Fair Jobs
Employment
You know you love the fair, why not work here?
We hire hundreds of seasonal employees for our award-winning Fair each year. The Fair offers a wide variety of positions and flexible shifts, so come join us this summer!
If you are interested in year-round employment, please visit our year-round employment page for our current openings and Fair internships.
More 2024 Information Coming Soon!
Internships
SALARY: $18 per hour
AVAILABLE: May through July 2024
POSITION SCOPE:
As the Marketing & Box Office Intern, you’ll gain hands-on admissions and marketing experience at the largest event center in the East Bay Area! Events include Fair admission, concerts and festivals. Reporting to the Marketing Director, this is a seasonal part time position beginning in May and concluding July 15. You will work with the admissions and marketing team, fulfilling ticket requests, assisting in creating a positive guest experience at the gates, learning ticketing procedures for large scale events, work tasting fests as well as nightly concerts. It is approximately 16 to 25 hours per week increasing to 35-40 hours per week during our annual Fair (June 14-July 7).
SALARY: $18 per hour
AVAILABLE: April through July 2024
POSITION SCOPE:
Marketing Intern is a seasonal, part-time position beginning in April and concluding mid July. The position is designed to offer individuals a real, hands-on experience working in Marketing. The schedule is flexible and starts at approximately 15-25 hours per week from April through May, then increases to 35-40 hours per week during our annual Fair (June14-July 7). Working early, late and/or weekend shifts, as needed, is required. Responsibilities include providing support to the Marketing team in a variety of efforts related to the annual Alameda County Fair. A qualified candidate will be organized, detail-oriented, deadline-conscious and able to multitask.
SALARY: $18 per hour
AVAILABLE: April through July 2024
POSITION SCOPE:
PR Intern is a seasonal, part-time position beginning at the end of May and concluding mid July. The position is designed to offer individuals a real, hands-on experience working in public relations and with the media. The schedule is flexible and starts at approximately 15-25 hours per week in mid-May, then increases to 35-40 hours per week during our annual Fair (June14-July 7). Working early, late and/or weekend shifts, as needed, is required. Responsibilities include providing support to the Marketing team with public relation efforts. The qualified candidate has an interest in learning about public relations and working with the media. Must be professional, organized, detail-oriented, deadline-conscious and able to multitask.
SALARY: $18 per hour
AVAILABLE: April through July 2024
POSITION SCOPE:
This is a seasonal, part time position beginning in April and concluding at the end of July. It is approximately 16-25 hours per week increasing to 35-40 hours per week during our annual Fair (June 16-July 9). This is an excellent opportunity for an individual eager to learn more about the event sales and events operations. This position supports the Event Sales department in their day-to-day operations during the Fair. Working early, late and/or weekend shifts as needed is required. A qualified candidate is an experienced and confident sales person who is organized and deadline conscious. The ability to handle multiple projects effectively is essential for success.
SALARY: $18 per hour
AVAILABLE: March through July 2024
POSITION SCOPE:
The Sponsorship Intern is a seasonal, part time position beginning in March and concluding at the end of July. This position is designed to offer individuals hands-on sales and marketing experience where they will assist the Account Executive and marketing team on partnering with sponsors, fulfilling contracts, activating brands and creating experiential events during the annual Fair. It is approximately 16 to 25 hours per week increasing to 35-40 hours per week during our annual Fair (June 14-July 7). This position supports the sponsor and marketing team to sell, implement, promote, and activate sponsorship brands before, during, and after Fair. A qualified candidate is a creative, organized, detail-oriented, dead-line conscious, and a confident person with interpersonal skills. The ability to handle multiple projects effectively is essential for success.
Admissions
$17.50/hr
Guest-focused support with mobile device scanners and ticket printers at Admission gates, concerts, tasting fests and horse racing.
$18.50/hr
Manages Admission gates team and guest support, scans tickets and manages ticket printers. Supervisory experience and ability to manage guest entry experience required.
$17.50/hr
Guest-focused support for entry into the Amphitheater for nightly concerts or Grandstand for horse racing and tasting fests.
Administration
Requires computer & people skills
$17.50/hr
Audits and prepares reports of food vendor transactions. Must have register and POS system experience and be proficient in Excel with an attention to detail.
$17.00/hr
Assists volunteers and the implementation of our Volunteer Program, including check in/out, support and scheduling
*Requires computer & people skills
Exhibits & Programs
$16.50/hour
Supports multiple buildings in the Exhibits area. Provides information and answers guest questions, safely monitors entrances and exits and prepares competitive entries. Helps set-up, maintain and clean buildings.
$16.50/hour
Cares for, sells and educates guests about the small animals.
$17.50/hour
Performs physical work helping to set and teardown for livestock shows. Daily cleaning and maintenance of the livestock area.
Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs.
$17.50/hour
Helps with set up, maintenance and tear down of exhibit spaces and community programming.
Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs.
$17.50/hr –
Must be 18+
Shuttles entertainers/vendors around Fairgrounds. Transports equipment with a pushcart to and from entrance gates to designated areas.
Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs and push a cart up to 500 yards.
$17.50/hr –
Guest-focused support for seating in our amphitheater.
Must be 18+
Must be able to stand for the duration of the concert
Guest Services
$17.50/hour
Provides guests with information, handles questions/concerns. Supervises lost children.
$17.50/hr
Assists with vendor check-in/out and day-to-day operations of the office. Monitors the Commercial Sales buildings and assists with keeping them clean.
Parking
$18.00/hr
Directs traffic, assigns vehicles to parking spaces and verifies credentials.
$18.00/hr
Greets guests, assists with purchases and scans tickets.
Must be 18+
Background check required
$18.00/hr
Assists Fair patrons on/off the trams in a safe and responsible manner.
$18.00/hr
Provides guest transportation from parking lots to entry gates. Drives in a responsible manner.
Must be 18+
DMV check required
$18.00/hr
Transport employees and vendors between BART and the Fairgrounds.
Must be 18+
DMV check required
Racing
$16.50/hour
Supports our Grandstand guests and racing operations.
$16.50/hour
Sells racing programs to guests in the Grandstand.
$16.50/hour
Greets and seats guests. Supports private trackside events.
Must be 18+ to apply
Operations
$19.50/hr
Helps with setup and tear down for events within the Fair.
Must be able to lift 20 lbs
Must be 18+ to apply
Apply
Must be 16+ to apply
Ways To Submit Your Application
By e-mail:
jobs@alamedacountyfair.com
By fax: (925) 426-5196
By mail: Alameda County Fair
Attn: Human Resources
4501 Pleasanton Avenue
Pleasanton, CA 94566
If offered a position with the Alameda County Fair, you will be required to provide documents that establish your identity and authorize your eligibility to work in the U.S. If you are age 17 or younger, you will be required to provide a valid work permit available through your school, unless you have already graduated from high school. You must be at least 16 years old to work at the annual Alameda County Fair. Positions in racing, cash handling or childcare require candidates to be at least 18 years old. For positions involving cash handling or childcare, you will be asked to submit and pass a background screening.
Only the most qualified applicants will be called to interview for open positions. Submitting an application is not a promise regarding employment. If you are employed by the Alameda County Fair, you have the right to terminate your employment at any time, and the Alameda County Fair has the similar right.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy: The Alameda County Fair is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation, citizenship status or any other protected status is accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
