Location: Los Angeles, CA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
**UCLA ATHLETICS** **Event Operations Internship** **Summary:** University of California, Los Angeles Athletics Department is hiring an Event Operations Intern for the 2026-2027 academic year. This position will work in the Event Operations office and perform duties that will lead to the success of the event operations for all athletics programs at the University of California, Los Angeles. This internship will be a volunteer position for hours worked within the office. However, there is opportunity to be hired into a paid/part-time position, specifically for EVENT hours, starting at the payrate of $21/hr. The internship will run from August 2026 to the end of December 2026, with the option to extend the internship until the end of June 2027. Extension will be at the discretion of UCLA. **Functions:** Under the direction of the event operations office: - Assist the event operations full‐time staff members with all game day operations, including pre‐event set‐up, in‐game responsibilities, and post‐event responsibilities. - Act as “Day of” contact for assigned sports, as well as organize or assist in scheduling emergency medical services, security and police, ball crew, table crew, and student staff schedules. - Delegate and oversee tasks assigned to a staging crew of 2–3 people, helping to build leadership and project management skills in a live event environment. - Create or assist with the distribution of visiting team guides, operations and tournament manuals; create event timing sheets; coordinate with coaches and team personnel for game‐day requests and arrangements; act as parking services liaison for assigned sports. - Gameday responsibilities include supervision of event staff and staging staff, crowd control, liaison for visiting team and officials, event set‐up, and table crew supervision. - Attends department and event-specific meetings in preparation for upcoming events. **Working Requirements:** - Work all Men’s Water Polo home games in the fall (**paid*