Announcer

About the role

We’re always looking for talent that believes in having fun. At PENN Entertainment, you’ll get to be a part of an exciting industry, where the days and nights are fast paced. You’ll work with an incredibly diverse set of coworkers driven by their enthusiasm for helping people find and have more fun. You’ll also get to work at a company that cares about your career growth and will help you get the support you need to expand your possibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide the name of horse, rider, lengths behind and any other descriptors for the benefit of the general public and the simulcast audience of MVRC Races.
• Provide general announcements to the public.
• Convey pertinent information such as scratches, changes and any other updates of racing information as directed by the Mutuel department or judges.
• Provide explanations of infractions occurring on the racetrack and resultant disqualifications.
• Provide per-race commentary on horses and participants in races.
• Coordinate with the audio-visual department in developing content for the daily simulcast presentation.
• Act as host for racing-related media or promotional events before, during or after races.
• Be available to work for any racing hours.
• Perform other reasonable related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must have thorough knowledge of Thoroughbred horses.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to read and interpret documents in English, such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to read and communicate verbally in English; written communication skills in English may also be required.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
• Possess ability to operate an adding machine and have basic computer skills.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Employee must be able to qualify for licenses and permits required by federal, state and local regulations.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and peripheral vision. Physically mobile with reasonable accommodations including ability to push, pull, carry and lift up to 25 lbs., and the ability to push, pull, reach, bend, twist, stoop, stack, crouch, kneel and balance when performing job duties in varying work areas such as confined spaces.

Work Environment

Must be able to work in various weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. All Team Members at Hollywood are under surveillance (and audio surveillance in limited areas). Performance may be observed and recorded. Employee could be exposed to an environment containing unrestricted second-hand tobacco smoke.