Short-Term Merchandise Intern

This basic timeline should give you an idea of the many roles you will play throughout the Short-Term Merchandise internship. This internship provides a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience across all aspects of a major championship merchandise operation, including logistics, inventory management, visual merchandising, vendor relations, and providing a high level of customer service to our fans.

• Assist with office set up and organizational projects
• Help receive incoming U.S. Open merchandise at the merchandise compound
• This involves moving boxes, counting products, and loading and organizing the boxes onto trucks

• Work with over 50 merchandise vendors such as Peter Millar, G/FORE, Foot Joy, Under Armour, Nike, etc., while representing the USGA in a professional manner

• Assist the merchandise staff in the on-site office
• Help maintain an organized and welcoming office, greet staff and guests, receive smaller merchandise orders, prepare volunteer packets and a variety of other projects

• Help with U.S. Open Volunteer Apparel Exchange
• Prepare and organize volunteer and marshal apparel, assist with size exchanges and provide a high level of customer service while interacting with our volunteers

• Help prepare Merchandise Fixtures for Product Load-In
• Assist with fixture assembly and maintenance (i.e. moving & cleaning)

• Assist with merchandise load-in and visual displays in the Merchandise Pavilion and Satellite Tent(s)
• Work alongside merchandise vendors to move product into the tent, organize back-stock, merchandise the sales floor
• Support a variety of operational tasks in preparation for the grand opening of our 34,000 square-foot Merchandise Pavilion

• Assist with final preparations for the Merchandise Pavilion
• Create signage, organize point-of-sale, and help the visual merchandiser dress mannequins and complete displays
• Help with a variety of promotional marketing projects, promotions and mailings to support our Pre-Championship Opening

• Assist our full-time merchandise staff in running the Merchandise Pavilion and Satellite Tent(s) during the U.S. Open.
• Each intern will be assigned to three unique shifts throughout the day, gaining experience in a variety of areas including customer service, inventory replenishment, and supporting the day-to-day operation of the Merchandise Pavilion.
• Gain leadership experience by managing a group of volunteers throughout the merchandise operation to help ensure each area of the operation runs efficiently
• Assist Merchandise Volunteer Chairman with check-in
• Receive and process replenishment orders at the loading dock and prepare merchandise for the sales floor, including barcode application and packaging removal as needed

• Assist with the breakdown of the merchandise operation
• Support post-event ending inventory procedures
• Help coordinate merchandise donations
• Work alongside the fixture company to dismantle displays, organize supplies and pack up the trailers

* The hours per week indicated above are averages based off previous years. Compensation details are below.

* Candidates must be capable of assisting in the movement of boxes weighing approximately 30-70 lbs.

This internship is based in Pebble Beach, CA. Interns will work between 40-105 hours per week. Assistance with housing and travel is available for interns who are not local to the Pebble Beach area.

$18.00/hr., subject to applicable…