Game Show Host/Entertainer

The Escape Game • Nashville, TN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Great Big Game Show Hosts create an energetic, welcoming, and memorable guest experience in a live game-show studio. They introduce each game, provide fun commentary, track points, award winners, and celebrate with guests. Hosts set the tone from the opening introduction through the final recap, making guests feel included and celebrated. The role combines guest service, live performance, and studio operations, and includes checking in guests, operating game-show host software, resetting studios, maintaining cleanliness, restocking inventory, completing reports, and capturing and sharing highlight videos.

This is a seasonal, non-exempt, hourly position at Opry Mills Mall in Nashville, Tennessee, for the Holiday 2026 season, November 20, 2026 through January 17, 2027. Starting pay is $16.00 per hour. Continued employment after the season is not guaranteed; near season’s end, managers review performance, availability, and staffing needs. Strong seasonal hosts may be considered for continuing Host roles or promotion to Guest Experience Leader. The company also describes potential growth into leadership roles, with advancement based on performance, availability, and alignment with its Mission, Vision, and Values.

Hosts receive one week of training before running a show independently and quarterly feedback on their shows. The business is open daily from 8 a.m. until after midnight. Shifts are typically 6–8 hours, though they may be shorter or longer based on business needs; available hours and shifts vary by season. Nights, weekends, and holidays are required. Hosts must be available for scheduling on November 20–25, November 27–29, December 14–24, and December 26, 2026–January 3, 2027, but will not necessarily work every listed day.

The position requires standing for up to six game shows per shift; speaking, announcing, and hosting energetically for extended periods, often over an hour at a time; lifting 30–40 pounds; and bending, crawling, and moving around a live studio set. No prior experience is required, and training is provided. Prior hosting, performance, customer service, or hospitality experience is a plus.

The position is seasonal and part-time in the description of the intended opportunity. The posting says full-time team members are eligible for 401(k) and matching, medical, vision, and dental coverage, an employee discount, a flexible spending account, and life insurance; it cautions that benefits for seasonal team members may differ and does not confirm which benefits apply to this role.

Requirements

• Guest-focused mindset.
• Available to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Available to be scheduled on all required holiday dates listed in the posting.
• Comfortable speaking to and leading groups of 2–14 guests.
• Able to meet the listed physical requirements, including standing for up to six shows per shift, hosting energetically for extended periods, lifting 30–40 pounds, and bending, crawling, and moving around a live studio set.
• Reliable, coachable, and team-oriented.
• No prior experience required; training is provided.

Nice To Haves

• Prior hosting experience.
• Prior performance experience.
• Prior customer service experience.
• Prior hospitality experience.

Responsibilities

• Uphold current and new company service and hospitality standards.
• Deliver upbeat, conversational introductions and clearly and enthusiastically introduce each mini-game.
• Improvise fun, family-friendly commentary for guests of all ages.
• Track points, award winners, and celebrate with guests.
• Deliver a clear, engaging outro recap of the experience.
• Resolve service failures immediately and graciously.
• Check in guests for their game show and prepare them for the experience.
• Comply with company uniform standards.
• Use host software to operate game shows in the studio.
• Reset studios accurately and efficiently using setup sheets.
• Maintain cleanliness of the games and facility.
• Restock inventory and complete required reports.
• Capture exciting guest moments and create and send highlight videos.
• Manage time effectively to stay on schedule for assigned games.

Benefits

• Full-time team members are eligible for a 401(k) and matching.
• Full-time team members are eligible for medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Employee discount; eligibility for seasonal team members is not confirmed.
• Full-time team members are eligible for a flexible spending account.
• Full-time team members are eligible for life insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed