Margaritaville Restaurants Leadership Program

The Leadership Program offers two distinct but connected pathways:

As a Margaritaville Leadership Program participant, you will gain on-the-job experience working in our Margaritaville and Landshark Bar & Grill locations, will participate in unique learning experiences, and can meet and work with people from all over the world. Work is augmented by weekly meetings with leaders and supervisors who share the inside view of their work at Margaritaville and their experiences as leaders. The open discussion format allows participants to learn directly from leaders, ask challenging questions, and address critical issues. Participants will have the opportunity to work side by side a supervisor or manager to learn the responsibilities, duties, and real-world work experience.

We will host weekly Leadership session with Executives in Operations, Human Resources, Marketing, Culinary and students can learn about philanthropy and charity elements of Margaritaville and Jimmy Buffett, and will have a chance to have a work session with the CEO. The discussions are structured to provide both a functional overview of the organization and insight into a variety of leadership approaches.

Students will choose arrival and departure dates based on school schedule and housing.

You’ll be paid an hourly wage based on your position less all applicable taxes and withholdings, payable weekly. If overtime is required, we will try to give you as much advanced notice as possible. Training is also paid.

Minimum Requirements:

• At least 18 years old
• Currently enrolled in a college or university pursuing a certificate or degree
• Have completed at least one semester of college
• Able to start internship working at least 35 hours/week (Mid May through Mid – Late August. We will work around your back-to-school schedule.
• Legally authorized to work in the US on a fulltime, permanent, and ongoing basis without requiring sponsorship now or in the future
• Have housing or currently live near, one of the following locations:
  • Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Destin, FL
  • Panama City Beach, FL
  • Daytona Beach, FL
  • Miami, FL
  • Key West, FL
  • New York City, NY
  • Atlantic City, NJ
  • Minneapolis, MN (Mall of America)
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Miramar Beach, FL
• Housing must be confirmed prior to a final offer being extended.

While this is a paid program opportunity. Hourly wages will be based on the salary for each market.

The program experience will be an extension of what you learn in class with a chance to apply the knowledge gained in the classroom.

• To acquire new knowledge in a new setting to enhance classroom education.
• To apply higher order thinking skills (critical thinking, analysis, synthesis, evaluation, complex problem solving) to “real world” situations.
• To learn employer expectations for workplace behaviors.
• To expand oral communication skills.
• To increase skills for understanding and working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures and to work effectively within diverse environments.
• To acquire additional interpersonal communication and interaction skills.
• To develop self-reliance and self-confidence.
• To develop and use an ethical perspective.

Transferable Skills learned during your program include:

• Communication
• Teamwork
• Flexibility
• Customer Service
• Attention to Detail
• Leadership
• Critical Thinking
• Initiative
• Problem-solving
• Goal-setting
• Time management
• Organizational skills

Your professional development includes networking events and training sessions; your calendar will always be full!

• We’ll help you have fun outside of work with events, community connection, and networking events with leaders and other activities.
• There are many perks to being a summer intern, but a few standouts are:
  • Access to our company store that has steep discounts on Margaritaville products
  • Contests and Prizes
  • Flexible hours
  • Working with great, diverse, and like-minded people

Special arrangements can be made to accommodate academic degree requirements. Leaders and program managers are available to meet or correspond with academic advisors, review mandatory assignments, and complete evaluations based on specific academic needs.

Ongoing communication and evaluation is encouraged as a part of every experience for the program. Participants and managers also take a step back at key points to assess your experience and measure progress Exit interviews and final evaluations help us understand how we can improve the program and provide you feedback on your performance.