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 PLEASE NOTE!!!

• If selected for an interview, you will be asked to come to Minute Maid Park in person. You will be responsible for your own travel arrangements.
• The Astros offer scholarships to eligible students. The Houston Astros Internship Scholarship Program has been established to increase opportunities for undergraduate students of limited financial means to be able to complete full time internships with the club.
• Click here to read more information regarding the Houston Astros Internship Scholarship Program».
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• These are full time internship opportunities, which require interns to work a 32 to 40 hour work week. 
• Specific duties and responsibilities will vary based upon the department but this is a "hands on" internship opportunity. 
• If there is a requirement such as language fluency or computer program knowledge, you MUST meet that requirement before selecting that as a department of interest.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Energetic and enthusiastic. • Outgoing, positive attitude and personality. • Must be a “team player”. • Interested in more than just working in a high profile environment. • Ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment. • Willing to offer ideas and suggestions. • Punctual and professional.

*** Ballpark Entertainment/Production*** The Ballpark Entertainment Intern will be responsible for recording, tape logging, and dubbing highlight clips from Astros games. The selected individual will also be responsible for supporting both the community development and conference center departments through its various events and player appearances. This includes operating video cameras, editing, and other production responsibilities. Other duties include creating graphics such as headshots. The internship is more suited for an individual who possesses experience in computer based programs, such as Avid, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop. The intern candidate should want to pursue a career in sports production. The intern candidate must be able to work all games (which may include day, night, weekend and holiday games). This intern will assume additional roles on an as needed basis. A media production major is recommended for this internship.

*** Graphics *** This intern will work closely with Marketing and other departments in creating a wide range of print graphics including but not limited to: ballpark signage, promotional items, brochures, posters, flyers, postcards, and invitations. In addition, they will help create print ads and interact with various print publications uploading to their FTP sites and performing other functions on an as needed basis. Candidates must have an extensive working knowledge of Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop on a MAC operating system. The selected individual must be able to handle multiple projects under flexible and extreme deadlines. A strong understanding of the printing process and web design is a plus.

*** Market Development *** The Market Development department’s primary goal is the development of niche marketing programs targeted at continuously expanding the ball club’s fan base. The department works in such areas as Spanish-language marketing and community programs, special niche and general market sponsored events, team website content development, as well as Spanish television and radio broadcast. Please visit our Spanish website at www.astrosdehouston.com for more information. The Market Development intern will assist in keeping track of all Astros international media efforts, including print publications, radio and TV broadcast spots and the Spanish website, developing programs to increase traffic to the Spanish website, and serving as a liaison with sponsors via email and phone and may sometimes include in-person meetings. This intern will also assist in editing and publishing articles for the team’s Spanish publication, “Cronicas de los Astros" with the supervision of the Spanish radio broadcast. Other responsibilities include translating all game recaps into Spanish in a timely manner for dissemination among the Astros extensive international media database. The intern is also responsible for keeping an up-to-date clippings file to keep track of the Astros international media coverage. At times, the selected intern will interview players in Spanish as well as translate press releases into Spanish. Other duties include organizing bi-lingual baseball clinics and other Spanish community initiatives by coordinating and logistically planning the events with the players. The intern will assume additional roles on an as needed basis. MUST BE fluent in both Spanish and English (writing, speaking, and translating) and have extensive copywriting knowledge. Majors for this intern may include Marketing, Sports Management, and Spanish.

*** Risk Management/Security *** The Risk Management/Security Intern will provide basic clerical assistance such as filing, preparing monthly in-house vendor First Aid reporting for billing purposes, data entry, monthly statistical reports, and update and maintain in-house medical worker comp payments. This intern will also aid in litigation research in preparation for responses to interrogatories, maintain certificate of insurance system, assist re-pricing medical bills, various research projects, building walk-through inspections, and worker comp Q & A with TPA regarding research information. The selected individual will generate certificate of insurance letters to vendors, contractors, and subcontractors regarding renewal certificates and assist with Security and Risk Management project with database/incident/statistical reporting. Gameday duties will apply to this internship in the area of Security administration. This intern will assume additional roles on an as needed basis.

NOW WHAT?
1) Submit your resume and cover letter.
2) Answer the qualifying questions listed.
3) Wait to hear from the Houston Astros.
4) No calls please! We will make every effort to contact every applicant at some point during the recruitment process but that point depends upon how early you submit your resume, your qualifications, and the quality of your submission.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THE HOUSTON ASTROS BASEBALL CLUB. WE HOPE YOU WILL BE A PART OF OUR TEAM AND OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM DURING THE CLUB'S PUSH FOR ANOTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE WORLD SERIES!