Saskatoon Blades – Blue Crew (Sask Entertainment Group)

Saskatoon Blades Hockey Club; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local sports organization is seeking an energetic individual to join their promotions team as a Blue Crew member. Responsibilities include assisting with game day activities, engaging with fans, and helping with promotional events. Ideal candidates are physically fit, possess strong skating abilities, and have a flexible schedule to work most home games, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• Must be comfortable skating and participating in physical activities.
• Ability to engage and entertain fans during games.
• Flexible availability for home games and special events.

Responsibilities

• Assist with in-game promotions and fan interaction.
• Clean ice during media timeouts.
• Attend and perform duties for at least 75% of games.

Skills

Strong skating skills (hockey skates)

Physically fit

Friendly and engaging personality

Ability to perform in front of crowds

Self-sufficient

General hockey knowledge

Flexible schedule

Job description

Are you an upbeat and energetic individual looking for a unique job opportunity? Join the Saskatoon Blades Blue Crew! The Saskatoon Blades are looking for a dedicated, responsible, and active individual with a flexible schedule to join our promotions team for game days, community events and appearances as needed. Our purpose as an organization is “to create a sense of pride and belonging through entertainment.” We count on our dedicated Blue Crew team members to help us create that pride and show our community how much fun a Blades game day can really be!

Responsibilities

• Blue Crew team member for the Saskatoon Blades Home Games
• Clean Ice during media timeouts twice during a period per game. Blue Crew members are not always on the ice cleaning, as some nights will require in-stand promotions.
• Ability to attend 75% of games as well as potential playoff games
• Ability to have fun, engage and interact with fans
• Performing in-game activations such as on-ice intermission contests, in the crowd with fans, or greeting fans on the concourse upon arrival.
• Work collaboratively with all promotional team members and staff.
• Opportunity to participate in social media content, community events and season ticket holder events as assigned and agreed upon
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Strong skating skills (hockey skates)
• Physically fit; ability to skate, shovel ice, assist with on-ice promotions with fans, operate a t-shirt cannon, hand out prizing, climb stairs, etc.
• Friendly, engaging, enthusiastic & animated personality
• Must be comfortable performing & interacting with fans in front of large crowds
• Ability to be self-sufficient and work individually when needed
• General hockey knowledge is an asset
• Flexible schedule - Must be able to work most home games, nights/weekends and holidays as required