Practicum Student / Intern (Event Management)

The University of Mississippi

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Position Details

The Event Management Intern/Practicum student is responsible for game day set-up, game day responsibilities at the direction of their game day operations department supervisor and other duties as assigned. The student will have the opportunity to work all of the Ole Miss sporting events. The student will also be given a project to work on for the entire semester in an effort to improve operations for the department. The student will utilize Google Drive and its programs including: Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Forms.

Responsibilities:

• Work 15 - 25 hours a week (this can be flexible)
• This will to be tracked on a Google Sheet
• Meet Bi-Weekly with the Event Management team to review progress
• Maintain active communication with the Event Management team
• Assist in game day set up, breakdown, and other responsibilities
• Attend student worker trainings and meetings
• Shadow and assist student worker scheduling process
• Assist in the inventory and preparation of equipment for upcoming sports
• Assist in the preparation for outside events as they may come
• Assist in the preparation for student workers for their shifts
• Assist with and complete any projects as they relate specifically to the Event Management team department
• Other duties as assigned.

Current resume and a letter of interest are required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.