Event Accreditation Assistant (External Agency Employee)

Overview /Objective
The NFL Events Access Control team is seeking someone with a passion for event operations who wants to gain tremendous experience working on one of the largest sports and entertainment events in the world. The seasonal assistant would be responsible for supporting the NFL Accreditation Manager in the end to end accreditation of 40,000+ individuals at Super Bowl. The ideal candidate will have in depth knowledge of and experience with large scale event accreditation and management. Additionally this person must possess a strong work ethic, positive attitude and willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done.
This position is seasonal, beginning in September and lasting approximately eight months. The position will be based in the New York City office and will require much travel and long hours including a 1 week stay in London (October) and 4 week stay in the Super Bowl city (January – February).
Responsibilities

• Communicate complex credential process guidelines to key vendors to ensure deadlines are met
• Additional duties as assigned
• Support overall Gameday Teammate Check-In operation on Super Bowl Sunday
• Support NFL Accreditation Manager in all facets of Super Bowl accreditation process
• Facilitate data entry and changes/updates to NFL accreditation database on a daily basis for Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, London Games, Germany Game, NFL Combine and NFL Draft
• Support vendor contacts with credential process on a day-to-day basis and address issues as they arise
• Work closely with accreditation manager on oversight and management of NFL credential database
• Oversee and manage on-site operations of credential production and distribution vendor with staff of 10 – 15
• Technical support for the league’s regular and post season ticketing programs. To include request processing, fulfillment, inventory management, and financial reconciliation.
• Serve as liaison among event vendors, NFL and contracted security, local and federal law enforcement, venue operations, broadcast partners and production

Required Qualifications

• Experience with large scale event management and accreditation a MUST
• Solid writing, communication and organizational skills
• Proactive self-starter who works well within a team, strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to effectively delegate
• Possess IT, software and database development experience
• Proven accomplishments in organization and management of people and processes
• Ability to implement and meet deadlines
• Successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Ability to lead others and collaborate with a variety of groups at different levels
• Knowledge of League and team business and operating units
• Flexibility to travel as needed
• 3 years with Event Management a MUST

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Knowledge of working in databases
• 1-3 years event management experience
• High-level understanding of event operations

Physical Demands

• N/A

Travel

• Flexibility to travel as needed

Salary / Pay Range
This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.
Terms / Expected Hours of Work

• FLSA exempt.
• This job posting is for a position with one of the NFL’s third-party agency partners that provides services to the NFL. The individual selected for this role will be an employee of that third-party agency and not the NFL. All compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment are handled by the agency. The assignment to provide services to the NFL will be limited in duration but may be extended for an additional period by agreement between the NFL and the agency.
• The NFL is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment that reflects our incredibly diverse fan base. We provide an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants without regard to status as protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
• The NFL maintains a Flexible Workplace Policy that provides members of our workforce with opportunities to periodically work from a location of their choice, while maintaining a priority on in-person work at an NFL office, which enables us to more effectively collaborate, connect and build a workplace culture that will drive our continued success.