Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
Promotional Team/Hype Squad, Denver Nuggets
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment - Part Time
Denver · CO
Game Operations/Presentation · Promotions · Fan Development
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Job Title: Promotional Team/Hype Squad, Denver Nuggets
Department: Game Presentation
Business Unit: Denver Nuggets
Location: Ball Arena, Denver, CO
Reports To: Game Presentation Manager
Employment Type: Non-exempt, Variable Hour, Seasonal
Supervisor Position: No
Posting End Date: 08/14/2026
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Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) is an American Sports and Entertainment holding company based in Denver, Colorado. KSE is committed to providing world class sports and entertainment for both live and broadcast audiences. We are the employer of choice as the owner and operator of Ball Arena, DICK’S Sporting Goods Park, the Paramount Theatre, Denver Nuggets (NBA), the Colorado Avalanche (NHL), Colorado Mammoth (NLL), Colorado Rapids (MLS), KIMN,KXKL, KKSE (FM/AM), Altitude Sports & Entertainment, Major League Fishing/Fishing League Worldwide (MLFLW), Winnercomm, Outdoor Sportsman Group and SkyCam.
Position Summary
The Mile High City Hype Squad (promotional team) position focuses on the game night activities of the Denver Nuggets Game Presentation Department, assisting with in-game promotional activities and entertainment, team-related special events, as well as all pregame preparations. Activities include rolling and tossing t-shirts, starting cheers in the crowd, moving promotional items on-and-off the court, assisting SuperMascot Rocky, and other duties as assigned. On game days, the promotional team will need to arrive at least two hours prior to the start of each game and work through the completion of the game and tear down. This is a seasonal part-time position with employment concluding at the end of the 2026 -2027 Denver Nuggets season.
Essential Functions/Responsibilities
- Serve as a Denver Nuggets brand ambassador by encouraging crowd participation and generating excitement throughout the arena.
- Work closely with Game Presentation staff to ensure seamless execution of game presentation elements.
- Support pregame, in-game, and postgame operations, including the setup, movement, and teardown of promotional equipment and game presentation elements.
- Assist with the execution of in-game entertainment, contests, promotions, and fan activations
- Ability to lift and move heavy objects to different locations
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Must be able to work 90% of Nuggets home games for the 2026-2027 season.
- Must be available for auditions on August 17, 2026
Performance Requirements/Skills
- Interest in professional sports, live entertainment, promotions, or event operations.
- Ability to follow direction and work collaboratively with multiple supervisors and teammates.
- Comfortable working in front of large crowds.
- Must be personable, enthusiastic, and very outgoing.
- Dependable, adaptable, and able to manage multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced team-oriented environment.
- Dance, tumbling, emceeing, mascot, or other live entertainment experience is a plus, but not required.
Education/Experience
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Over 18 years of age by August 1, 2026
Compensation
- 19.29 hourly
Benefits:
- 401k/Employer Match
Working Conditions & Physical Demands
Game nights may require prolonged standing, bending, stooping, stretching, lifting, throwing, etc. Occasionally lifting of sponsorship items weighing up to 50 pounds. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity enough to get around the arena, up and down stairs, and perform manual labor. Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight to record and communicate appropriately with team.
Applications must be received by: 08/14/2026
Equal Employment Opportunity
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
