COMPANY: Western Golf Association – www.wgaesf.org
EVENT: 2018 BMW Championship – www.bmwchampionship.com
LOCATION: Tournament Headquarters – Oak Brook, IL (May – September)
Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, PA (September 4th – 9th)
TERM: May 2018 – September 2018 • 40+ hours per week, May – September, overtime as needed
COMPENSATION: Hourly rate of $8.25/hour
OVERVIEW: BMW Championship The 2018 BMW Championship will be played on September 4-9, 2018 and will bring a field of the top 70 PGA TOUR players in the FedExCup standings to Aronimink Golf Club. Players expected to compete include Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, and Rory McIlroy. This marks the return of a PGA TOUR event to the Philadelphia area following a 7 year absence. The Golf Channel and NBC will provide more than 16 hours of television coverage of all four rounds of the BMW Championship.
Western Golf Association Founded in 1899, the Western Golf Association conducts championships for professional and amateur golfers, promotes the use of caddies, and oversees the Evans Scholars Foundation, which awards college scholarships to caddies with limited financial means.
The WGA conducts two amateur championships, the Western Junior and the Western Amateur, as well as the 2018 Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship. The BMW Championship, the third of four PGA TOUR Playoff events in the TOUR's FedExCup competition, is the oldest tournament on the PGA TOUR and second oldest nationally after the U.S. Open. Headquartered in Golf, Illinois, the organization also sponsors the nationally acclaimed Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship Program.
Evans Scholars Foundation The WGA champions education through golf by supporting the Evans Scholars Program, the sole charitable beneficiary of the BMW Championship. Established by famed amateur golfer Charles “Chick” Evans Jr., the program provides full housing and tuition scholarships to deserving caddies across the country. Currently, more than 965 caddies are attending college on scholarship; there are more than 10,500 Evans Alumni. The Evans Program is funded by contributions from more than 100,000 golfers across the country, as well as Evans Alumni and proceeds from the BMW Championship.
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POSITION TITLE: Championship Assistant - Internship
REPORTING TO: Jeff Lapsansky, Director of Ticket Sales & Marketing; Collier Wiebe, Manager, Client Services
RESPONSIBILITIES: The primary duties of a championship assistant are outlined below. As the tournament nears, other duties may be assigned by the senior vice president, tournaments.
Ticket Sales & Service: • Manage the Championship ticketing system (Ticketmaster) processing phone orders and managing data for the 2018 BMW Championship as well as the 2018 Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship • Provide customer service to those inquiring about tickets or spectator information • Identify and sell available individual and group ticket inventory by generating leads through outbound calls • Manage ticket fulfillment and distribution, both physical and electronic tickets • Assist development and distribution of promotional materials • Assist with fulfillment of marketing partners trade packages • Inventory and organize tickets • Prepare credential boards and admission policy documents for Championship week • Assist the tickets & admissions office operations throughout Championship week
Corporate Sales & Service: • Make phone calls to corporate supporters for both the BMW Championship & the 2018 Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship • Data entry and database management • Contract and invoice distribution and tracking • Preparation for corporate supporter days, including documents and binders
REQUIREMENTS: • Highly motivated and enthusiastic with strong interpersonal skills • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Computer skills – Microsoft Word and Excel. Any database or ticketing system experience is a plus • Bachelor’s degree (complete or to be completed by May 2018) in sports management or a related field • Previous sales or event operations experience is a plus • Must be able to work beginning in May, through the BMW Championship in September • Candidates are required to have transportation and local housing in the Chicagoland area
Send cover letter and résumé to Jeff Lapsansky at [email protected] by March 18, 2018.
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