The seats are still being bolted into Red Bull Arena, the first “soccer specific” stadium in the New York region. With the first game just five weeks away, the team still has to fill some 500 part time positions for jobs including box office workers, security personnel, concessions & retail workers, cleaners and others.
The job fair is being held at the stadium in Harrison, New Jersey on this snowy afternoon from 3-8 pm. About 1000 people are expected. Pay will vary depending on the type of jobs, which are “event positions”, meaning hires will work only on the days/nights of games or other scheduled events.
The stadium itself cost in the neighborhood of 200 million dollars. The team calls it “state of the art”, with an extended roof covering all 25,000 seats, 30 luxury suites, 1000 club seats with access to party suites and a real kentucky bluegrass field now covered with a tarp and a few inches of snow.