Party City Embarking On Halloween Hiring Spree In Connecticut

CONNECTICUT — Party City is expanding for the Halloween season in Connecticut to the tune of 170 jobs.

Party City announced the hiring initiative Monday. In all, 17,000 seasonal jobs are up for grabs nationwide at both Party City stores and Halloween City pop-up locations.

Party City has scheduled national hiring events at all of its locations on for Tuesday and Saturday of this week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On-the-spot interviews and employment offers will be available on site, officials said.

Interested applicants can visit Stores.PartyCity.com to find the nearest hiring location. Those interested apply online at PartyCity.Jobs.net or text PARTY to 51893.

Party City locations in Connecticut include:

• Enfield
• Manchester
• East Hartford
• Newington
• Simsbury
• Waterbury
• Hamden
• Waterford
• Orange
• Farifield
• Norwalk
• Stamford

"We're both excited and proud to welcome new team members to the Party City team for the Halloween season, and beyond," said Brad Weston, the president and chief executive officer at Party City. "We have the unique privilege of being able to inspire joy and make celebrations possible – whether they will be in person, at a distance, or virtual – at a time when the nation is craving them more than ever, and I know our employees across the country take that mission to heart. This is a special team to be part of, particularly this time of year, and I'm excited to be growing it by thousands of new employees, many of whom will continue on after the season and enjoy career opportunities with us."