Job Description

Position Information

Job Title

Event Staff - Baxter Arena - Part-Time

Department

Arena Operations

Essential Functions

Join our team and help make events special for our guests! We are hiring for Event Staff positions to work exciting live events, concerts, and athletic games at Baxter Arena.

These are on-call, flexible positions. The amount of work available will vary from week to week, so schedules cannot be guaranteed. However, staff enjoy the flexibility to pick up and choose shifts based on their availability using our scheduling website or phone app.

UNO Students are strongly encouraged to apply!

Position Overview & Responsibilities

Our Event Staff team encompasses multiple roles—including Ushers, Ticket Takers, Concierges, and Crowd Control—to ensure every visitor has a safe, welcoming, and memorable experience.

• Guest Services (Ushers, Ticket Takers, & Concierges): Provide top-notch customer service by greeting guests, scanning and checking tickets at standard and premium seating areas, issuing corresponding wristbands, and helping guests locate their assigned seats. Direct guests around the facility and respond quickly in case of emergencies.
• Crowd Control: Keep guests and staff safe by securing areas of the arena, managing metal detectors and bag checks at entrances, guarding the stage during concerts, overseeing crowd movements, and protecting facility property.

• General Duties: Learn the layout of Baxter Arena to provide accurate directions and answer questions. Assist with section clean-up during occasional back-to-back events, report any facility or maintenance issues to the appropriate staff, and perform other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule

Varies

Additional Duties

Required Qualifications

Ability to understand and follow written and/or oral instructions.

Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be 18 years of age or older for Crowd Control.

Preferred Qualifications

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Regularly stands and walks. See, hear, speak and use of hands.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Regularly works indoors. Will work outside if interested in Maverick Park. Noise level is low to high, dependent on event.

Salary

$15.00/hour

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number

2026T-00145

Open Date

07/31/2026

Close Date

Open Until Filled

Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants

The University of Nebraska at Omaha is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to preventing and eliminating discrimination against employees and prospective employees based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. The University of Nebraska at Omaha does not condone or tolerate discrimination. In support of this policy, the University has implemented employment programs to recruit, employ, and promote qualified individuals based solely on their knowledge, skills, abilities and talents. These factors, along with our commitment to recruit, assess and select all candidates/employees using job-related criteria, ensure fairness, equal evaluation, and treatment in our selection decisions and processes.

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