Mark Watson Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Florida, United States

Tampa, Florida

• Throw promotional and other giveaway items before and during each game to fans who are either entering or already inside the stadium.
• Participate in the "Bucsparilla" pre-game tailgate float that is driven around the parking lots of Raymond James Stadium.
• Assist in in-game contests by bringing items necessary for the contest and distributing prizes to winners.
• Assist in raising and breakdown of a large banner during the first television break of the game that stretches over three sections of seating that displays a Buccaneers theme to increase fan morale.
• Fill in for on-field flag runners when needed.

Dunedin, Florida

• Work in the box office or the administrative office prior to and during the Spring Training season to sell single game tickets to fans at the box office, or game packs to fans over the phone.
• Work in the box office to sell single game tickets, season tickets, or voucher packs for Dunedin Blue Jays games throughout the course of the Minor League Baseball season.
• Lead ticket ambassador in 2021 during Spring Training (March) and regular season Toronto Blue Jays games played in Dunedin (April/May) to assist fans with mobile ticketing issues. Also assisted stadium operations crew.

Dunedin, Florida

• 2016 MiLB Mascot Mania champion
• Perform as the Dunedin Blue Jays mascot (DJay) for community events and select home games. This includes joining players during public appearances at schools and summer camps. Interacting with fans during games by.
• Beginning in 2019, perform as the Toronto Blue Jays mascot (Ace), for home games during the Spring Training season. Also making appearances around the community.

Tampa, Florida

• Worked in the Facility Operations department as a member of both the conversion and housekeeping teams during more than twenty Tampa Bay Lightning regular and preseason hockey games, as well as several non-sporting.
• With conversion, helped set up and break down several areas of the arena, outdoors and indoors, as needed. This included smoking areas, security checkpoints, and other locations where furniture (tables, chairs.
• With housekeeping, helped maintain the cleanliness of an assigned level of the arena, including each bathroom, as well as the outside plaza during some shifts.

Tampa, Florida

• Worked in athletic department with marketing staff of 50 students promoting over 90 home games in men's and women's soccer, men's and women's basketball, volleyball, baseball, and men's and women's lacrosse.
• Performed as the mascot in over 30 basketball, volleyball, baseball, and lacrosse games combined, as well as the UT Baseball exhibition game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
• Participated with staff in running in-game promotions and contests during over 70 home games.
• Put together scripts for nearly half of these games that informed staff members which promotions and contests to perform and when to do them.

Tampa, Florida

• Managed a kiosk inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum for four hours each day worked, accepting donations in exchange for raffle tickets.
• Typically acquired donations from at least 100 fans each game worked, raising 10% of that night’s total pot which, over the course of the season, averaged over $17,000.

Tampa, Florida

• With the Glazer Family Foundation, assisted in setting up and breaking down materials used at six drop-off locations for food, sports equipment, and toy drives.
• Worked as a runner with volunteers working at each drop-off station to take care of any problems or needs they had.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Sport Management

Activities and Societies: Athletic Marketing

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), General Studies