Yesterday, I officially started my job, where I work for the marketing and fan engagement side of the athletic department at the university. Going into this, I was a little nervous because I haven’t had a job in a long time, so I didn’t know what to expect since I have never worked in the sports industry before. Luckily, they understood that this is my first time on the job, so they are going to ease me into doing harder things later down the line. However, I had a really fun time with what they do, so I am looking forward to working on more games while doing more tasks.
My first day on the job was spent working at the rivalry volleyball game against UNLV, which drew a full house of attendees. I arrived two hours before the game to help set up any necessary equipment for our department, as I had read the script for the entire game. What a script entails is all of the information from each type of crew that’s going to happen from the beginning of the game to the end. It showed what’s going to play in between timeouts, set breaks, and even the events that they do with fans, which I got to help choose.
We had a dance cam where the winner got a 25-dollar gift card to Ruby’s, which is a recently opened burger and shake place, and I chose the winner and then gave them the gift card. The next thing I did was also choose people for a set break game, so another intern and I found 4 people to play our game, which was essentially just a handoff race with the volleyball after the teams finished a set. Those two opportunities were super exciting to do since it was a hands-on experience by choosing people, which is a situation that I like to do. Overall, I did a good job for someone who hasn’t worked in the sports industry before, so I will improve with more games further on in the semester.
My side of the booth 