Hockey Tournament Manager
Hockey Tournament Manager: The Hockey Tournament Manager will assist the Hockey Tournament Director in all aspects of the Hockey tournament ($130,000+ budget) including, but not limited to: registration, recruitment of players, organization of tryouts, updating of website, communication with players/parents, schedule and scoring, creation of athlete bags, etc. Interns must be able to attend weekend tryouts during May and tournament in June.
Internship will run from January/February - June (start/end date will be dependent on intern).
Internship responsibilities include:
- Work with staff to promote hockey tryouts and recruit athletes through email marketing, social media and other channels.
- Work with Hockey Director to create tournament documents (check-in, rosters, schedules, etc.).
- Intern will be in charge of organizing tryout information and ensuring check in information is correct for regional tryouts.
- Assist with setting up and organization of regional tryouts.
- Participate in hockey committee calls and meetings.
- Pulling registration reports and ensuring players have paid fees.
- Management of the student ambassador program.
- Work with Hockey Director to update information on website and communicate with athletes.
- Intern will work weekend tryouts in May and during Summer Games weekends
Qualified candidates:
- Have an interest in sports or events
- Hockey knowledge/experience preferred.
- Willingness to learn and ability to follow direction – training will be provided for registration systems
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Seeking a marketing, sport management, business or similar degree.
- Able to work 20-25 hours a week (hours will increase during tryouts and tournament)
- Able to work May tryout weekends and tournament dates
- Start/end date are dependent on student’s schedule.
- Open to all levels of degree seeking college students
- The position is paid and academic credit is available if applicable
Applications for our internships can be found on the Internship page on our website at www.stategamesofmichigan.com/internships.