Seasonal Event Accreditation Assistant

Summary

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

• Support NFL Accreditation Manager in all facets of Super Bowl accreditation process
• Support vendor contacts with credential process on a day-to-day basis and address issues as they arise
• Additional duties as assigned
• Work closely with accreditation manager on oversight and management of NFL credential database
• Support overall Gameday Teammate Check-In operation on Super Bowl Sunday
• Serve as liaison among event vendors, NFL and contracted security, local and federal law enforcement, venue operations, broadcast partners and production
• Communicate complex credential process guidelines to key vendors to ensure deadlines are met
• Oversee and manage on-site operations of credential production and distribution vendor with staff of 10 – 15
• 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

Required Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

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

Travel

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).

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

• Seasonal, 7-month role
• 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.
• 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.