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APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.
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Due to the high number of applications, only those who are considered for employment will be contacted and provided an interview confirmation. No emails please.
Pumpkins After Dark is a family friendly fall festival. The event is an art installation walk-through with 6000+ hand-carved pumpkin displays.
Event Schedule:
~September 22 – 25
7:30pm – 11pm
~September 29 – October 2
7:15pm – 11pm
~October 6 – 9
7:00pm – 11pm
~October 13 – 16
6:45pm – 11pm
~October 20 – 23
6:30pm – 11pm
~October 27 – 31
6:30pm – 11pm
Please note the above schedule is opening hours for the public. Staff schedule start times and end time vary depending on position.
Important Notice: Pumpkins After Dark now uses an online program called When I Work for all shift scheduling. More When I Work information can be found on the bottom of this page.
Opportunities
Task: Welcoming attendees & scanning tickets in a fast-paced environment.
Skills/Requirements: Customer service role; must be knowledgeable about the event, friendly and outgoing attitude.
Minimum Age: 15
Pay: $16/hour
Task: Greeting attendees, directing lineups, answering questions, controlling timed ticket entry.
Skills/Requirements: Friendly, strong communication skills, ability to stand for long periods of time.
Proper attire – this is an outdoor position.
Minimum Age: 16
Pay: $16/hour
Task: Sell event products in the merchandise store, interacting with guests and assisting with purchases. Responsible for restocking and display of merchandise. Set-up and take down merchandise daily.
Skills/Requirements: Friendly and enthusiastic. Experience handling cash, credit, and debit transactions (Square experience an asset). Sales experience is an asset. Physical strength (20lbs). Must be able to stand for long periods of time. Proper attire – this is an outdoor position.
Minimum Age: 16
Schedule: This position starts 45 minutes prior to opening
Pay: $16/hour
Task: Interacting with attendees in the store, selling pumpkins, restocking the pumpkins, keeping the store clean & tidy.
Skills/Requirements: Friendly & outgoing, experience handling cash, credit, and debit transactions (Square experience is an asset). Sales experience is an asset. Physical strength and mobility
Minimum Age: 16
Pay: $16/hour
Task: Welcoming guests to the pumpkin pathway, ticket taker, directing attendees, answering questions, assisting guests access the pathway. Will act as a floater to cover other roles when needed.
Skills/Requirements: Friendly, outgoing, ability to speak loudly. Must be able to stand for long periods of time. Willingness to learn other roles to assist as floater when needed. Proper attire – this is an outdoor position.
Minimum Age: 15
Pay: $16/hour
Task: Monitor pumpkin pathway, assist in the flow of traffic through the event, monitor for possible safety concerns, keeping guests on designated path, customer service.
Skills/Requirements: Friendly, outgoing, ability to speak loudly. Must be able to stand/walk for long periods of time. Proper attire – this is an outdoor position.
Minimum Age: 15
Pay: $16/hour
Task: Directing traffic, monitoring capacity of parking lots, provide updates to management and security on parking lot status.
Skills/Requirements: Experience using a two-way radio or willingness to learn, ability to work with a team to communicate and coordinate in between parking lots. Proper attire – this is an outdoor position.
Minimum Age: 18
Pay: $16/hour
Team Lead Opportunities
Task: Oversee team of staff in box office area. Ensure all team members are signed in and out of their shifts, all positions are covered, assist staff in busy times, provide customer service in times of guest concerns and questions.
Skills/Requirements: Leadership and strong communication skills, friendly and outgoing attitude, ability to identify issues and concerns with staff and guests, knowledgeable about the event, ability to troubleshoot technology concerns (ticket scanning equipment).
Minimum Age: 18
Pay: $18/hour
This position also requires an Assistant Team Lead.
As an assistant team lead you will preform all duties of the Box Office & Ticket Scanning role and cover the team lead position if necessary.
Task: Managing the merchandise store, interacting with guests, and assisting with purchases. Oversee team of staff in merchandise area. Ensure all team members are signed in and out of their shifts; all positions are covered. Responsible for inventory and stock of merchandise store. Set-up and take down merchandise daily.
Skills/Requirements: Leadership and strong communication skills, friendly and enthusiastic, experience handling cash, credit, and debit transactions (Square experience is an asset). Sales experience is an asset. Responsible for the cash count at the end of each night. Ability to identify issues and concerns with staff and guests. Physical strength (20lbs). Must be able to stand for long periods of time. Proper attire – this is an outdoor position.
Minimum Age: 18
Schedule: This position starts 45 minutes prior to opening
Pay: $18/hour
This position also requires an Assistant Team Lead.
As an assistant team lead you will preform all duties of the Merchandise Crew role and cover the team lead position if necessary.
Task: Interacting with attendees in the store, selling pumpkins, restocking the pumpkins, keeping the store clean & tidy.
Skills/Requirements: Friendly & outgoing, experience handling cash, credit, and debit transactions (Square experience is an asset). Sales experience is an asset. Physical strength and mobility.
Minimum Age: 18
Pay: $18/hour
Task: Monitor pathway, coordinate with security and management on any crowding or safety concerns. Oversee team of staff in pathway area. Ensure all team members are signed in and out of their shifts; all positions are covered. Assist management in lighting displays, filling fog machines, turning on music and other special effects. Assist management of pathway closing procedures.
Skills/Requirements: Leadership and strong communication skills, ability to identify issues and concerns with staff and guests. Physical strength (30lbs). Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time. Proper attire – this is an outdoor position.
Minimum Age: 18
Pay: $18/hour
This position also requires an Assistant Team Lead.
As an assistant team lead you will preform all duties of the Pathway Patrol role and cover the team lead position if necessary.
Task: Directing traffic, monitoring capacity of parking lots, provide updates to management and security on parking lot status. Oversee team of staff in parking area. Ensure all team members are signed in and out of their shifts; all positions are covered.
Skills/Requirements: Leadership and strong communication skills, ability to identify issues and concerns with staff and guests. Experience using a two-way radio or willingness to learn, ability to work with a team to communicate and coordinate in between parking lots. Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time. Proper attire – this is an outdoor position.
Minimum Age: 18
Pay: $18/hour
This position also requires an Assistant Team Lead.
As an assistant team lead you will preform all duties of the Parking Attendant role and cover the team lead position if necessary.
Interview Location and Important Dates
Due to the high number of applications, only those who are considered for employment will be contacted and provided an interview confirmation. No emails please.
Interviews
August 29, 2022
4:30PM – 7PM
Swangard Stadium
6100 Boundary Rd, Burnaby
Staff Orientation & Training
Orientation is mandatory.
September 21, 2022
Please see start times in When I Work
Swangard Stadium
6100 Boundary Rd, Burnaby
Event Dates & Times
~September 22 – 25
7:30pm – 11pm
~September 29 – October 2
7:15pm – 11pm
~October 6 – 9
7:00pm – 11pm
~October 13 – 16
6:45pm – 11pm
~October 20 – 23
6:30pm – 11pm
~October 27 – 31
6:30pm – 11pm
Swangard Stadium
6100 Boundary Rd, Burnaby, BC V5S 3R2
Please note the above schedule is opening hours for the public. Staff schedule start times and end time vary depending on position.
When I Work
Pumpkins After Dark now uses a program called “When I Work” for all staff schedules.