Marketing/Sales/Promotions Intern
Casper Horseheads Baseball
MARKETING, SALES AND PROMOTIONS/GAME DAY SHOW INTERNSHIP
Internship Description
Overview
Do you love to put on a show? Do you love to keep people entertained? This position will maintain the responsibility of directing the show at the ballpark every night, from the national anthem, to on-field promotions and activities, to in-stadium music and PA scripting. Reporting to and learning from the General Manager, this position will allow the applicant valuable learning experience towards a career in the sports promotion field.
Description
Each game night is a show, with many parts and moving pieces. This position will coordinate all the entertainment and promotional aspects of Horseheads Baseball, including but not limited to:
• Coordination and distribution of game-day giveaways
• Pre-game on-field recognitions, including National Anthem, ceremonial first pitches, and starting lineups
• In-Stadium entertainment, including between inning on-field promotions and contests
• Scripting of Horseheads mascot for in-game activities
• Coordination of in-stadium and community outreach activities
• Scripting of PA announcements, music, and in-stadium activities
THIS POSITION WILL BE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN TICKET SALES EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON
This position will work closely with the stadium operations team to ensure brand continuity and positive fan experience from game to game. This position will give you an immediate step towards a career in sports and entertainment management, and reports to the General Manager. Please be prepared to start on or about May 15, 2019 (school schedule will be taken into consideration).
Qualifications
The following are pre-requisites for the position:
• A love of event management – your passion will help the franchise succeed
• Well-organized – we are a lean and efficient organization and need to stay organized to be successful
• Goal-oriented – like the players, the front office will set goals and use them to measure our success
• Ability to multi-task and work independently –We all chip in, and we need people that can do the right thing without waiting to be told to do it!
• MS Office ® proficient – with special focus on Microsoft Excel for reporting
• HS Diploma and work towards a college degree required
• Candidate must be prepared to work game nights and other stadium events during the season
• Students seeking degrees in marketing, business, and sports management are preferred.
This position will be for hours until your hourly requirement is met. After that this position is paid as game day staff during game hours. You will be required to sell ticket packages and will receive commission on those sales. The team will provide host families who will provide cost-free housing.
Contact
Please send your cover letter and resume NO LATER THAN March 1, 2019 by email to: chuck@casperhorseheads.com
Please, no phone calls.