The time to find a seasonal Halloween job is now! Pop-up Halloween stores are now staffing their stores with full-time and part-time hourly workers to work the 2011 Halloween season. The employers we found that are hiring for the Halloween season have hourly jobs ranging from managers to stock clerks and many hourly jobs in between. Some of these employers plan to keep their seasonal workers beyond Halloween.
Halloween Quick Facts
- Most Halloween jobs are retail and customer service.
- Most Halloween jobs are entry level and require little to no-experience.
- Most companies that hire hourly employees for the Halloween season offer store discounts up to 25% off a costume purchase.
- According to the National Retail Association, Halloween is a $5.8 billion holiday.
Party City
Party City is now hiring more than 14,000 seasonal workers to help during the busy Halloween season. The average Party City store is hiring an additional 15 to 50 hourly employees to help customers locate costumes and other party supplies while shopping in their stores.
The hourly job openings include cashiers, roadside characters, stock clerks and costume/accessory workers. Some of these seasonal Halloween jobs could become permanent hourly jobs depending on the hiring needs of each individual store.
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Spirit Halloween
Spirit Halloween, a seasonal Halloween retailer and a division of Spencer Gifts, LLC, has been serving Halloween enthusiasts for over 25 years, specializing in great costumes for children, teens and adults as well as the greatest selection of exclusive decor and animatronics.We are accepting job applications for Seasonal District Sales Managers, Store Managers, Assistant Store Managers and Sales Associates for our Spirit Halloween stores.
Plus, ALL ASSOCIATES RECEIVE A 25% DISCOUNT! If you are a success at Spirit Halloween, you could be a member of our returning workforce year after year!!!
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Halloween City
Are you ready for fall and the most thrilling holiday of all? Halloween City has announced that they are now hiring 10,000 hourly workers to work at hundreds of temporary Halloween City locations throughout the country. The average store will hire 20-25 employees to accommodate the busy Halloween season. Halloween City jobs are the best and most flexible in the retail industry. Right now Halloween City is hiring temporary management and store associates to staff their seasonal stores. Grab one of these hourly Halloween jobs while they are still available.
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Other Employers Offering Halloween Jobs
- Fun/FX – Mishawaka, IN. Fun F/X is hiring between 50 and 60 seasonal workers, from customer service jobs to maintaining this warehouse-style, house of fun
- Dollinger Family Farms – Channahon, IL. Dollinger hires about 50 teens during the season between the end of September and Halloween.
- BuyFun.com is hiring 500 people this Halloween season. In 2010 the company hired 400 seasonal workers and now in 2011 they plan to hire 500 hourly employees. About 1/3 of the new hires will work in the call center. Check out BuyFun.com for more info.
- Six Flags America will be offering more than 250 jobs this October for Fright Fest, the largest Halloween celebration. Visit Six Flags America for more information.
- Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, is now hiring 600 to 800 people to scare the daylights out of guests who come to the park for Halloween weekends or HalloWeekends as Cedar Point calls them. These hourly jobs of Screamsters and Tricksters make $8 an hour. Learn more and apply today.
- HalloweenUSA is now hiring part time hourly workers. This Halloween job requires you to assist store management in running this Halloween party store by assisting customers, ringing registers, stocking, merchandising, and receiving product.
That’s all the Halloween jobs we could find that have indicated that they are now hiring seasonal hourly workers. Another place to find Halloween jobs is at your local amusement parks and places that offer pumpkin picking. Usually small businesses that sell pumpkins offer fright nights and need people to dress in costumes and scare the heck out of the customers.
Good luck in your search for a Halloween job this holiday season!