Game Master / Escape Room Host
NextLevel Escape Rooms
Are you a high-energy "people person" who loves puzzles and providing top-tier entertainment? NextLevel Escape Rooms is looking for reliable, enthusiastic individuals to join our team! This is a long-term position (not seasonal) in a fast-paced, exciting environment.
The Role
As a Game Master, you are the director of the show. You’ll welcome guests, set the stage for their adventure, and ensure they have a safe, thrilling experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- The Experience: Welcoming guests, answering phones, and managing bookings with a positive attitude.
- The Mission: Monitoring live games to provide hints and ensure player safety.
- The Reset: Resetting rooms to their original state with perfect accuracy (requires memorization and attention to detail).
- The "Behind the Scenes": Keeping our facility "guest-ready" at all times. This includes general cleaning tasks, organizing the lobby, and regularly cleaning/restocking washrooms.
- Maintenance: Performing minor room repairs and physical labor as needed to keep the puzzles functioning.
Schedule & Availability
We operate largely by appointment, which means your shifts are dynamic!
CRITICAL REQUIREMENT: All candidates must be fully available for the duration of:
- Ongoing Hours: Primarily weekends and evenings. Because we are appointment-based, shift end-times may vary based on bookings.
- Holiday Work: Availability for Statutory Holidays is required.
Requirements
- Age: Must be 18+ (Required for solo opening/closing duties).
- Independence: Highly reliable and comfortable closing the facility alone at night.
- Transportation: Reliable consistant transportation is a must.
- Skills: Exceptional multitasking, basic computer literacy, and the stamina for physical tasks (cleaning and resetting).
Why NextLevel?
If you enjoy a job where no two days are the same and you get to watch people solve (or struggle with!) intricate puzzles, this is the place for you. We offer a fun atmosphere where your energy directly impacts the customer's "ultimate escape."
How to Apply
Please submit your resume and confirm your availability for our General Open Times (evenings and weekends).
To ensure you have the attention to detail required for room resets, please remember the secret word "LOCKBOX"
Job Types: Casual, Part-time
Pay: From $17.60 per hour
Benefits:
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Shift:
- 10 hour shift
- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Afternoon shift
- Evening shift
Work days:
- Every Weekend
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Application question(s):
- This role includes cleaning the facility and washrooms to keep them 'guest-ready.' Are you comfortable with these janitorial duties as part of your shift?
- Our customers are here for an experience! If a group arrives and is feeling tired or unenthusiastic, what would you do or say during your intro to get them hyped up and excited for their game?
- In the job description, we mentioned a specific 'Secret Word' for applicants. Please enter it here.
- If a single key is left in a lock or one prop is placed in the wrong drawer, the entire game is ruined for the next group. Tell us about a time you had to follow a very specific, multi-step process without making a single mistake. How do you double-check your own work?
- Have you ever worked in an escape room before?
- Are you 18+ years of age? (required for open/ close duties & By-law)
- Would you be able to begin training immediately?
- What is your availability during the week & weekends - Friday, Saturday and Sunday?
- What interests you the most about working at our escape rooms?
- Do you live less than a 30 minute drive from the location?
Will you be able to reliably get to and from work on time if using public transit, if applicable?
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Work Location: In person
