MECA hosts job fair in search of workers for College World Series

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The College World Series is just around the corner, and event organizers are already preparing for it.

The Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority (MECA) was taking applications and doing job interviews. at Charles Schwab Field on Wednesday. They were looking to add people for CWS roles like crowd managers, ticket sellers and ushers.

Those games are more than a month away, and officials told 6 News it takes hundreds of staffers to help host them.

“It maybe seems a little early to be thinking about College World Series, but we know it takes hundreds of people—specifically our event staffers—to help pull off that event without a hitch,” said MECA communications Vice President Kristyna Engdahl. So this is why right now, we’re thinking about getting the stadium staffed up with people to help work and be a guide for visitors who come into the facility.”

MECA said positions start at $14.50 an hour.

This hiring event was not just for CWS positions, but also for other events that happen at MECA’s facilities.

“This is casual, part-time work based on what events that we have going on,” Engdahl said. “So that could be something as big as the College World Series, it could be a concert at the CHI Health Center arena, or we also have things going on all the time over in our convention center too.”

If you couldn’t make it to Wednesday’s job fair, MECA said those opportunities are always posted online.

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