Trainee-Photography

This is a Full Time Job

Kansas City Royals Trainee Program

The Kansas City Royals Trainee Program is designed for applicants interested in the sports and entertainment industry, particularly professional sports. The Royals are seeking applicants with various backgrounds, educations, and experiences to create a valuable community of learning opportunities from front office staff as well as from one another. The Trainee Program intends to cultivate a network of young professionals dedicated to developing their career and supporting the careers of those around them.

Job Summary: Responsibilities include working with the Team Photographer to capture the excitement, emotion, and fun around the Kansas City Royals baseball organization.

Accountabilities:

Gameday and Events:
• Non-game photography including press conferences, community outreach activities, pre & postgame activities, concerts, hospitality events, team photo, etc.
• Fulfill internal photo requests from Corporate Sales, Ticket Sales, website/social media needs, etc.
• Color-correcting all images for use in print, web and social media materials. Input metadata on all images with photo captioning, naming and tagging for future searching capabilities.
• Work with the Team Photographer to capture all daily business needs including corporate signage, pregame on-field ceremonies, first pitches, national anthems, flag raisers, fan experience and batting practice visits.
• During an event or games this position will be asked to perform multiple functions which one could expect to include, card running, live ingestion of photos, captioning and keywording photos, editing photos, taking photos for multiple departmental or team needs, photo gear transport, lighting assistance, and any other photo or video needs deemed necessary to capture critical moments while conducting yourself in a professional manner

Photo Management:
• Create, maintain and oversee digital photo archiving system. Ensure photo archiving system is primary resource for all organizations photo assets (Libris Photoshelter)
• Maintain photo archives, including editing, tagging, cataloging & scanning all current & historical imagery

Qualifications:

• INCLUDE A LINK TO YOUR PORTFOLIO WITH YOUR APPLICATION
• At minimum a the candidate will be able to provide one or more DSLR or Mirrorless Camera Bodies and a selection of basic lenses that include at least a 70-200mm or longer lens as one of the options. A larger option of lenses available and an firm understanding to their appropriate use will be considered in part as a determining factor to the final selection of all applicants
• The ideal candidate will have at least 1-2 years' professional experience, experience is sports or live events a plus
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills, ability to effectively and flexibly collaborate at all levels of the organization
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Must be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Lightroom) and have a strong portfolio
• Experience in Photo Mechanic, Bridge and Photoshelter or other workflow and archiving programs a plus
• Must be able to work is in line with style guides and branding for the Kansas City Royals and their partners
• Must be able to easily switch between projects comfortably and quickly
• Must possess a strong ability to manage one's own time, seek clarification when uncertain and prioritize tasks when given clearly defined goals and objectives
• Must have the ability to demonstrate uncompromised judgment, sensitivities and discretion with regard to interpersonal relationships
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality and use upmost discretion when privy to sensitive information
• In addition, successful candidate will have knowledge of the MLB, its teams, players, history, rules, and the game of baseball
• Able to apply an entrepreneurial approach to their work and has a positive and upbeat attitude
• Must have the ability and willingness to work flexible hours (i.e. nights and weekends around games)
• Must have strong communication skills: must be comfortable with engaging in a variety of different communicative modes (verbal, non-verbal, and written) and being attuned to others through strong active listening skills
• Must be flexible & reliable team player, both within own department and within company as a whole

Requirements:
• Office: Working conditions are normal for an office environment. Work requires weekend and/or evening work whenever there are games or events scheduled
• Gameday: Job requires employee to function in a high activity & heavily crowded outdoor professional sports venue. May work at heights. Employee will be exposed to inclement weather of varying degrees. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for long periods of time, walk long distances, and climb up/down stairs. The employee is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or sit and must lift and/or move up to 45 pounds

EOE/M/F/D/V