Job Description
The Whitecaps FC mission is To Unite and Inspire Our Communities. We are looking for a new team member to contribute to the Vancouver Whitecaps culture by understanding and supporting our four cornerstones: team spirit, discipline, work ethic and mentality.
The Event Operations Crew Member is responsible for ensuring that our home stadiums are in perfect readiness for our matches, as well as support set-up and execution of other special community events around the Lower Mainland. Applicants must be available for a minimum of ten (15) matches over the course of the 2026 season.
Role Responsibilities:
• Work within a team to convert BC Place stadium to a Whitecaps FC branded stadium
o Installation of field boards, signage and other brand elements
o Working with the Operations Supervisor to ensure all other match day requirements are delivered efficiently and on-time, e.g., installation of seat wraps, partnership activations, and field set-up
• Support the movement, set-up and care of the Event Operations inventory
• Deliver, set-up and tear down brand and soccer-related elements (tents, flags, banners) at non-match day Whitecaps Community Events
Qualifications/Experience:
In addition to bringing a commitment to Vancouver Whitecaps FC vision and values, the ideal candidate will have skills or qualities as follows:
• A positive attitude and the ability to work well within a team environment
• Good communication skills, with the ability and willingness to learn new tasks
• Proactive and resourceful problem-solving abilities
• Thrive in a hands-on, fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to detail
• Willingness to work at events at BC Place and across Metro Vancouver
• Availability to work evenings, weekends and some holidays as needed including early call times and late end times
• Experience working in a physically demanding role, with the ability to comfortably lift up to 60 lbs.
• Authorized to work in Canada
• Must be available for a minimum of ten (15) matches over the course of the 2026 season
Benefits:
• Adidas Uniform
• Discounted Matchday Parking
• Discounted Whitecaps Tickets
• Complimentary food and beverage during shift
The Club
Vancouver Whitecaps FC is the longest-running professional soccer club in Canada and the United States. Since its inaugural season in 1974, the club has united generations of loyal fans in British Columbia and beyond. With academies in eight out of ten provinces, a network of partner clubs, and hundreds of camps and clinics every year, Whitecaps FC provide a foundation for Canada’s soccer future.
We are also strongly committed to providing opportunities to Canadian athletes, both male and female, with the largest soccer development structure in Canada. This includes academy programs in eight of ten provinces across the country.
In addition to building a winning team on and off the pitch, the Club places great importance in giving back to our community, harnessing the power of sport to create a stronger, more equitable & inclusive society through three key community goals: helping meet critical needs, using soccer to build life skills and creating soccer participation opportunities in Indigenous communities.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. This includes but is not limited to people of colour, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Should you require any accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our People & Culture department.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
"Within these walls, you are welcomed, accepted, and respected.
Here, no matter who you are or where you come from, you are home. And you’re part of the team regardless of your age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, marital or family status, disability, or religious belief or non-belief. All we ask is that you be ethical and inclusive in all that you do. Be respectful of all players, fans, and staff, and remember to cheer loudest for the ones wearing the blue and white. Go ‘Caps!"
