Careers

The Seattle Aquarium is much, much more than the exhibits, animals, activities and experiences that bring hundreds of thousands of people to our facility each year—our passionate staff members are a key element of what sets us apart. We're firmly committed to hiring highly skilled, talented and motivated people who genuinely want to contribute to our shared success. We seek out employees who lead by example, acting with truth, sincerity and fairness in all decisions. We have a positive, visionary view of our organization and its future, and hope you will join in our commitment to our mission, service and quality.

The Seattle Aquarium is a progressive, equal-opportunity employer that values a diverse workforce. As we move forward, we are committed to making the Aquarium a diverse, inclusive and welcoming space for our staff, partners, audiences and community as a whole.

Current openings

Our S.A.L.I.S.H. Values

Sustainable

Adopting and promoting, internally and externally, practices that improve ocean health.

Awe inspiring

Creating captivating experience for all audiences.

Learning & improving

Fostering, evaluating and applying knowledge and discovery.

Inclusive community

Recognizing that diversity is critical to achieve our mission.

Scientific Integrity

Ensuring our credibility with evidence-based practices.

Honoring place

Using our location and history as a lens for larger understanding.

What Sets Us Apart

Culture

The Seattle Aquarium works to ensure that we are inclusive and welcoming to all segments of the community. We strive to have our audience reflect the diversity of our region, including underserved populations and groups, and have developed inclusive outreach and community engagement/action programs to help us toward that goal.

History

The Seattle Aquarium is the ninth largest aquarium in the U.S. by attendance and among the top five paid visitor attractions in the Puget Sound region. Since our opening, we’ve hosted over 22 million visitors and provided marine conservation education to over 1.6 million school children. We’re proud to be accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Conservation

The Seattle Aquarium aims to be a leader in conservation and education, defining the role of a great Aquarium in the 21st century as a catalyst for public engagement. Our focus is on making an impact: through our programs, partnerships, outreach efforts and more—helping people learn to love Puget Sound and Earth’s one big ocean, while galvanizing them to take action to protect these precious resources.

Great Benefits

We are invested in providing high-quality, comprehensive benefits and understand their importance for you and your family. Full-time staff enjoy the following benefits:

Medical*, vision* and dental coverage
An employer-funded health reimbursement account*
Access to medical- and dependent-care flexible spending accounts*
Basic life insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Access to voluntary life insurance
403b retirement plan with employer matching funds*
Subsidized ORCA pass*
Family Plus membership*
Participation in annual variable pay program*
Generous paid time off

*Part-time staff are eligible for these benefits.

Current Openings

Volunteer Engagement Manager

The Seattle Aquarium is hiring a volunteer engagement manager. The manager defines and implements the vision and goals for adult and youth volunteer programming at the Seattle Aquarium and is ultimately responsible for its development, expansion and evaluation. Current programming includes exhibit interpreters, life sciences/animal husbandry, diving, special events, and administration. The manager also currently oversees the Aquarium’s college internship program and would be a leading voice in the near-term evolution of this program as we explore strategies to make the program more open and accessible to students from all cultures and backgrounds.

For more information and to apply, click here.
Posting expires: Open until filled

Guest services representatives

The Seattle Aquarium is looking for a few guest services representatives to join the team! The primary function of the guest services representative (“GSR”) is to work directly with the public to fulfill a variety of customer service responsibilities such as greeting guests and selling admission tickets. This includes offering a high level of customer service to our guests, many of whom are tourists from all around the world. GSRs use ACME Point of Sale (POS), a computerized ticketing and reservation system, for all transactions. GSRs provide information in person, as well as via computer and telephone, about exhibits, admission prices, memberships, education programs and events.

For more information and to apply, click here.
Posting expires: Open until filled

Citizen Science Instructor

Seattle Aquarium citizen science instructors work with a professional team of marine educators to provide an in-depth science program serving approximately 400 local high school students and their teachers. Duties include instructing diverse groups of high school students in varied topics including field-based data collection methods, identification of Northwest intertidal species, and the scientific practices as defined by A Framework for K-12 Science Education.

For more information and to apply, click here.
Posting expires: Open until filled; priority consideration for applications received before December 30, 2018.

Marine Science Instructor

Seattle Aquarium marine science instructors work with a professional team of marine educators, teaching a wide range of audiences from Pre-K through 12th grade about various marine topics relating to the Puget Sound. These programs will be taught at the Aquarium, local schools and various field locations throughout the Puget Sound region.

For more information and to apply, click here.
Posting expires: Open until filled; priority consideration for applications received before December 30, 2018.

College Internship Program

Volunteer

News & Updates

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Dec 03

Urchins, anemones and sea stars, oh my! Invertebrate care at the Seattle Aquarium

Invertebrates—animals without backbones—are found in every habitat at the Seattle Aquarium. And, like all animals that make their homes with us, they need expert care to thrive.

Nov 29

Anemones Gone Fission

Aggregating anemones are the most abundant species of anemone along the North American coast. Found attached to rocks, they prey on small fish, snails, crabs and other animals that they immobilize with venom from their tentacles, then devour through their mouths, located at the top center of their bodies.

Nov 28

Let’s bag the bag: what’s your #FirstStep toward a plastic-free future?

Many of us have heard about the growing problem around single-use plastics and at the Aquarium we are committed to how we can take positive steps toward making a difference! Unfortunately the statistics are staggering. Globally we are now producing almost 300 million tons of plastics every year, with more than half of that being “single use.”

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