Events Seasonal Assistant – HDBY

Position Summary

The Home Depot Backyard Events department has an opening for a Seasonal Assistant from July 2026 through January 2027. Experiences to be gained through the events seasonal assistant position include:

• Event Planning, Logistics and Execution for a wide variety of events including Atlanta Falcons Tailgates, Atlanta United Tailgates, The Home Depot Backyard, and 3rd party events.
• Learn the process of communication between clients and internal and external resources throughout the event process (pre-event, event, post-event).
• Understand the booking to execution process of internal events and daily community programming for The Home Depot Backyard.
• Understand contracts and execution of contracts through events, game day sponsorships, and community involvement.
• Brand ambassador for The Home Depot Backyard and participating sponsors.
• Professional Customer Service that is necessary with direct customer and client interaction.

Qualifications, Required Skills And Education Requirements

• College graduate
• Prior internships or work experience (6 months to 2 years) in Events, Operations, Parks & Recreation, professional client service or related fields required
• Solution oriented, highly motivated and proactive self-starter who works well as both team member and individual contributor
• Outstanding organizational skills, ability to follow through, and capable of meeting deadlines while balancing multiple projects and priorities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Physical requirements

• The ability to lift 50+ pounds
• The ability to be on your feet for 4+ hours

Duties

• Aid with daily needs of The Home Depot Backyard Department.
• Aid with the execution of all Game Day operations and Events including (Outside Activation Areas, Sponsor Tailgates and Activations) as given for The Home Depot Backyard, Atlanta United, and Atlanta Falcons.
• Support full-time staff in constructing multiple game day documents for vendors, sponsors, and stadium members.
• Aid full-time staff with communications and logistics between the stadium operations groups, our official food and beverage provider and other stadium partners.
• Support the programming team with activations and events when needed.
• Responsible for keeping all inventory up to date for The Home Depot Backyard.
• Analyze research findings and identify concepts that align with the brand, objectives, and drive guest engagement results.
• Work alongside full-time staff on various projects for HDBY and provide support where needed.
• Other duties assigned by full-time staff.