Barista | Part-Time | Seattle Aquarium

Oak View Group

Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015, the company serves a collection of seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, spanning four continents.

Position Summary

A Barista plays a critical role in delivering exceptional guest experiences by providing professional and efficient food and beverage service during everyday cafe operations. Their primary function is to ensure that all guests feel welcomed and attended to, following event specifications and service standards. From the setup of the cafe and the Barista counter to serving every guest that comes to the cafe, they maintain an acute focus on detail and hospitality. Baristas work collaboratively with the kitchen to ensure the guest is properly taken care of and receives professional service in a timely manner. This individual will be expected to reset, stock, and clean (opening and closing checklist) and ensure that all equipment is cleaned and stored appropriately. The Barista position is the front line to Food & Beverage and has the ability to positively impact the guest experience!

This role pays an hourly rate of $21.30 and is tip eligible.

Benefits for Part-Time roles: 401(k) Savings Plan, 401(k) matching.

This position will remain open until August 28, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Have knowledge of how to build coffee drinks.
• Understands how to build a menu and be able to portion out drinks.
• Maintains knowledge of the menu and any special items being offered.
• Provides quick, attentive, friendly, and professional service to banquet guests and is able to communicate clearly with all customers.
• Ensures that food items are served at proper temperature and immediately upon availability from the kitchen, as ordered by the customer.
• Ensures neat presentation of all ordered items, with no spillover.
• Pre-buses tables and fully buses tables when necessary during peak periods.
• Maintains availability to work during many peak periods.
• Stocks beverage station(s) when necessary (ice, juices, glassware, sugar packets, etc).
• Maintains high responsiveness to customer desires and requests.
• Maintains a professional and clean appearance.
• Communicates with waitstaff, buspersons, bartenders, supervisors, and kitchen staff in order to improve communication and coordination so that patrons may be impressed by their dining experience.
• Builds and maintains knowledge regarding bar offerings so that patron questions may be accurately answered
  
  

Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment preferred.
• Previous experience preparing coffee drinks is a plus.
• Must have a High School Diploma, G.E.D., or related Food Service Job Experience.
• Must acquire and maintain a Food Handler's Card, Alcohol Awareness Certification, and other required compliance trainings.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, fast-paced, event-driven environment.
• Ability to communicate with employees, co-workers, management staff, and guests in a clear, business-like, and respectful manner that focuses on generating a positive, enthusiastic, and cooperative work environment.
  
  

Strengthened by our Differences. United to Make a Difference

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.