About this Internship: Premium Experience & Engagement (Part-Time/Seasonal) role at Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) is one of the largest integrated sports and entertainment companies in the country with one of the most diverse partnership groups in all of sports. MSE owns and operates seven major and minor sports teams: 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals, NBA’s Washington Wizards, WNBA’s 2019 Championship Washington Mystics, NBA G League’s Capital City Go-Go, 2021 & 2020 NBA 2K League Champion Wizards District Gaming and Caps Gaming, an esports sub-brand of the Capitals. Additionally, it holds a significant investment in a seventh professional team, Team Liquid, an endemic esports team owned and operated by aXiomatic, in which MSE is an investor.
In September 2022, MSE acquired the regional sports network, then-called NBC Sports Washington and newly rebranded as Monumental Sports Network. Monumental Sports Network now holds the exclusive local television media rights to Capitals’, Wizards’, and Mystics’ games. The network is both a linear channel and a digital operation. Prior to acquiring the linear platform, the digital platform was launched by MSE in 2016, as the first-of-its-kind regional sports network for digital, mobile, and streaming platforms. Those linear and digital platforms are now combined and join Caps Radio, Wizards Radio, MSE Outdoor and Monumental Productions for a full suite of six media enterprises.
In addition to Capital One Arena – a venue which hosts 3M+ visitors across over 250 events annually, MSE also manages MedStar Capitals Iceplex (training facility for the Capitals), MedStar Health Performance Center (training facility for the Wizards, Mystics, and Go-Go) and EagleBank Arena (a 12,000+ live event venue on George Mason University’s campus).
In July 2020, MSE partnered with William Hill (subsequently acquired by Caesars Entertainment) to open the first ever in-arena sportsbook in North America, now called Caesars Sportsbook.
MSE opened “District E powered by Ticketmaster” in the spring of 2023, a flagship esports and entertainment venue. This 14,000-square-foot live-event theater offers a 365-day-a-year series of immersive experiences in esports, music, culinary excellence, event programming, and community events.
MSE proudly promotes its core values for all those that interact with the company. As a member of our team:
- You will provide first-class customer service and value for our fans.
- You will champion a double-bottom line that engages, unifies, and gives back to the community we serve.
- You will work tirelessly to build generationally exceptional teams that compete for championships year after year and create lifelong memories for our fans.
- You will measure performance with specific objectives and metrics and our analysis and decisions are compelled by data.
- You will prize leadership, but you should value teamwork and collaboration and transparency even more. We treat each other with respect. We act with honesty and integrity. We remain humble.
- You will innovate. We are nimble and first to market. We are not averse to risk.
- You will have fun. We are in the business of happiness.
Position Overview
The Premium Experience and Engagement Intern will support the Business Operations Team, including, but not limited to, scheduling, event set up, organizing uniforms for Premium Concierge Team, ensuring VIP guest experience during events at Capital One Arena and other projects as needed. You will learn through on-the-job experience about arena hospitality and Premium Experience Management. This is a paid internship.
Are you looking for an opportunity to gain applicable experience working in a professional environment supporting multiple properties? We'd love to hear from you!
Responsibilities
- Support concierge and front-of-house staff with guest inquiries and requests.
- Maintain a polished, professional, and welcoming atmosphere in all premium spaces.
- Conduct basic walkthroughs to identify and report issues to supervisors.
- Support event-day and non-event-day operations in premium spaces.
- Analyze market trends, conduct research, and identify potential growth areas.
- Collaborate with internal teams to implement revenue-generating initiatives.
- Support the planning and execution of company events and promotions.
- Assist in fulfilling various contracted assets (i.e. autographed merchandise, dasher boards, suite nights, tickets).
- Take proof of performance photos at all games and events, organize and edit post-event.
- Work home games, client receptions, and other special events.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Current undergraduate or graduate student.
- Experience in Hospitality, Food, and Beverage
- Proficiently experienced with Microsoft Excel.
- Outstanding work ethic and a meticulous nature.
- Outstanding interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Well organized, thorough, and detail driven.
- Able to develop and maintain successful working relationships.
- Reliable transportation and housing.
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed throughout the Washington Wizards and Capitals seasons.
Pay Rate: $18.40 USD/hour
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
