Description
The Public Address (PA) Announcer is responsible for delivering clear engaging and professional announcements during College of the Holy Cross Division I athletic events. The PA Announcer plays a critical role in enhancing the fan experience by providing gamerelated information energizing the crowd and ensuring compliance with NCAA and conference guidelines.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the official ingame voice for various Holy Cross athletic events including but not limited to football basketball hockey and other sports as needed.
- Announce starting lineups ingame action substitutions fouls and other gamerelated information in a clear articulate and enthusiastic manner.
- Follow game scripts provided by the Athletics Communications team ensuring proper sponsor mentions promotional reads and special announcements.
- Work closely with game operations staff statisticians and officials to ensure accurate and timely delivery of information.
- Maintain a professional and neutral demeanor while announcing avoiding bias towards any team.
- Adapt announcements as needed based on game flow audience engagement and emergency situations.
- Adhere to NCAA conference and institutional policies and protocols regarding public address announcing.
Qualifications:
- Prior experience as a public address announcer broadcaster or similar role preferred.
- Strong vocal presence with clear pronunciation projection and ability to engage a live audience.
- Familiarity with collegiate athletics NCAA rules and terminology.
- Ability to remain composed and professional in a fastpaced highpressure environment.
- Availability to work evenings weekends and holidays as required by the athletic schedule.
- Strong teamwork and communication skills to collaborate with game operations staff.
- Knowledge of audio equipment and microphone usage preferred.
Additional Information:
This is a parttime seasonal position.
The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action in the workplace.
The College also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities during the hiring process in compliance with law. Please contactMerrileeGrenier Senior Associate Director of Employee Relations and Legal Compliance for questions or to request an accommodation via email atemailprotected or by calling.
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Please attach a cover letter addressing the position requirements along with your resume.
In your cover letter please address how your work might support the Colleges mission as a Jesuit undergraduate liberal arts college (see and its core commitment to diversity and inclusion. Please provide examples of any past work that illuminate your commitments in these areas. For more information please visit http://holycross/diversity.
Review of applications will begin as received and continue until the position has been filled.