2025 Take the Lead Fellowship

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Boston Red Sox in partnership with the New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, and New England Revolution created the Take the Lead Fellowship in 2017 as part of a collaboration and commitment between the five teams to ensure that their venues and front offices were spaces that felt welcoming to all, reflected the vibrant diversity of New England, and were spaces that stood up to hate and bigotry. Since then, we have grown the collective to include the Boston Fleet, Boston Common Golf, and the Boston Legacy Football Club. One particular initiative to help facilitate that shared commitment amongst the teams is the Take the Lead Fellowship program. The Fellowship is uniquely designed as a rotational opportunity, where the individual will spend up to four weeks at each of the participating professional sports teams’ front offices. The goal of the one-year Fellowship is to broaden their exposure to the sports industry, learn skills needed for future positions in the industry, develop a valuable and extensive professional network, and gain additional perspective on how the teams foster an inclusive and accepting environment in each of the respective venues. 

• For 2025-2026, the Take the Lead Fellowship will be managed by the Red Sox Community and Player Relations department. While this will be their “home base”, the Fellow will work with each of the other professional sports teams.  Some specific responsibilities include:

• Assist in coordinating Red Sox staff volunteer efforts.
• Handle inbound requests for donations as well as for player requests.
• Help distribute in-kind donations and tickets for local non-profits.
• Assist with meeting groups and individuals who are coming to the ballpark as part of a community program or outreach initiative.
• Assist with community programs execution, including game day and non-game day events.
• Provide support with research and outreach to help build databases and contact lists.
• Assess our current Community Relations programming and identify areas of need.
• Additional Responsibilities specific to the Take the Lead Program:
• Review and manage correspondence in the Take the Lead email inbox.
• Gather content from each team for the Take the Lead website.
• Assist with Take the Lead events as necessary.
• Responsible for helping to plan the Career Summit during the Fellowship.

• The job responsibilities during the rotations at the other seven New England sports teams will vary based upon each teams' requirements and the Fellow’s career interests, with a majority of time spent in the respective community relations departments.

• The Fellow we choose will be passionate about the social issues we face in our communities and in our ballparks, stadiums and arenas.  People of color and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.  Additional desired qualifications include:
• A passionate community builder seeking to gain entry-level experience within the sports industry.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
• Strong commitment and demonstrated experience providing a high-level of customer service.
• Prior work experience within fast-paced, unstructured and frequently changing environments. 
• Strong work ethic.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Attention to detail while also having the ability to work quickly balancing multiple priorities.
• Ability to work evening, weekend, and holiday hours.

At the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Sports Management, we go beyond embracing diversity. We’re committed to living by our values, strengthening our community, and creating a workplace where people genuinely feel like they belong. 

Too often, job seekers don’t apply to positions because they don’t meet every qualification. If you love this role and are great at what you do, we encourage you to apply. Your unique skills and experiences might just be what we’ve been looking for.

Prospective employees will receive consideration without discrimination based on race, religious creed, color, sex, age, national origin, handicap, disability, military/veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or protected genetic information.