Jessica Bialick knows, at least, she'll be decked out in hot shorts, a padded bra and go-go boots for her waitressing job at Maxim magazine's Super Bowl party in Detroit. Today, she'll find out the rest of what she's wearing.
"It's probably going to be something risqué and revealing," the communication junior said. "I'm going to bring my camera."
Bialick will serve drinks at the invitation-only party Saturday, rubbing elbows with celebrities and football players all night long.
Bialick saw an advertisement in the Detroit News for the job and e-mailed three pictures and a short resume to the men's magazine. It didn't take long before she heard a response.
"I've been a server since I was 14 years old and I was like, 'Hey, I can do this,' so I applied and the next day I had the job," Bialick said. "I am very easily star-struck and I love Hollywood and I love celebrities, but this is a job and I'm going to have to remain very professional about it."
The Maxim party will be at the Max M. Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward Ave., in Detroit, and will have a "Rock City Opera" theme.
With Super Bowl XL in Detroit, many MSU students will work at the game or the dozens of parties held in its honor.
Brendan Berry, a general management sophomore, will be bussing dishes at Playboy's "Eight Mile High Club" party at the Coleman A. Young International Airport in Detroit on Saturday night. He got the gig through his summer job for Marquis Food Service, the caterers of the Playboy event.
"My dad works in TV and he said this is one of the hardest tickets to get — and I think it's just going to be a cool experience being there," Berry said. "You see this stuff on TV all the time and you never think you're going to go to something like that.
"I'm extremely excited about seeing all the beautiful Playboy models."
On Sunday, Geoffrey Ryskamp will work a 12-hour day supervising the premium suites at Ford Field, managing a team of servers who will bring food and drinks to the suites.
The hospitality business senior worked as a suite supervisor at Ford Field during the 2004 football season and was called back to work for the big game — five times the number of servers are needed compared to a regular game, Ryskamp said.
A suite costs about $10,000, for a typical game day, but they are going for more than $100,000 for the Super Bowl, Ryskamp said.
"The stakes will be higher, the clients will be way higher," Ryskamp said. "(Working at the Super Bowl) will look very good on a resume, but it's not just about that — it's about being a part of this huge event.
"I'm not a huge football fan. I really enjoy just the spectacle of it."
Security will be tight at the game too, Ryskamp said. A background check was done on everyone working and Ryskamp said he can't bring his camera phone to the game.
Glen Ross, a supply chain management senior, will bartend during the weekend at four parties at the Vault, 151 W. Fort Street in Detroit, a manufacturing plant converted into a three-level club for the game. The Vault will host Penthouse's "Party Like A Rockstar" party where Snoop Dogg and Tommy Lee are slated to perform. Ross got the job through a friend of a friend who knew he was a bartender. He said he will work about 50 hours over the weekend, which could make him about $1,000, not including the tips.
"(My friends) are saying I'm lucky because the tips are going to be amazing and I get to be there, but I get to experience the whole thing and not have to pay for it," Ross said.
Sixty-three members of the MSU Gospel Choir will do post-game cleanup at Ford Field to raise money for a spring break tour along the East coast.
Lauren Clayborne, advertising junior and president of the choir, said the group had to receive FBI clearance before working at the game.
"I'm so excited I can be there and be a part of the festivities and activities going, and get to see the pre-game show," Clayborne said.
Bialick said working at the Maxim party with a lot of celebrities attending will be a little overwhelming, but it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and she's flattered she was picked by the magazine.
"How often does anyone else get the chance to work at the Super Bowl?" Bialick said. "It's going to be outrageous."
