Job Title: Trainee – Motion Graphics
Job Summary: The Kansas City Royals are seeking a Motion Graphics Trainee to join our Content Creation Team. In this role, you will assist in creating animations that align with our branding standards and engage our fans. Your work could be showcased across multiple platforms, including in-stadium, broadcast, and social media. Candidates must be self-motivated and open to collaboration. You must be proficient in After Effects, have a good sense of motion and an eye for design. If you're passionate about motion graphics and eager to grow your skills, we’d love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities:
- Revise projects created by other artists across the Adobe Creative Suite. Producing new exports as required
- Use After Effects to fulfill a wide variety of motion graphics/animation requests
- Develop additional design assets based on Kansas City Royals' branding
- Create energetic and engaging video loops
- Balance multiple projects at once
- Deliver consistent brand standards across all projects and platforms
- Composite and Roto Footage
- Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned
Required Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:
- Strong skills in Adobe After Effects are essential
· Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Premiere
- Creative problem solving
- High attention to detail and organizational skills to manage multiple projects at once
· Must be team-oriented; possess a positive attitude, a strong work ethic and ability to collaborate with others
- Good time management skills to meet deadlines
- Willingness to accept feedback and work collaboratively in a team environment
- Familiarity with Mac OS
- One-Year commitment
Physical Requirements:
· Ability to lift items weighing as much as 15 pounds
· Must be able to work in a seated position for majority of workday
· Must be able to be productive utilizing a computer keyboard and telephone
· Must be able to be productive in a work environment where the noise level can be high at times
· Must be comfortable walking to navigate the facility to access the office, concourse, etc.
· Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as required by deadlines and event scheduling
The physical demands described here are representative of those that may be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
This role is a Part-Time, Non-Exempt opportunity that is not eligible for Company Benefits, 401K, and PTO. The schedule for this position is dependent on our team schedule and is subject to change.
We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, the Kansas City Royals will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, the Club also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions please inquire with Human Resources by email at
[email protected].
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
