Behind the Scenes at UO Football

Maggie Bidasolo

Maggie Bidasolo served as a Learfield IMG Oregon Sports Property Assistant within Oregon Athletics’ corporate sponsorship department. As property assistants, she and her teammates were tasked with fulfilling contracted elements of sponsorship marketing campaigns at Oregon home events. This included setting up signage, displays, and hospitality suites; the execution of on-field promotions for sponsors; assisting with game day program sales; and more.

“Game days are spent hosting our clients and providing an experience for them outside of the contract. Through this, I have improved my people skills and my ability to problem solve quickly. We are expected to communicate and network with all our clients and make them feel welcomed. I have thoroughly enjoyed this experience and have started looking into future careers in sports sponsorship.”

Quinn Van Horne

Quinn Van Horne worked in fan experience for UO Athletics’ marketing department, where he and his fellow interns helped execute in-game promotions during games—including honoring guest coaches, coordinating the team’s entrance (featuring a Harley-riding Duck!), shooting the t-shirt cannon, and more.

“Learning from the best marketing team in college athletics has taught me a lot—understanding marketing strategy, how to work with the many different organizations and sections within the Oregon Athletics department, and knowing how to operate massive sporting events with 56,000 fans and millions watching at home. My biggest takeaway from this experience has been seeing the smiles on the faces of fans and knowing that the work that you have done helps lead to that incredible experience at Oregon games. In the end, if fans enjoy the game and have a great time, that's a win for me.”