FRONTIER LEAGUE EMPLOYMENT

The Lake Erie Crushers are members of the Frontier League, an independent professional baseball league with 12 teams throughout the Midwest. The Crushers are seeking college students, who are passionate about working in the sports industry to fill internship positions in the media relations department for the 2010 summer term. Interns will receive an inside look at the business of baseball, gaining experience in all areas of a professional sport team’s front office, including sales, marketing, operations,  promotions and merchandising.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
• Overseeing the team website, making daily updates and improvements
• The preparation of game-day stat packs for managers and media
• The daily production of the roster inserts on game days
• Coordinating media credentials and game day requests
• Assisting with the creation of the media guide and program
• Assisting the Director of Broadcasting with the game notes
• Supervising the operations of the press box during games
• Assist the Director of Media Relations with fulfilling media requests as needed
• Writing stories for the website, program and newsletter
• Assist with press releases

Qualifications:
• Candidates must be reliable, detail oriented, able to problem solve, able to multi-task efficiently, have solid communication skill and writing ability, a strong work ethic, stellar customer service skills and a team work mentality.
• Efficiency in Microsoft Office and Outlook is required
• Candidates in their junior or senior year of college will be given preference
• This is a full-time, seasonal position. Interns must be able to work weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and all game days until the conclusion of the game.
• The internship starts May 1 and concludes at the end of the season in early September.

Compensation:
• $500 per month plus commission on season tickets and packages sold; or
• College credit
• Housing is not provided.