If you are a fun person with an outgoing personality and willingness to work with other people your own age as well as talented baseball players from all over the country, we want you to join our team! Consider interning with the Westerners for the 2010 season.
The following provides a brief overview of available positions for this coming summer.
Please submit your resume to the above address. In order to be considered you MUST have local housing, transportation and a job. We do not pay our interns, or provider housing – that is your responsiblity. If you are interested, please contact Mike Malone or Terry Whalen.
Danbury Westerners Baseball - Intern/Volunteer Work Plans Call (203) 788-3408 or email mmwesterners@earthlink for details
Sports Management: Assist the General Manager in all aspects of day to day operations. The heart of the organization - The First Sargeant. This position requires a college undergraduate with Sport Marketing experience and/or intensions. This person must be a well organized self-starter who can inspire and motivate people as this job will involve interaction and management of all members of the intern team as well as daily meetings with club and team management. You will work dawn to dusk in the business of baseball and occasionally travel with the team throughout New England while keeping in touch with home base operations. Everybody: On game days, all interns will set up ticket tables, chairs, merchandise tent and other duties as specified and all will break it down following the game. Set up also includes obtaining ice and drinks for both teams and for the athletic trainers before 5:00pm.
Travel Journalist: Mandatory Stat Crew training on May 31. Accompany the broadcaster to away games. Report immediately, following games pertinent information including a game story to the League and Team websites and to other local media. The journalist will provide coaches with stats before each game and will provide the pitching coach with pitching stats. The journalist will expand accounts with stories for the media, blogs on our website, plus player and coach interviews whenever possible. He/She will help complete media guide and coordinate communications with all types of media including cable and radio organizations. Maintain a players email address list for scouts. Interact with Internet Web Site Coordinator to insure that latest news and pictures are posted on a timely basis.
Journalist(s): Coordinates with the travel journalist and broadcaster on duties for the day. This position will write and edit press releases, team blogs or feature web articles. Journalists will coordinate with the Scorekeeper and prepare and circulate “stat” reports, standings and more. The journalist will provide coaches with stats before each game and will also provide the pitching coach with appropriate stats. This position will coordinate with the General Manager in preparation of the game day program. Other duties include the maintenance of a press library, expansion of journalistic accounts with stories for the media, blogs on our website, plus player and coach interviews whenever possible. All communication journalists will help complete media guide, coordinate and communicate with media, cable, and radio organizations. Maintain a players list for scouts with email addresses.
Scorekeeper and Statistician: Mandatory Stat Crew training on May 31. This involves special training provided by the League. All journalists, broadcasters and the scorekeeper/staticians must take this course. All roster changes require a new “stat crew” file to be sent to Wendy, the Leagues web host. A copy must also be filed with League Deputy Commissioner.
Internet Broadcaster: Mandatory Stat Crew training on May 31. Broadcasters must sign the League “Rules of Contact”. TRZ will have mandatory Video setup training at the Rogers Park ball park in mid May. Travel to all away games and serve as the visiting color commentator. At home games, integrate the public address scripts into your presentation. Prepare game music with the public address announcer, National anthem, team theme song; take me out to the ball game and more. Identify with correct pronunciation all players, coaches, universities attended and hometown information, plus umpires. Acknowledge player achievements, player of the week selections, all-star selections. Help with public address scripts including internet commercials and musical interludes between innings, develop and prepare player and pregame announcements. Make sure that there is good communication with the internet videographers.
Videographers: Video tape for the live streaming at games and edit all games. Run cameras efficiently using switching control person as the engineer. Coordinate activities with the broadcaster and the public address announcer. Coordinate with the internet broadcaster, the public address announcer and TRZ, our audio /video streaming people.
Public Address Announcer: Mandatory stat Crew training on May 31. Announcer must sign the League, “Rules of Contact”. Make the fans feel welcome! Review correct pronunciation of players names prior to the game. Give fans facility locations, toilets, merchandise, food etc... Keep fans aware of inning, score and ball-strike count. Help coordinate public address scripts plus develop and prepare player and pregame announcements. Include public service announcements in scripts, 50-50 raffle. Prepare game music with the Broadcaster, including the National anthem, Team theme song, Take Me out to the Ball Game and more. Coordinate a system for the announcement of raffle winners plus communication with the on-field between inning activities with the Entertainment interns. Be synchronized with the on- field interns.
Internet Website Coordinator: Post daily news updates, pictures and video on Westerners Internet Website. Provide on-going maintenance to Westerners website. Work hand in hand with promotions, public address, Internet broadcasters, videographers, photographers and local media to keep website fresh and entertaining. Broadcast Constant Contact News Flashes in conjunction to events and upcoming games. Coordinate Twitter and Facebook activities on a daily basis. Help create and implement new modules for Internet website.
Entertainment, Marketing and Special Event Interns: These interns will be the life of the party for 20+ events. They must be out-going, imaginative and energetic as they play a pivotal role in the creation of the In-Game 'Experience' / production. As a team, they will be responsible for developing on field promotions, contests, in-game entertainment and mascot appearances. Contact area schools and make visits with players and Westy, our mascot. Contact the scheduled MVP Night host and sponsored charity at least two weeks prior to their game night. On game nights, greet the evenings sponsor, charity and explain to them the pregame activities. Make sure you have a camera ready for first pitch and more, organize for photos with players, Westy and others. Make sure that the first pitch people get autographed baseballs. Create inter-inning games for fans. Run birthday parties and coordinate the Mascot in the plans. Contact Parents of the Birthday party and extend to them what is expected. Also be prepared to deal with unusual situations like rain delays. Prepare and help distribute special flyers, schedules, posters, press releases. Develop and solicit opportunities for corporate receptions or events. Work with the Westerner staff on marketing more game sponsorships as well as marketing the team to the greater Danbury area.
In season special events also involve much coordination and marketing initiatives. They include, Celebrity Breakfast, Youth Clinic, !5th Anniversary Celebration, vintage themed game, Camp, Golf Tournament, International Exhibition games, Library Night, Kids Day Game, Fan Appreciation Night, Birthday Parties and more.
Sales and Marketing packages involve selling advertising, including internet commercials. These interns will work with Mr. Spooner and Mr. Malone
Merchandise and Ticket Management: Display and sell merchandise at games. Work with marketing Interns on disbursing tickets for MVP Nights. Work with Westerner staff on special game promotions. Coordinate with the Public Address Announcer, raffle ticket winners and on field program. Help control pedestrian traffic patterns during the game. Develop mechanisms to capture email addresses. Help supervise the ticket program. Help develop opportunities to generate ticket and group sales through appointment selling, networking and cold calls. Work on dispersement and delivery of flyers and tickets, (including comps). Help with the distribution of posters, pocket and magnet schedules.
Concessions Coordinator: Responsibilities include the procuring, inventoring and storing of hot dogs, buns, condiments, chips and more. Coordination with cooks, servers and concessions management. Management of concessions booth, cash transactions from opening to closing. This position allows for a tip jar. Vocalists: Can you sing? This person organizes National Anthem, 7th inning and other musical interlude opportunities.
Mascot - 'Westy': This person should be a good dancer, gymnastic and love to entertain. Everybody gets to be Westy.
The weeks of May 18 and May 25 are flexible, yet intern may be asked to do projects from home or school.If you look at our schedule, you will see that we have very few home weekend games.Most weekday home games start at 6:35pm, you should be at the field by 4:45pm.Only two interns will have comprehensive schedules, the travel broadcaster and the travel journalist and they may need to be relieved every once in awhile.Here is a schedule of some important dates for your review.Attached, also find a schedule, less one game, which should be determined soon.
May 18 or 20, Tuesday or Thursday, Website training, (Conference Call)
Monday, May 31, Memorial Day Parade, time TBD
Sunday, May 30, Stat Crew Training in Mass, AM. We will contact those interns involved with this.
Wednesday, June 2, Player Orientation, place and time TBD.
Friday, June 4, Showcase Celebrity Breakfast at the Amber Room.
We will set up at 6:15am.
Birthday Party Info for Parents:
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (arrive at 5:00 p.m.)
Place: Rogers Park ~ Field closest to Rogers Park Middle School
Party to take place ~ 3rd Base Side
Admission: $150 for ten party goers. More than ten add $10 per person.
$50 deposit required prior to the event date. Parents of the birthday child and other parents are free to attend game.
Food & Drink: Parents supply the cake. We provide pizza, drinks and chips
Games: In addition to watching a great game of baseball under the lights at Rogers Park, our party coordinators will play games with the kids.
First Pitch: The Birthday boy/girl receives public address recognition and throws out the first pitch. The ball is signed by the players and presented to the Birthday boy/girl. Photo Opportunity: Bring your camera as “Westy” the mascot participates in all birthday parties, and the team players are always available for a photo with the Birthday boy/girl.
Tips: These are appreciated by our interns.
Each Birthday Boy/Girl receives one Danbury Westerner Tee-Shirt
Deposit checks of $50 are to be made payable to The Danbury Westerners.
Please mail to:
P.O. Box 3828, Danbury, CT 06813. We do not accept credit cards. Questions? Call Mike Malone at 203-788-3408 or e-mail him at mmwesterners@earthlink.net
Please note that because we are using a city park, alcohol use by parents or fans is prohibited.
Interns will coordinate details at least one week prior to the party with the birthday parents. We leave the rain date decision to the parents as they must call all invited guests. Interns will pick up the evening's pizza at UNO Chicago Grill prior to the game. It must be ready at the ball park by 6:30pm, game time.
