So you are like the rest of us and can no longer live the dream of being a professional athlete. So what! That should not keep you from being involved in the game. As long as you are looking for an internship, you might as well do it in an industry that you love.

If you love sports and want a career in sports special events, an internship is the best way to break into the industry.

• Assist Stadium Event Manager with coordination of all gameday operations and production
• Manage F&B hospitality areas and overall event set-ups
• Welcome, greet, and assist guests to suites, ledge boxes, club seats, and VIP areas
• Provide exemplary customer service to all guests of the team & stadium
• Represent the team and stadium in a professional and courteous manor
• Creatively fulfill special gameday requests and projects
• Execute promotional and distribution of items to designated areas
• Other gameday
• event operations duties as assigned

• Knowledgeable of the sport, team, organization and facility preferred
• Prefer College Level Juniors or Seniors in sports management or related field of study
• Professional appearance, attitude, and communication skills
• Ability to take direction with little to no supervision
• Must be able to work all home games and special events
• Demonstrate Strong Customer Service skills
• Committed, hard-working individual who is “hands-on” in the work place
• Manual labor will be required from time to time
• Previous experience working events preferred but not required

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Career Tip: In addition to looking for internships, you should apply for entry level positions that may even require some experience. If you offer to take the job for half of the salary or more likely for free for a while, we have found employers willing to accept those terms. You gain experience, they get your help at no cost and you are likely to be hired after you prove yourself. Give it a try as we have seen it work.

JobsInSports.com has been helping applicants find Special Events internships in the sports industry before most people even had an email address. We want you to be our next success story and we have the experience to dramatically shorten your sports job search. This is a minute sampling of the way we have played a role for thousands of the sports world's most prominent employers in the hiring of tens of thousands of sports recruits since 1999. Are you ready to play your role?

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