The Job
The Public Address Announcer is responsible for serving as the official in-arena voice during Kingston Frontenacs home games and events. This role plays a key part in delivering a professional and engaging game presentation experience by accurately communicating game information, sponsor activations, promotions, and public announcements while maintaining composure and professionalism in a fast-paced live-event environment.
*This position is being posted to fill an existing vacancy in our organization. The hourly rate for this position starts at $25 and can be negotiated based on experience.
What You'll Do
- Serve as the official in-arena voice during hockey games and events.
- Announce starting lineups, player introductions, goals, assists, penalties, and other game events.
- Deliver intermission reports, game updates, sponsor advertisements, promotions, and activations.
- Communicate housekeeping messages, schedules, public safety information, and emergency announcements when required.
- Follow scripts, timing cues, and organizational procedures accurately and professionally.
- Coordinate with Game Operations staff, AV Director, off-ice officials, penalty box personnel, statisticians, DJ, and marketing staff to ensure smooth execution of game presentation elements.
- Verify goals, penalties, and other game information prior to making announcements.
- Prepare before games by reviewing rosters, player name pronunciations, statistics, and other game-day details.
- Help create an energetic and engaging fan experience through professional and enthusiastic delivery.
- Participate in additional game presentation responsibilities as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned.
Who We're Looking For
- Experience in hosting, emceeing, broadcasting, public speaking, or live entertainment.
- Strong knowledge of hockey rules, terminology, and game flow.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Clear, confident speaking voice with strong microphone projection abilities.
- Comfortable speaking in front of large crowds in a live-event setting.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to multitask and perform under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- Professional, adaptable, organized, and receptive to feedback.
- Able to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
- Genuine passion for hockey and live sports entertainment.
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Sports, game operations, or entertainment industry experience is considered an asset.
- Available for all home games, playoffs, team events, and promotional appearances.
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and varying event schedules.
Working Conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. The noise level in the environment is moderate to high due to the live-event arena setting. Work is generally scheduled on weekends, with flexibility required for weekday game days. Work is generally scheduled between five to eight hours per game day, with flexibility required for working additional, team, community and special events, and special appearances. To be successful in the sports and entertainment industry, employees must be self-motivated, adaptable, and eager to continuously grow as professionals, as the industry is constantly evolving.
We are committed to contribute to a systemic change in equity, diversity, and inclusion. The Kingston Frontenacs Hockey Club is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We commit to identify, prevent, and eliminate discrimination and harassment in all its forms with respect to race, color, ancestry, place of origin, physical or mental disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, political belief, marital status, or family status of that person or that group or class of persons.
We are further committed to compliance with all fair employment practices relating to citizenship and immigration status. In recruiting for our team, we want to know more about the collective sum of your experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talent that you invest in your work. We encourage members of designated groups and Indigenous Peoples to self-identify and apply.
We will also make accommodation available to job applicants with disabilities in the recruitment process. During this process, if an applicant requests accommodation, please contact Human Resources at 613-650-5420 and we will consult with the applicant and arrange for a suitable accommodation that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs.
Pay: From $25.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
