Events Coordinator - Intercollegiate Athletics
University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL · 4 days ago
Manufacturing$23.68/hrFull-time
About the role
The Events Coordinator supports the planning and execution of athletic and rental events by overseeing venue setup and logistics.
Responsibilities
- Act as point person for external customers regarding facility information availability, and costs.
- Calculate and provide cost estimates for external rental events.
- Set up staging for external events such as weddings, career fairs, and shows.
- Communicate with external renters to finalize contracts, insurance requirements, equipment needs and final settlement details.
- Serve as liaison between venue renters, coaches, staff and Senior Associate Athletics Director for Facilities, Operations, and Capital Projects.
- Set up staging for seats, equipment, audio, and video for athletic events.
- Directs students that assist with setup.
- Manage all aspects of student employment, including scheduling, payroll administration, and assignment of duties.
- Avoids game management operations across multiple sports to ensure smooth event execution.
- Afford assistance in daily preventative facility maintenance.
- Adhere to all University, Conference and NCAA rules and regulations.
- Oversight of department key inventory and building access procedures.
- Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Requirements
- High School graduation or equivalent.
- Any combination totaling two (2) years (24 months) from the following categories: Professional work experience in event coordination.
- College course work in any discipline, as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent:60 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)90 semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months).
Qualifications
- Minimum qualifications required.
Skills
N/A
Benefits
This position is eligible for benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.
Pay
$23.68 - 23.68 / Hourly Wage
Schedule
Monday - Friday, some weekends