Milwaukee World Festival hosts job fair ahead of festival season

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The Milwaukee World Festival hosted a job fair today with the goal to hire more than 2,000 workers for the festival season, which includes the nine days of Summerfest.

Positions offer competitive wages, flexible scheduling, paid training, and perks including admission tickets to Summerfest and food vouchers.

"Everyone's really excited. It's going to be a historic season said Sarah Pancheri, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Milwaukee World Festival. "We've all missed live music, we've got a brand new amphitheater and we're looking for people to be part of our team."

If you couldn't make it today, you can head to Summerfest.com and fill out an application.