Play-by-Play Broadcaster Announcer ( Collegiate Baseball )

Public Address Announcer; Burlington (IA); On-site; USD 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meal provided at home games

$150 monthly stipend

YMCA membership

Job summary

The Burlington Bees are seeking a motivated college student to join our broadcast team for the 2027 season. You will provide play-by-play for home and away games, work with engineers, and help craft pre-game audio segments and post-game recaps. This role emphasizes family-friendly commentary and cooperation with teammates.

You will also assist with marketing efforts, coordinate schedules, and contribute to community-relations opportunities while traveling with the team for select events.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a college or university and pursuing a broadcast, or similar, degree, or graduating Spring of 2027.
• Demonstrated experience broadcasting sporting events, including technical knowledge and ability to use and maintain the studio equipment required for the job.
• Must be knowledgeable of streaming platforms.
• Must be willing to have a good time presenting a family friendly, fan oriented play-by-play broadcast.
• Must be able to work cooperatively with a broadcast partner.
• We are looking for talented, self-motivated individuals who want be an integral part of a high-level collegiate summer baseball team.
• We value open-minded, conscientious team players possessing a positive attitude and a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done.
• Must be willing to work long hours and weekends.
• We are an equal opportunity employer. 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.

Responsibilities

• Present a knowledgeable, exciting play-by-play description of 28 televised home games and 28 internet streamed away games as they happen.
• Coordinate with network broadcast engineer to ensure equipment is operational prior to each home game.
• Coordinate with network broadcast engineers to ensure content meets league and team requirements.
• Maintain effective communications with network carrier, and properly report any schedule changes in a timely, effective manner.
• Coordinate with both team’s analytics groups to locate and connect internet service at away games.
• Help Prepare and distribute coaches’ team statistical packages prior to each game.
• Plan, record and present a pre-game audio segment for each home game.
• Write and post game recaps on the team’s web site.
• Any other tasks related to streaming broadcasts as assigned by the Front Office Staff.
• Help create new marketing, promotional, and community-relations opportunities for the Bees, including ways the team may expand fan base, corporate and community partners.
• Greet and host visiting team broadcast media staff.
• Work cooperatively with local and regional reporting services to distribute the Bees game action pictures, video and written highlights.
• Cooperate with Marketing/Multiple Media staff to provide video and audio support for promotional events.

Skills

Broadcast experience

Streaming platforms

Team player

Family-friendly delivery

Willing to work long hours

Education

Broadcast or related degree

Tools

Studio equipment

Job description

As a voice of the Burlington Bees, you will be an active, important part of the many facets of a college summer baseball organization. Primary responsibilities include providing first-rate experience for Bees’ streaming viewers and listeners, marketing the team in town and surrounding communities, and helping create and implement new ideas to improve our broadcasts, as well as our stadium operation. You will clean and maintain your workspace. We will employ a team of two broadcasters for the 2027 season. The broadcast team will split play-by-play and commentary responsibilities on a schedule they will determined prior to the season.

The Broadcasters report to the Director of Baseball Operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Present a knowledgeable, exciting play-by-play description of 28 televised home games and 28 internet streamed away games as they happen.
• Coordinate with network broadcast engineer to ensure equipment is operational prior to each home game.
• Coordinate with network broadcast engineers to ensure content meets league and team requirements.
• Maintain effective communications with network carrier, and properly report any schedule changes in a timely, effective manner.
• Coordinate with both team’s analytics groups to locate and connect internet service at away games.
• Help Prepare and distribute coaches’ team statistical packages prior to each game.
• Plan, record and present a pre-game audio segment for each home game.
• Write and post game recaps on the team’s web site.
• Any other tasks related to streaming broadcasts as assigned by the Front Office Staff.
• Help create new marketing, promotional, and community-relations opportunities for the Bees, including ways the team may expand fan base, corporate and community partners.
• Greet and host visiting team broadcast media staff.
• Work cooperatively with local and regional reporting services to distribute the Bees game action pictures, video and written highlights.
• Cooperate with Marketing/Multiple Media staff to provide video and audio support for promotional events.

START DATE

Start in mid-May. End on August 5 (start and finish dates are somewhat flexible and may be extended for playoff appearances).

HOURS

Full time. 10 AM through end of post-game production. All Tuesday through Saturday home games start at 6:30 PM. Expect to work weekends and special events. Our broadcasters travel with the team, including overnight trips.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• Your housing and all utilities are paid for.
• Housing is provided in Southeast Community College's Millennial Hall resident apartments. The apartment includes pass key security, full size kitchen, and internet connection. These are two-bedroom, four bed units. You may visit the residence at: https://www.scciowa.edu/meet/housing-dining/housing.aspx
• The team provides a free meal each home game, as well as two meals per day while traveling with the team.
• There is a $150 per month stipend.
• You will be given membership to the local full-service YMCA. You may visit the YMCA here: Burlington Area YMCA - Building Better Communities (burlingtony.org)

QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled in a college or university and pursuing a broadcast, or similar, degree, or graduating Spring of 2027.
• Demonstrated experience broadcasting sporting events, including technical knowledge and ability to use and maintain the studio equipment required for the job.
• Must be knowledgeable of streaming platforms.
• Must be willing to have a good time presenting a family friendly, fan oriented play-by-play broadcast.
• Must be able to work cooperatively with a broadcast partner.
• We are looking for talented, self-motivated individuals who want be an integral part of a high-level collegiate summer baseball team.
• We value open-minded, conscientious team players possessing a positive attitude and a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done.
• Must be willing to work long hours and weekends.
• We are an equal opportunity employer. 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.