Roles
Listed below are descriptions of volunteer positions available, and what to expect at "A Day In The Life of an MSS Volunteer". Please keep in mind, all descriptions are general and a volunteer may be requested to do more or less than the duties listed.
| Event Operations Assistant |
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Pre Event: Duties may include, but are not limited to: putting
up banners, placing barricades, filling water containers with water and
ice, keeping
skater lounges clean, delivering items throughout the site.
During Event: Duties may include, but are not limited
to: putting up banners, placing barricades, Filling water containers
with water and ice, keeping skater
lounges clean, delivering items throughout the site, assisting ramp
crew in case of rain (squeegying and towel drying ramps), assist in fulfilling
the needs of sponsors and exhibitors in the sponsor alley, helping
set-up
booths, errands for sponsors, deliveries of articles to booths, researching
and/or obtaining items from venue and/or operations director, getting
answers, staffing video game booths.
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| What to Expect:
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Busy, Loud, High Stress, Longer Hours, Manual Labor, High Demand |
| Good Points: |
Access to Athletes, VIP's and Staff, High Variety, Challenging |
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| Skatepark Assistant |
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Duties may include, but are not limited
to: helping with the operations of the open skatepark during public use, including
collection and verification of waivers, session times, order and conduct
of skates and enforcement of protective gear rules. |
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| What to Expect: |
Lots of hurry and wait (times very busy and not at all),
paperwork, money handling, verifying waivers, little manual labor |
| Good Points: |
Access to Athletes, VIP's and Staff, High Satisfaction Ratio |
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| Merchandising |
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Assist in ASA/MSS merchandising booth to sell
T-shirts, hats and other merchandise. Duties may include, but are not limited
to: organizing and displaying product, keeping track of inventory, retrieving
product from storage, sales to public attending the event. |
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| What to Expect: |
Must be Confident and Outgoing, Have Good Communication
Skills, Busy, Steady, Centralized |
| Good Points: |
High Contact with Public, Great Sales Experience |
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| Information/VIP |
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Assist in distributing information about the
event, including answering questions directly from public. Duties may include,
but are not limited to: checking in VIPs, assisting security, running errands
for information booth coordinator, assisting merchandise booth. |
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| What to Expect: |
May Get Hectic, Must be Confident and Outgoing, Have Good
Communication Skills, Little Manual Labor |
| Good Points: |
Access to VIPs, Good People Skills Experience, Centralized |
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| Media & Information/VIP Booth Assistant |
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Assist public relations representative and information/VIP
volunteer. Duties may include, but are not limited to: distributing information
about the event, including answering questions from the media, sponsors
and public, checking in media, checking in VIPs, assisting security, running
errands for information booth coordinator & public relations representative,
assisting merchandise booth. |
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| What to Expect: |
May Get Hectic, Must be Confident and Outgoing, Have Good
Communication Skills, Little Manual Labor |
| Good Points: |
Access to VIPs, Media, Good People Skills & Public Relations
Experience, Centralized, High Variety |
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| TV Production Assistant |
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Assist and work closely with TV producers, cameraman,
etc. Duties may include, but are not limited to: assisting crew with interviews,
logging tape, running errands, delivering results, etc. |
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| What to Expect: |
Anything and Everything |
| Good Points: |
Access to On-Air Team and TV Crew |
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