On-Field Host Intern

On-Field Host & Fan Engagement Internship

Casper Spuds Baseball | Casper, Wyoming
Summer 2027 Internship | Live Hosting · Fan Engagement · Game-Day Entertainment · Promotions · Sports Marketing

About the Casper Spuds

Thank you for your interest in joining the Casper Spuds Baseball organization!

The Casper Spuds are a minor league-style collegiate summer baseball organization based in Casper, Wyoming. We combine competitive collegiate baseball with the entertainment, promotions, community engagement, and fan experience of minor league baseball.

Our goal is to provide interns with meaningful, hands-on experience that prepares them to compete for future opportunities in collegiate and professional sports. Spuds interns aren't simply observing from the sidelines—they become an important part of our organization and help bring the Spuds experience to life throughout the season.

We are happy to work with students who wish to fulfill requirements for college internship credit when applicable. Previous experience working in sports is not required. We are looking for energetic, creative individuals who are ready to learn, contribute, and become part of the Spuds team.

Position Overview

The Casper Spuds are seeking an outgoing, confident, and high-energy On-Field Host & Fan Engagement Internto help bring the entertainment and personality of Spuds Baseball to life during the 2027 summer season.

The On-Field Host serves as one of the most visible members of the Spuds game-day entertainment team and will help create an exciting, interactive, and memorable experience for fans at Mike Lansing Field.

This internship combines live hosting, fan engagement, promotions, sponsor activation, event coordination, improvisation, and sports entertainment.

The intern will serve as an on-field emcee during Spuds home games, helping host between-inning contests, introduce promotions, interact with fans, recognize special guests, and keep the energy going throughout the ballpark.

But this position isn't limited to holding a microphone.

The On-Field Host & Fan Engagement Intern will also help plan and organize the experiences they bring to life, working with Spuds marketing, ticketing, sales, audio, and game-day personnel to coordinate promotions, fan experiences, ceremonial first pitches, National Anthem performers, group activities, sponsor activations, and other special moments.

The ideal candidate is someone who can confidently speak in front of a crowd while also understanding that great live entertainment requires significant preparation, organization, teamwork, and the ability to improvise when things don't go exactly according to plan.

If you're the person who can walk into a crowd of strangers and somehow have them cheering together five minutes later, we want to meet you.

Key Responsibilities

On-Field Hosting: Serve as an on-field emcee during Casper Spuds home games, helping introduce and execute promotions, contests, fan activities, and other entertainment elements.

Fan Engagement: Interact with fans throughout the ballpark to create a welcoming, energetic, and memorable Spuds experience.

Between-Inning Entertainment: Help organize, prepare, and execute between-inning games, contests, and entertainment activities.

Crowd Interaction: Engage fans on the microphone and throughout the stands, encouraging participation and creating energy during appropriate moments.

In-Game Promotions: Introduce and execute scheduled promotions, giveaways, contests, special recognitions, and other game-day entertainment elements.

Sponsor Activations: Help bring Spuds corporate partnerships to life through engaging on-field promotions, sponsored contests, giveaways, and other fan-facing activations.

Fan Participants: Recruit, organize, prepare, and communicate with fans participating in contests and between-inning activities.

Ceremonial First Pitches: Assist with coordinating ceremonial first-pitch participants, including check-in, preparation, staging, timing, and on-field execution.

National Anthem Coordination: Assist with coordinating National Anthem performers, including communication, arrival, check-in, staging, and game-day timing.

Special Guest Recognition: Help coordinate and recognize special guests, community organizations, youth teams, sponsors, groups, and other individuals participating in the game-day experience.

Group Experiences: Collaborate with ticketing and sales personnel to help execute special experiences associated with group outings, event deck rentals, ticket packages, and other group opportunities.

Ticket & Group Sales Support: Assist the Ticketing & Group Sales team with promoting group outings, event deck rentals, flex ticket packages, and other fan experiences when appropriate.

Game-Day Scripts: Become familiar with game-day scripts, promotional schedules, sponsor requirements, and entertainment timelines prior to each game.

Audio & Entertainment Coordination: Work closely with the Game-Day Audio & Entertainment Intern and PA personnel to coordinate music, announcements, sound effects, and timing associated with promotions and on-field activities.

Production Coordination: Communicate with appropriate game-day and production personnel to ensure entertainment elements occur at the correct time and do not interfere with game action.

Marketing Collaboration: Work with Spuds marketing personnel to develop creative promotions, fan interactions, theme-night activities, and other opportunities to enhance the game-day experience.

Theme Nights: Help develop and execute entertainment associated with Spuds theme nights and special events.

On-Camera Content: Participate in appropriate social media videos, promotional content, interviews, game-day features, and other Spuds digital content.

Improvisation: Adapt to changes in game timing, weather, fan participation, technical issues, or other unexpected circumstances while maintaining a professional and entertaining presence.

Pregame Preparation: Help prepare promotional materials, props, prizes, signage, participant information, and other items needed for game-day entertainment.

Postgame Organization: Assist with organizing and resetting promotional materials, props, prizes, and equipment following games and events.

Community Engagement: Represent the Spuds professionally during appropriate community appearances, promotional events, and other fan-facing opportunities.

Game-Day Operations: Collaborate with Spuds staff and fellow interns to support game-day activities, special events, and the overall fan experience.

Team Operations: Summer baseball is a team effort. Interns may assist with additional team and organizational responsibilities as needed to help provide a positive, safe, and memorable experience for Spuds fans.

Working with the Spuds Game-Day Team

The On-Field Host & Fan Engagement Intern will work closely with multiple areas of the Spuds organization because nearly every game-day promotion involves more than one person.

The intern will regularly collaborate with:

• Game-Day Audio & Entertainment personnel for music, sound effects, PA announcements, and promotional cues
• Marketing personnel for theme nights, promotions, branding, and fan engagement
• Ticketing & Group Sales personnel for group experiences and special ticket-holder activities
• Live production and media personnel when promotions or interviews are incorporated into video or digital content
• Spuds leadership for game-day schedules, sponsor obligations, and special events
• Other interns and game-day personnel responsible for executing promotions

Great game-day entertainment depends on timing and teamwork. The host may be the person fans see holding the microphone, but the experience behind that moment is created by an entire team.

What You'll Learn

This internship is designed to provide real-world experience for students interested in careers in sports entertainment, broadcasting, communications, marketing, promotions, event management, or professional sports.

Throughout the summer, interns will have opportunities to develop skills in:

• Live event hosting and emceeing
• Public speaking
• On-microphone communication
• Crowd engagement
• Improvisation
• Fan experience
• Game presentation
• Sports entertainment
• Promotional planning and execution
• Sponsor activation
• Between-inning entertainment
• Fan contest coordination
• Special event coordination
• Theme-night programming
• Game-day scripting and timing
• On-camera presentation
• Group and VIP experiences
• Sports marketing
• Community engagement
• Cross-department collaboration
• Problem-solving in a live environment
• Professional communication and networking

Most importantly, interns will gain significant live hosting and audience-engagement experience while developing the confidence and adaptability necessary to communicate effectively in front of large groups.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

• Current enrollment in or recent completion of a college program in Communications, Broadcasting, Sports Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Theatre, Event Management, or a related field.
• An outgoing, confident, and energetic personality.
• Strong verbal communication and public-speaking skills.
• Comfort speaking on a microphone in front of large crowds.
• Ability to interact naturally with children, adults, families, groups, sponsors, and community members.
• Strong improvisation skills and the ability to think quickly.
• A strong sense of timing and awareness of what is happening around them.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills.
• Ability to follow game-day scripts while still allowing personality and spontaneity to come through.
• Ability to remain composed when plans change unexpectedly.
• A willingness to be enthusiastic and occasionally a little silly in the name of creating a memorable fan experience.
• Ability to balance entertainment with professionalism.
• Basic understanding of baseball and the flow of a baseball game.
• Ability to work collaboratively with audio, PA, marketing, ticketing, production, and game-day personnel.
• A positive and professional attitude.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule during our 2027 season
• Interest in pursuing a career in sports entertainment, broadcasting, communications, marketing, promotions, event management, or professional sports.

Previous experience with public speaking, theatre, broadcasting, emceeing, student organizations, live events, promotions, athletics, or other performance-based activities is preferred but not required.

Applicants with examples of previous hosting, broadcasting, public speaking, on-camera work, theatre, or similar experience are encouraged to include those materials with their application.

Internship Duration & Benefits

Internship Dates: Mid-May through the second week of August 2027

Location: Casper, Wyoming

Position Type: In-person summer internship

Summer Stipend Offered

Housing Provided during the internship.

Game Day Meal Provided

Additional benefits include:

• Extensive hands-on experience hosting live sporting events
• Opportunities to serve as a visible personality of Spuds Baseball
• Significant public-speaking and crowd-engagement experience
• Experience developing and executing sports promotions
• Hands-on sponsor activation experience
• Experience coordinating between-inning entertainment and fan contests
• Opportunities to participate in on-camera and digital content
• Experience working alongside audio, production, marketing, ticketing, and game-day personnel
• Exposure to sports marketing, sponsorship, ticket sales, community engagement, and event operations
• Opportunities to interact directly with fans, players, coaches, sponsors, groups, and community partners
• Professional networking opportunities within the sports industry
• Résumé-building experience and professional references based on performance
• College internship credit may be available in coordination with the student's college or university

Why Intern with the Casper Spuds?

A fan may come to Mike Lansing Field because they love baseball.

But the experience they remember might be winning a ridiculous between-inning contest, throwing out the first pitch, hearing their group recognized over the PA, catching a T-shirt, appearing on the field, or laughing at something completely unexpected.

As the On-Field Host & Fan Engagement Intern, you'll help create those moments.

You'll be one of the people responsible for taking the space between pitches and innings and turning it into entertainment.

Some nights everything will go exactly according to the script.

Other nights a contestant won't show up, a promotion will suddenly have 30 fewer seconds than expected, a microphone won't cooperate, or a seven-year-old participant will give you an answer you absolutely did not anticipate.

That's live entertainment.

You'll learn how to prepare for the moment—and then how to confidently adapt when the moment has other plans.

Whether your goal is to work in professional sports, broadcasting, live entertainment, marketing, communications, promotions, or event management, this internship provides an opportunity to build real experience engaging a live audience and becoming comfortable on the microphone and in front of a crowd.

Application Process

We are looking for applicants who are ready to grab the microphone, bring the energy, engage the crowd, and help make Spuds Baseball memorable.

Applicants should submit a résumé highlighting any relevant experience in public speaking, broadcasting, theatre, communications, marketing, promotions, events, athletics, student organizations, or other fan- or audience-facing roles.

Applicants are also encouraged to submit a brief video introduction or sample of previous hosting, broadcasting, public speaking, or on-camera work if available. A professionally produced video is not required—we're much more interested in seeing your personality, communication style, energy, and comfort in front of an audience or camera.

Previous professional hosting experience is not required. We are looking for someone who can be confident without being scripted, energetic without being forced, and professional without being afraid to have fun.

We look forward to reviewing your application and introducing you to Spuds Baseball in Casper, Wyoming!

Grab the mic. Bring the energy. Make the moment memorable.

The Casper Spuds 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 status protected by applicable law.