Public Address Announcer - NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

ARE YOU READY TO BE “THE VOICE” OF THE RIPTIDE ? The Orange County Riptide, a collegiate wood bat summer baseball team playing games at the Great Park in Irvine, California, seeks interns with strong vocal skills, strong script reading skills, confidence in addressing large crowds and an ability to entertain and inform fans at home games. Please Note: This un-paid internship position will require your attendance at home games in Irvine, Calif.

This is not a position that can be performed remotely. If you are attending college outside of the Orange County, Calif. area, you must make your own living arrangements for the summer. The OC Riptide cannot provide housing for out-of-the-area interns.

In lieu of compensation, academic credit is available for this internship. Academic credit is not guaranteed and is dependent upon your school’s requirements and terms. Check with your school’s Internship Coordinator BEFORE accepting the hiring offer to determine if this position satisfies the criteria for receiving academic credit.

The intern chosen for this position will need a strong vocal talent, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, take direction easily and quickly, have the willingness to work nights and weekends, ability to perform cold reads not previously scripted and have a passion for the sport of college baseball. Learning Objectives: Public Address Announcer will learn to keep baseball fans informed and entertained with pre-game, in-game and post-game announcements. PA Announcer will learn optimal times to be more animated and excited and more subdued in making announcements.

PA Announcer will learn and perfect the art of a cold read script and improvisation for announcements added or edited in real-time. By the end of the summer, the PA Announcer should have gained exceptional knowledge in keeping fans entertained at a sporting event and providing a balanced fan atmosphere and experience. Should this student pursue career advancement in sports, additional networking within the Southern California sports entertainment industry is available.

Because this position requires attendance at home games, (*20+ games spanning from June through early August*) applicants are expected to work four (4) to five (5) hours per game. This includes pre-game, in-game and post-game announcements. The PA Announcer is also expected to review and rehearse that game’s script to know and understand which announcements will occur during appropriate portions of the game.

Attendance at the pre-game production meeting is mandatory. Ideal candidates will be high energy individuals that can read aloud in a conversational voice and mix up announcements so that the same announcement does not become mundane and predictable.

Duties for the PA Announcer will consist of, but will be not limited to: Responsibilities Reports directly to the General Manager Make player introductions pre-game, pitching changes and batter announcements Make advertiser and sponsorship announcements along with public service and promotional announcements Comfortable announcing to crowds of people on a microphone Comfortable announcing complex names from a variety of ethnic backgrounds Attend all home games

Preferred Skills Strong vocal talent Unique, gregarious and outgoing personality Strong knowledge of baseball including rules, positions, vernacular and traditions. Availability to work all home games and team events Strong verbal and written communication skills Strong organizational and time management skills Strong attention to detail Extremely out-going, charismatic and personable Ability to display confidence behind a microphone, in front of an audience and on camera Ability to perform well and maintain character while under stressors or other circumstances Ability to think creatively and outside-the-box Must be a team player with strong leadership and communication skills Must be enthusiastic with a desire to work hard and have a positive “can‐do” attitude Ability to multi‐task and handle responsibility Self‐ motivated and ability to take initiative Enthusiastic team player, shows enjoyment and interest in working collaboratively The Orange County Riptide Baseball Club is a 501(c)(3) and all of our internships comply with the US Department of Labor Fair Labor Standards Act. The OC Riptide ensures that all unpaid interns and students understand the following: The extent to which the intern and the employer clearly understand that there is no expectation of compensation.

Any promise of compensation, express or implied, suggests that the intern is an employee—and vice versa. The extent to which the internship provides training that would be similar to that which would be given in an educational environment, including the clinical and other hands-on training provided by educational institutions. The extent to which the internship is tied to the intern’s formal education program by integrated coursework or the receipt of academic credit.

The extent to which the internship accommodates the intern’s academic commitments by corresponding to the academic calendar. The extent to which the internship’s duration is limited to the period in which the internship provides the intern with beneficial learning. The extent to which the intern’s work complements, rather than displaces, the work of paid employees while providing significant educational benefits to the intern.

The extent to which the intern and the employer understand that the internship is conducted without entitlement to a paid job at the conclusion of the internship.