.
- Impart knowledge of animals in an educational and entertaining manner.
- Interact positively with guests, staff, and volunteers.
- Interact one on one with guests, discussing animal behavior, fun facts, and interpreting habitats of various exhibits.
- Ensure guests interact safely with animals while encountering touch exhibits, as well as informing them about the animals.
- Offer “service excellence” to internal and external customers at all times.
Knowledge and Skills
- Experience in public speaking.
- Experience in guest relations or guest services.
- Fundamental knowledge and understanding of basic biological concepts and capacity to learn new concepts quickly.
Qualifications
- High school education or equivalent.
- Ability to memorize basic scripts.
- Ability to grasp and interpret basic animal behaviors, adaptations and habitats.
- Ability to deliver information in an enthusiastic and sincere manner.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse audience.
- Ability to use audio equipment and props.
- Marine biology coursework a strong plus!
Physical Demands
- This position requires long periods of standing and walking.
Work Environment
- Work is primarily in public areas of the Aquarium.
- Props, microphones or other amplification equipment, and podiums or risers are part of the work environment.
Interested & Qualified?
If you meet the requirements of this position and believe you would be an outstanding Education Presenter, click on the link below to "APPLY NOW." You will be directed to our web application process, the successful completion of which is required by all applicants. There are THREE simple steps to this process, which is administered by Wonderlic, Inc.:
- You will complete a brief web application;
- You will attach or build your resume;
- You will complete the PCI aptitude assessment.
Upon completion of all THREE steps, your submission will be forwarded to our hiring team for consideration. If you are among the most qualified applicants, we will contact you within two weeks. If you do not hear from us within two weeks, feel free to reapply in the future as other opportunities arise. Thank you so much for your interest in the Aquarium of the Pacific!