Employment and Internships
The Iowa State Fair employs about 75 year-round full-time staff members, 25 interns in different departments, and 1,600 seasonal or fair-time staff members.
Working at the Iowa State Fair is so much fun AND you get to be a part of welcoming over 1 million people from all over the world to Iowa’s greatest celebration.
Seasonal and full-time job openings will be posted here when available.
Employment
The Iowa State Fair Authority will begin the process of filling the following full-time positions:
EVENT SERVICES MANAGER
This position will be offered to internal and external candidates.
Salary: Competitive Salary and Benefit Package
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., will also include evening, weekend, and some Holiday work. Extended hours during summer months
Job Duties: See attached Job Description.
Experience: Minimum of five (5) years of professional level management in event management, event planning/hospitality, ideally with a convention center, performing arts facility or other multi- purpose assembly facility is desirable.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Event Management, Hospitality, or other related fields.
- Event management certification preferred; CMP, CMM etc.
OR
- an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting the equivalent of one year of full-time work experience for each year (thirty semester or equivalent hours equals one year) of the required
Please submit a current resume and cover letter to frobey@iowastatefair.org, Frank Robey, Chief Mission Officer, no later than Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
TICKETING COORDINATOR
This position will be offered to internal candidates only.
Salary: Competitive Salary and Benefit Package
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., will also include evening, weekend, and some Holiday work. Extended hours during summer months
Job Duties: See attached Job Description.
Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of managerial experience is desirable. Experience with Ticketing or Box Office operations is preferred.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Business Administration, Human Resources, Event Planning or other related field.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience substituting one year of the required experience for each 30 semester hours of the required education.
OR
- Equivalent to completion of two years of college-level coursework in business or a field related to the work and three years of work experience in related field.
Please submit a current resume and cover letter to shill@iowastatefair.org, Shelbie Hill, Ticketing Manager, no later than Monday, March 24, 2025.
