Gameday Student Assistant, Marketing

University of Texas at Austin

3d•$8•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Athletics will define what it means to be the world's best intercollegiate athletics program, instilling passion, knowledge, and character for all student-athletes to compete to win, to succeed academically, to achieve their dreams in life, and to contribute to society. Our mission is to prepare students to win with integrity-in academics, in athletics and in life. Texas Athletics Marketing department is looking for hands-on, passion-focused student workers for the 2026-27 school year. Each person to join our team in this event-based position will be a contributing member of the department’s external affairs staff, with an emphasis on executing all of the marketing and promotional efforts that bring gameday to life for our fans, sponsors, and student-athletes. These students will collaborate directly with marketing staff to run the gameday efforts in and around our venues from pregame through post-game at home Texas Athletics events.

Requirements

Must be a student at the University of Texas at Austin, registered for at least six credit hours
Demonstrate strong interest and passion for Texas Athletics and the execution of marketing strategy
Effective team player willing to follow or lead as necessary
Willing to communicate with staff, other students, and visitors (strong communication skills a must)
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Nice To Haves

Sport Management or Business/Communication-related major
Previous experience with a sports organization
Some interest in Marketing

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Texas Athletics, Learfield – Longhorn Sports Properties, Texas Cheer & Pom, and Hook ‘Em to execute in-game elements and promotions at sporting events
Exemplify Texas Hospitality while interacting with fans pre-game, in-game, and post-game
Distribute promotional materials and giveaway items at events as needed
Develop crowd engagement ideas
May serve as in-arena hosts, music operators, or additional roles at select sporting events as needed
Assist in other duties as needed
Consistently exemplify the core values and quality service standards of Texas Athletics. Always act ethically. Proactively seek guidance when unsure or unclear of a law, rule or policy applicable to you or your department/sport program.
Actively participate in assigned education and training programs.
Comply with all laws, policies, rules and regulations set forth by the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, The University of Texas at Austin, NCAA, Conference, or other governing body, including state and federal laws.
Annually obtain prior written approval and report all outside activities and outside income.
Report knowledge of, or reasonable cause to believe, violation(s) of state or federal laws, policies, rules, or regulations of the University, Conference, or NCAA to IA ARMCS or IA HR.
Fully cooperate with any investigation by providing complete and accurate information when requested to do so by Texas Athletics and/or the NCAA and do not influence others in any way during an investigation.
In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Texas Education Code Sec. 51.252, this position may be a Non-Confidential Employee as defined by University policies on Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Interpersonal Violence and Stalking. As a Non-Confidential Employee, individuals employed in this position will report incidents of such prohibited conduct to the University’s Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Title IX Coordinator as required by applicable law or University policy. An employee who does not report an incident or who makes a false report is subject to termination and may be charged with a criminal offense (Class A or Class B misdemeanor).
For more information about employee responsibilities under Title IX, including information about confidential employee reporting exceptions, please visit the Title IX website at http://titleix.utexas.edu.