50/50 Raffle Ticket Seller

Summary:
Washington Nationals Philanthropies seeks enthusiastic, highly motivated, and philanthropic individuals to sell 5050 Raffle tickets this season during home games at Nationals Park. Raffle tickets are sold from the time gates open (approximately 2.5 hours before first pitch) until the 8th inning, offering employees a flexible evening and weekend schedule.

The 5050 Raffle provides fans a chance to win big cash prizes while supporting the community impact work of the official charitable arm of the Washington Nationals. One lucky fan with the winning ticket number will win 50% of the Raffle proceeds, while the other half of the proceeds benefit Nationals Philanthropies and its signature program, the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy. To date, the total 5050 Raffle jackpot has exceeded $9 million dollars – don’t miss your chance to join this exciting team and start making a difference today.

The Nationals are a military-friendly organization actively recruiting veterans and spouses.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Sell 5050 Raffle tickets to Nationals Park guests using a touch screen electronic handheld system.
• Act as ambassadors and spread awareness of the 5050 Raffle and charity initiatives to our guests.
• Accurately account for large amounts of cash, electronic payments, and distribution of raffle tickets, which are reconciled and reported to the 5050 Raffle Supervisor after each shift.
• Enthusiastically approach guests before and during games with sales pitches, raffle information, and charity information.
• Clearly communicate and educate potential purchasers on the 5050 raffle rules and procedures.
• Responsibly deposit cash and records of all electronic payments each shift and return all deposit slips to the 5050 Raffle Supervisor at the end of each shift.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:
• Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent military experience.
• Must have prior cash handling experience.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must have the ability to work evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Must be able to work a majority of Nationals home games between March-September.
• Must be detail oriented and have strong organizational skills.
• Must possess ability to interact positively with fans and other motivated, high-energy fundraising teammates.
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills and able to provide excellent customer service and hospitality.
• Interest in gaining knowledge within the sports industry preferred.
• Interest in sports philanthropy or non-profit fundraising preferred.

Physical/Environmental Factors
This job requires employee to function in a high activity and heavily crowded outdoor professional sports venue. Will work at heights. Employee will be exposed to inclement weather of varying degrees. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will need to stand for long periods of time, walk long distances, and climb up/down stairs.