Circuit of the Americas Looking for Lots of Part-Time Help
The view from the grandstand at the under-construction Circuit of the Americas track. Photo courtesy Circuit of the AmericasAutoweek points to an announcement from Circuit of the Americas, host of Austin’s inaugural Formula One U.S. Grand Prix this November: the COTA team is looking to hire up to 700 part-time positions to help out over race weekend.
Applicants must register and then be vetted by a third-party firm; once hired they must work the entire event, November 16 to November 18. “You will be paid for the entire event on Friday, Nov. 30, the week after the Thanksgiving holiday,” the release states, adding that “Jobs at COTA … are part-time, so we encourage all applicants to work these events around their other employment.”
The track managers aren’t the only ones at work: late last week, city and county responders held an open house detailing plans to address an influx of F1 visitors.
As KUT News reported, more than 200 police officers are expected to be patrolling the first few races in November. Officials say that once they go live a few times, they will regroup to evaluate whether the resource allocation is appropriate to make Formula One events successful while keeping the rest of the city and county safe.
