Employment with Mississippi State Athletics
The Mississippi State will list its current graduate assistant and internship opportunities on this page when they are available. For full-time positions, please visit Mississippi State University's online job search for current offerings.
We appreciate your interest in joining the MSU Athletics team!
Internship positions available:
Marketing & Fan Engagement 2019-2020 Internship
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Fall/Spring Internship Period: August 2019 - May 2020 (APPLICATIONS OPEN)
Internship Type: UNPAID
- Assist the MSU Athletic Marketing staff in the development, coordination and implementation of marketing, promotional and fan experience efforts for all 16 sports, and any specific sport or event to which you are assigned.
- Attend scheduled weekly/bi-weekly intern staff meetings, intern huddle meetings and optional intern development events.
- Develop full-scale marketing plans and fan experience menus for sports as needed and assigned.
- Assist with managing public address announcers, coordinating music, video board elements, cheer squad, pep band, and other marketing needs to direct the flow of games, events and promotions as needed.
- Fulfill sponsored elements such as logo exposure, PA announcements, promotions, and events
- Improve the atmosphere at each event through the use of games, giveaways, contests, trivia and music, etc.
- Promote athletic events and communicate promotions within the residence halls, Greek system, student body, etc.
- Distribute posters and schedule cards to assigned locations, and check for refills on a bi-weekly basis.
- Learn about the sports marketing field and HAVE FUN
Bulldog Club 2019-20 Internship
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Internship Period: August 2019 - May 2020 (CLOSED)
Application Deadline: July 12th at 5:00 p.m.
Internship Type: UNPAID
- Assist the MSU Bulldog Club staff in coordination and implementation of scheduled events and game day operations for football, basketball, and baseball home games
- Proudly represent the MSU Athletic Department by providing customer service and coordinating fundraising efforts
- Assist with donor appreciation events
- Attend scheduled intern meetings
- HAVE FUN!
Fan Experience Representative Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
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Application Period: Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
Application Deadline: August 31st at 5 p.m. (APPLICATIONS OPEN)
Internship Type: $7.25/hour
- Drive revenues by selling Mississippi State Athletics tickets – season, partial plans, single games, and groups - through 30-40 daily phone calls to provided sales and renewal leads
- Create repeat business by providing first-class face-to-face, verbal, and written customer service
- Make follow-up calls to survey responders
- Work all football, as well as some baseball and basketball, games as a “secret shopper” and promptly provide a detailed written report of various aspects of the fan experience
- Occasionally execute sales and customer service duties at football, basketball, and baseball events
- Completely and accurately log all interactions with fans in Salesforce CRM
- Contribute to fan experience enhancement strategy by reporting on common fan challenges
- Contribute to lead generation by proactively seeking referrals and group sales leads Contribute to social media, content, and customer service strategy
- Other duties as assigned
Hail State Live and SEC Network Production Internship
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Internship Period: August 2019 - May 2020
Application Deadline: July 31st at 5 p.m.
Internship Type: UNPAID
- Assist with the video board and SEC Network productions of athletic events
- Gain experience working in live sports productions
- Run camera, learn replay, assist with graphic and help with audio
- Attend regularly schedule training session
- Able to work nights, weekends and long events
- Open to all majors with no experience required, just PASSION!
An interest and interview session will take place in August 2019.
Football Office Internship
Resume Deadline: APPLICATION PERIOD CLOSED
- Roles available to provide experience in recruiting, coaching, promotion, and adminstration.
- Requires working football gamedays
To apply, email resume to msufootballinterns@athletics.msstate.edu. Please include your area of interest in your email.
Graduate Assistant positions available:
Marketing & Fan Experience Graduate Assistant
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Fall/Spring Internship Period: Fall 2018 - Spring 2019 (With Possible Extension to Spring 2020)
Application Deadline: April 19th at 5 PM (APPLICATION CLOSED)
- Assist the MSU Athletic Marketing staff in the development, coordination and implementation of marketing, promotional and fan experience efforts for all 16 sports, and any specific sport or event to which you are assigned.
- Develop full-scale marketing plans and fan experience menus for sports as needed and assigned.
- Provide leadership and assist in overseeing Marketing Assistants and interns and their assigned responsibilities
- Assist with managing public address announcers, coordinating music, video board elements, cheer squad, pep band, and other marketing needs to direct the flow of games, events and promotions as needed.
- Oversee Fan Zone prior to each home football game and select special events, such as Fan Days and Cowbell Yell.
- Fulfill sponsored elements such as logo exposure, PA announcements, promotions, and events
- Improve the atmosphere at each event through the use of games, giveaways, contests, trivia and music, etc.
- Promote athletic events and communicate promotions within the residence halls, Greek system, student body, etc.
- Assist in daily operation of Maroon Memories fan experience program to drive sales and engagement with the platform. This includes coordinating and overseeing set up at all sporting events.
- Assist in managing community outreach efforts to promote marketing programs to the GTR community
- Provide assistance in creating content, managing daily operation, and scheduling of social media platforms
- Other duties as assigned