Jobs
Would you like to work on behalf of Yellowstone, surrounded by trails, wildlife, and spectacular natural wonders? Maybe you’ve always dreamed of spending a summer in Yellowstone National Park? Yellowstone Forever is looking for talented and dedicated new members for our team! Join us in our mission to create opportunities for all people to experience, enhance, and preserve Yellowstone forever.
Facilities
Maintenance Manager
Location: Gardiner, MT
Full-Time / Hourly / Non-Exempt
The Maintenance and Construction Manager plays a critical role in YFâs operations by working as an integral part of our Facilities team leading operational, preventative, and cyclic maintenance activities and construction projects. The work to maintain and improve YFâs properties and facility systems ensures the safety and comfort of people using the facilities, including offices, housing, retail areas, campus infrastructure, and all other YF owned/operated infrastructure. This position is primarily responsible for the care, maintenance, and improvement of building components and systems, as well as major projects requiring skilled carpentry, painting, plumbing, and electrical and HVAC work. Leading and accomplishing the work will involve working independently, leading other facilities staff and volunteers, and/or obtaining and overseeing the services of contractors and subcontractors. This position reports to the Facilities and Sustainability Director and in their absence serves as the Acting Director for the Facilities Department. Success in this position requires a broad range of trades skills, the ability to formulate both short- and long-term facility maintenance plans, the ability to adapt to and manage emergent and/or emergency facility maintenance needs and projects, rigorous attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, the ability to write accurate scopes of work for contracts, project management, and the ability to collaborate within the Facilities Department and across the organization.
Human Resources
Youth Conservation Corps â Logistics and Media Intern
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Seasonal / Full-Time / Non-Exempt
Dates: May 19, 2024 â August 23, 2024 (14-week term, dates flexible)
The Youth Conservation Corps Logistics and Media Intern assists National Park Service staff with completing important park work by assisting with deferred maintenance projects, education lessons, and recreation opportunities for teen-aged participants. One main project is to take, collect, and organize photos and create a multi-media presentation for two end of session banquets. Serving with the YCC program in Yellowstone requires a good deal of physical exertion while assisting with work projects and hiking in the backcountry.
Institute
Education Assistant
Location: Gardiner, Montana
Seasonal / Non-Exempt
The Education Assistant plays a critical role in Yellowstone Foreverâs mission creating opportunities for all people to experience Yellowstone. Reporting to Education Operations, this role is instrumental in coordinating administrative tasks essential for the smooth functioning of educational programs.
Tribal Center Coordinator
Location: Old Faithful â Yellowstone National Park, WY
Seasonal / Full-Time / Non-Exempt
The Tribal Center Coordinator supports Tribal education and engagement programs specific to the Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center (YTHC), an initiative that highlights Native American artists, scholars, and presenters. Yellowstone Forever, alongside the National Park Service, are committed to working with Tribal partners, educators, and advocates to elevate the Tribal presence and representation in Yellowstone National Park. This position plays a critical role in YTHC operations, working with Tribal presenters, National Park Service staff, Yellowstone Forever staff, and visitors. Responsibilities of this position include coordinating Tribal guest presenters and support during time at YTHC.
Philanthropy
Development Assistant
Location: Bozeman, Montana
Full-Time / Non-Exempt
The Development Assistant plays a critical role in Yellowstone Foreverâs development efforts. This position will maintain and support the overall department in areas of donor stewardship, engagement, and experiences, as well as assist with diverse fundraising efforts throughout the year. The ability to collaborate effectively with others, multi-task, and pay close attention to detail is essential. A successful candidate for this position will possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to find joy and humor in the fundraising process, which is highly valued in our fast-paced and collaborative environment.
Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Location: Bozeman, Montana (Hybrid)
Full-Time / Exempt
The Manager, Corporate Partnerships, is a mission-critical role serving as the key steward for a rich portfolio of current and prospective corporate, marketing, institutional and external stakeholders/partners in support of Yellowstone National Park. This position will provide leadership, strategy, and counsel to the CDO for attracting resources for institutional priorities as defined by YNP staff and the YF strategic plan. This position is responsible for the comprehensive management and execution of the corporate partnershipsâ program with Yellowstone Forever. The Manager, Corporate Partnerships develops and manages relationships with corporate partners that offer corporate foundation grants and/or in-kind support and actively seeks and develops corporate partnership and cause related marketing relationships that result in visibility and revenue. This position is an opportunity for a highly motivated development professional to build and manage a portfolio of corporate donors capable of making five and six-figure gifts, as well as to help Yellowstone Forever grow its corporate giving program toward the seven-figure range. The ability to achieve results through relationship management is essential. Success in this position requires strong interpersonal skills, entrepreneurship, and business acumen. Candidate must be able to collaborate effectively with others, multi-task, and pay close attention to detail.
Retail
Park Store Associate (Seasonal)
Location:Â Greater Yellowstone National Park Area as Assigned.
Full-Time / Seasonal / Non-Exempt
The Park Store Associate is a critical role in the daily operation of Yellowstone Forever Park stores at visitor centers and contact stations throughout the Greater Yellowstone National Park Area. The associate represents âthe faceâ of the organization by working on the front lines and often in partnership with naturalist rangers from the National Park Service. Associates assist and engage visitors with purchases of educational products, explain our supporter program and recruit new members, and help answer visitor questions about Yellowstone National Park. Success in this position requires outstanding visitor/customer service skills and a passion for Yellowstone National Park and its preservation and sharing that passion with others.
Retail Store Manager (Seasonal)
Location:Â Greater Yellowstone National Park Area, Wyoming/Montana
Full-Time / Seasonal (April – October)/ Non-Exempt
The Retail Store Manager plays a critical role in overseeing day-to-day Yellowstone Forever Park Store operations in assigned stores at visitor centers and contact stations around the greater Yellowstone National Park area. The Retail Store Manager oversees staff assigned to specific stores as defined by the Retail Operations and Visual Merchandising Manager and is responsible for the daily execution of effective retail operations, including: training staff, inventory management, daily/weekly/monthly reporting, store cleanliness and presentation, tracking and relaying key performance indicators (KPIs), overseeing related systems, and working to provide the highest quality visitor experience possible. The Retail Store Manager, in close coordination with the Retail Operations and Visual Merchandising Manager, is also responsible for executing the retail merchandising, marketing, and communication plans in their assigned Park Store(s) and proactively looking for ways to enhance the visitor experience and developing recommendations to senior retail staff. Additionally, the Retail Store Manager will assist in training, and developing Park Store Associates. Success in this position requires excellent supervisory skills and customer engagement, experience capturing and analyzing KPIs, managing core retail operations systems, unrelenting pursuit of excellence, and a drive for continual growth and improvement.
Retail Store Assistant Manager (Seasonal)
Location:Â Greater Yellowstone National Park Area as Assigned
Full-Time / Seasonal (May – October)/ Non-Exempt
The Retail Store Assistant Manager plays a critical role in the field overseeing the active engagement, greeting, and recommendations to our customers. The Assistant (Asst.) Manager is the âfaceâ of Yellowstone Forever to our customers and visitors in our day-to-day Yellowstone Forever Park Store operations. As a brand ambassador, the Asst. Manager must be a knowledge expert about Yellowstone Forever and our retail product, institute courses and instruction offerings, and our philanthropy efforts and supporter programs. Ensure that there is a continual effort to provide the highest quality visitor experience possible. Closely coordinate with the Retail Store Manager in executing the retail merchandising, marketing, and communication plans in assigned Park Stores and proactively looking for ways to enhance the visitor experience. Success in this position requires an exceptional attitude and desire for proactive customer engagement, an unrelenting pursuit of excellence, and a drive for continual growth and improvement.
Warehouse Associate (Seasonal)
Location:Â Gardiner, MT
Part-Time or Full-Time / Seasonal / Non-Exempt
The Warehouse Associate plays a critical role in Yellowstone Foreverâs operations, will be responsible for performing an array of duties such as receiving and processing incoming stock and materials, picking and filling orders from stock, packing and shipping orders, or managing, organizing, and retrieving stock and other data processing. Success in this position requires a high degree of efficiency working with warehouse logistics software to ensure complete accuracy for inventory.
Volunteer
Campus and Program Volunteer
Location: Lamar Buffalo Ranch, Yellowstone National Park or Yellowstone Overlook Field Campus, Gardiner, MT
Employment Type: Volunteer
The Campus and Program Volunteer supports the YF Institute field seminars and Yellowstone Overlook field campus. Each YF Institute field seminar is supported by one of our Campus and Program Volunteers. Field seminars are based at the Lamar Buffalo Ranch field campus, the Yellowstone Forever classrooms in Gardiner, or another location in the park. The Yellowstone Overlook field campus is based in Gardiner and provides a location for adult students and youth groups to stay in comfortable lodging during their stay while participating in YF programs. Campus and Program Volunteers welcome and host students, orient them to Yellowstone Forever and the facility, assist instructors in logistical aspects of courses, drive the 14-passenger mini-bus for all field trips, assist in risk management in the field, and maintain and clean campus facilities. Campus and Program Volunteers also provide linen service and basic maintenance services at the Yellowstone Overlook field campus. Success in this position requires a welcoming demeanor, being a responsible and independent worker and being able to assist with the needs of various students. Depending upon the needs of Yellowstone Forever, Campus and Program Volunteers may spend more time or less on certain duties.