Rafters Announce Open Interview Dates for 2018 Summer Employment

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – Are you ready to follow your dream of working for a sports team? Are you an energetic person with a positive attitude, great work ethic, and enjoy working with people? If so, then a summer job with the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters may be right for you!

This experience will allow you to be a part of the Rafters for up to 36 home games with the possibility of more days should the Rafters enter the playoffs. The Rafters value a positive attitude, friendliness, and desire to be of service to our fans every game day. The team also values hard work and a commitment to the organization and our goals. As an employee, you will be given proper training and support to develop skills needed to work in this fast-paced environment. This will include mandatory education meetings prior to the season to allow for training on the organization and in the various park settings.

The Rafters have announced the two dates that open interviews will take place for 2018 summer employment. The interviews will be held on Wednesday, March 21st from 4:00-6:00pm and Saturday, March 24th from 11:00am-1:00pm. The interviews will be conducted on a first-come, first-served basis. The Rafters staff will contact all applicants prior to the interview dates to determine which date works best for them to attend.

Each year the Rafters employ over 70 part-time staff. For all of our employees, we want your summer experience to help you create lifetime skills and many awesome memories. A few of the many jobs that will be available include:

Various positions within the concession stands
Ticket Taker
Usher
Griller
Dishwasher
Cashier
Beer, Soda and Snack Vendor
Bartender
Wait Staff
Kid Zone

If employment is desired, please fill out an application and drop off or mail to our business office at Witter Field, 521 Lincoln Street. Applications are available by visiting raftersbaseball.com or by stopping into the Rafters Front Office at Witter Field, Monday through Friday from 9am-5pm. To download an application, please clink the following link: https://tinyurl.com/gqh4bev

The deadline to submit applications for game day employment is Tuesday, March 20th. Open interviews will take place in the Rafthouse Team Shop located down the 3rd base line at Witter Field.

The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters will begin their season on the road against the Madison Mallards on Tuesday, May 29^th. The Home Opener is slated for Friday, June 1^st against the Wisconsin Woodchucks. The entire 2018 Rafters schedule is available at www.raftersbaseball.com.

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The Rafters are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Entering its 25th anniversary season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 185 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.raftersbaseball.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Rafters as your favorite team.