Athletics Public Address Announcer

Brown University Athletics is seeking candidates for multiple seasonal Athletics Public Address Announcer positions. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, and a member of the Ivy League, our intercollegiate athletics program consists of 38 varsity teams with approximately 1,000 athletes who participate within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA-DI). The public address announcer is responsible for informing everyone in the attendance at an athletic contest any and all pertinent information that is occurring during the event. In addition, the PA announcer must do commercial “reads” throughout the game or event. The ability to annunciate clearly and accurately and project to a large crowd is necessary. In addition, knowledge of the event, and its rules, and the appropriate time to announce is extremely important.

Responsibilities

informing everyone in attendance at an athletic contest of any and all pertinent information occurring during the event; performing commercial reads throughout the game or event; interacting and working alongside assigned game officials, Athletic Communications staff, Event Management staff, and Marketing and Promotions staff; observing and reacting to events on the field/court/athletic venue in order to accurately announce information

Requirements

comprehensive knowledge of a given sports rules and regulations; knowledge of, or demonstrated ability to learn, specific game protocol as it pertains to Ivy League and NCAA rules; ability to interact with and work alongside assigned game officials, Athletic Communications staff, Event Management staff, and Marketing and Promotions staff; ability to observe and react to events on the field/court/athletic venue in order to accurately announce information; excellent speaking voice and ability to project and annunciate and ability to read announcements in a timely fashion; exemplary ethical conduct and conformance to NCAA rules and regulations; duties performed in compliance with all NCAA and Ivy League rules and regulations; report any rules violations to the compliance office and appropriate parties; successful completion of background check and education verification satisfactory to Brown