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$3,500+ Paid Summer Internship - Game Day Operations
Firecracker Sports
Sport
Company Information
Over the summer, Firecracker Sports hosts youth baseball and softball tournaments in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Interns, in their respective positions, travel to each of these locations to learn how and help give an impactful youth baseball tournament experience to attendees.
The Game Day Operations Supervisor and its related duties, are an outstanding and opportune way for students pursuing a career in the event and sports management field to learn new skills and gain practical experience needed to help jump start a career in sports management. Those selected into our internship are given a unique, front line perspective into the organization and logistics of hosting some of the largest youth baseball tournaments in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic!
This program is ideal for students who are interested in Event/Sports Management Operations. Interns selected receive a highly competitive compensation and free hotel accommodations during the course of their internship.
Qualifications
- A field of study in Event/Operations Management or Sports Management/Operations
- Knowledge and passion for sports and/or the game of baseball/softball
- Willingness to travel and stay overnight in a hotel
- Reliable automobile for travel
- Knowledge and understanding on how to score baseball/softball games
- Must have the ability to post content on our social media platforms during games
- Must be a self starter and have the ability to manage your time throughout the day
- Need to have good communication skills and a friendly and professional disposition
Duties
- Need to have good communication skills and a friendly and professional disposition
- Keep the score using our Game Changer app and report the score via text messaging to the tournament director after each of the 4 baseball/softball games you are assigned to that day. Each pitch, play and substitution in the game is required to be recorded in the Game Changer app
- Generate and post content and highlights from games to our social media platforms
- Representing Firecracker Sports and presenting yourself in a professional manner at all times and with everyone you become connected with during the course of the tournament
- Attend all Google Meets meetings throughout the internship period
