The Tri-City Chili Peppers are looking for committed team members for the Spring 2024 semester for the role of Fan Engagement & Entertainment Intern.
The Chili Peppers are the HOTTEST team in the Coastal Plain League, a summer wood-bat baseball league with teams in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Our team plays from late May through early August with up to 30 home games (with the potential for more) at Shepherd Stadium in Colonial Heights, VA. We employ a small full-time staff so part-time seasonal employees and interns will perform integral duties.
We are looking for creative team members that love to have fun, perform in front of a crowd, enjoy talking on a microphone, excel at spontaneous interactions, have a flair for creative script writing, and can influence others to have fun too. The fan engagement & entertainment team is an integral part of the Chili Peppers fan experience at Shepherd Stadium. Your performance can keep the fans coming back.
Interested team members should have either a background or interest in stage performance, stand up comedy, sports management, script writing, event planning, and stage management. Perhaps you can do something new and different and create the Chili Peppers In-Game Party Show complete with one-time performances, on-going stories, and regular characters. Challenge your creativity with this unique position!
Candidates with a background in theater, emceeing, singing, stand up, and general stage production performances should include a link to a reel highlighting their experiences.
Responsibilities:
- Create, edit, and update game entertainment scripts that will be used during the 2024 summer season.
- Plan theme nights in terms of decorations, activities, promotion and more. Bring the theme to life!
- Work closely with the sales team to incorporate groups into in-game entertainment activities.
- Work with the social media and marketing teams to show fans the entertainment and party energy they can expect at Shepherd Stadium during the Chili Peppers 2024 season.
- Plan skits, music performances, and more creative entertainment options for the 2024 summer season.
Requirements:
- Interest in pursuing a future career in the sports and/or entertainment industry.
- Exhibit strong creative, organizational, written and verbal communication skills.
- Comfortability speaking in front of large crowds.
- Must be out-going, enthusiastic, and great with spur of the moment interactions.
- A theater, musical theater and/or sports background are highly desirable
This is an unpaid/college credit internship position. The goal for those who accept this position is to give them real-world learning experiences and allow them an educational environment where they will learn and hone their skills within a workforce.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
