Published by New Jersey Stage
originally published: 02/06/2025
(JACKSON, NJ) -- Six Flags Great Adventure announced plans to hire 4,000 seasonal associates for the 2025 season. As part of National Hiring Week, the park complex will host a week-long recruitment event from February 15-22, 2025 to fill a wide variety of roles across its theme, water and safari park operations.
Available roles include Ride Operators, Food and Beverage, Lifeguards, Security, and many more positions.
A full list of job opportunities is available at https://jobs.sixflags.com.
“At Six Flags Great Adventure, our team members are essential to creating the memorable experiences our guests love,” said Brian Bacica, park president. “We’re proud to offer competitive wages, incredible benefits, and a variety of roles that provide flexible schedules. Six Flags jobs aren’t just about work, they’re an opportunity to make a difference, develop valuable skills, gain hands-on experience and form lasting friendships with fellow team members. Whether looking for full-time, part-time, or seasonal opportunities, we have a wide variety of positions in a fun, dynamic environment.”
Interested applicants must be at least 16 years old. Six Flags Great Adventure is conducting virtual interviews daily and will hold in-person interviews from February 15-22, 2025 at the Team Six Office. To apply, visit https://jobs.sixflags.com. The Team Six Office is located at 1 Six Flags Blvd in Jackson, New Jersey.
Notable perks include:
* Competitive rates up to $20 per hour for specialized entry-level positions.
* Paid training for all positions.
* Flexible schedules, in-park discounts, reward programs, exclusive in-park events, and free admission to any Six Flags park.
Also, Six Flags Great Adventure team members will be among the first to experience THE FLASH™: Vertical Velocity, the park’s newest coaster set to debut this spring, which promises an adrenaline-pumping ride experience. With its intense launches and high-speed twists, THE FLASH: Vertical Velocity will be a must-ride for junior and adult thrill-seekers alike.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: FUN) is North America’s largest regional amusement-resort operator with 27 amusement parks, 15 water parks and nine resort properties across 17 states in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Focused on its purpose of making people happy, Six Flags provides fun, immersive and memorable experiences to millions of guests every year with world-class coasters, themed rides, thrilling water parks, resorts and a portfolio of beloved intellectual property including Looney Tunes®, DC Comics® and PEANUTS®.
Six Flags Great Adventure Resort boasts 4 world-class attractions with Six Flags Great Adventure, Hurricane Harbor, Wild Safari and Savanah Sunset Resort and Spa. Home to the World’s Ultimate Thrill Park and award-winning rides like Nitro, El Toro and Jersey Devil Coaster. The park offers two areas just for the littlest guests and great family rides for the whole family, plus entertainment, shopping, and a wide variety of dining options. Its Wild Safari is one of the largest safaris outside of Africa and gets guests up-close to more than 1,200 animals from around the globe. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor is one of the Northeast’s largest waterparks with more than 25 refreshing attractions for the whole family.
Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment (WBDGTE), part of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Brands, Franchises, and Experiences, is a worldwide leader in the creation, development, and licensing of location-based entertainment, live events, exhibits, and theme park experiences based on the biggest franchises, stories and characters from Warner Bros.’ film, television, animation, and games studios, HBO, Discovery, DC, Cartoon Network and more. WBDGTE is home to the groundbreaking locations of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal theme parks around the world, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, The WB Abu Dhabi, The FRIENDS Experience, The Game of Thrones Studio Tour and countless other experiences inspired by the Wizarding World, DC, Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Game of Thrones, FRIENDS and more. With best-in-class partners, WBDGTE allows fans around the world to physically immerse themselves inside their favorite brands and franchises.
DC, part of Warner Bros. Discovery, creates iconic characters and enduring stories and is one of the world’s largest publishers of comics and graphic novels. DC’s creative work entertains audiences of every generation around the world with DC’s stories and characters integrated across Warner Bros. Discovery’s film, television, animation, consumer products, home entertainment, games, and themed experiences divisions, and on the DC Universe Infinite digital comic subscription service.
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