Overview
Collegiate Baseball Experience, LLC., based in Colonial Heights VA, combines competitive sports and sports entertainment to present a unique fan engagement experience offered by no other sports organization. The organization features multiple brands: the Tri-City Chili Peppers, a summer collegiate wood bat baseball team in the Coastal Plain League; the Chilly Peppers, an alter-ego team that plays exhibition games; the Cosmic Chili Peppers of the Cosmic Sports league, and the GlowMojis of the Cosmic Sports league.
Position Information
Cosmic Sports seeks a creative Videographer/Editor to join our marketing and social media team. In this role, you will be responsible for capturing, editing, and producing high-quality video content that supports our brand's storytelling and digital marketing strategies. You’ll work on a wide range of projects, from promotional videos and social media content to live event coverage, pre and post game packages, and game summaries. This role requires a passion for video production, knowledge of current trends in video production, and a desire to learn more about video production to improve your skills and the product.
Responsibilities
- Plan, shoot, and edit videos for various platforms, including, but not limited to web, social media, and broadcast.
- Collaborate with the marketing and social media team to create the visions for video projects, ensuring alignment with the branding guide, goals of cosmic baseball and the entertainment experience.
- Edit footage to create a final product.
- Capture and edit videos of live events, ensuring high-quality visual and audio content is produced in a timely manner.
- Edit videos for various platforms including Tik Tok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and others.
- Collaborate with other departments to create specialized content, including ticketing, merchandise, operations, staff recruitment, entertainment, baseball operations, etc.
- Communicate and collaborate with staff of stadiums acting as host sites for the Cosmic Takeover Tour.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in videography, video production, and editing.
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop), Final Cut Pro, or equivalent video editing software.
- Must be organized and detail-oriented with exceptional time management and multi-tasking abilities.
- Strong sense of visual storytelling, with the ability to produce engaging, high-quality content.
- Must be able to work a non-traditional schedule, including nights and weekends according to the needs of Cosmic Baseball and potentially the CPL.
- Experience with motion graphics and animation is a plus.
- Knowledge of social media video best practices.
- Passion for emerging media trends and technology, including social platforms.
- Knowledge of sports and baseball.
- Knowledge of pop culture that could tie into video edits.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, make reasoned judgments and turn projects in a timely manner within a very subjective medium.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
Compensation
- Salary Range: $35,000-$40,000/year
- Tour: The organization will cover flight, ground transportation, lodging and food per diem for staff that travel to tour locations.
- Healthcare optional plan
- Option to participate in a 401K
- Vacation and sick leave time accrual
Time Commitment
- 9am-5pm Monday-Friday in person at Shepherd Stadium, 901 Meridian Avenue, Colonial Heights VA
- As preparation for the season picks up, hours outside of 9am-5pm and over the weekend will be required
- During the season, evening, night and weekend hours will be required based on the game schedule, tour needs, community events, special projects, and more
- Travel to tour stops for up to a week at a time or longer
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
