Savannah Bananas
Video Board and Graphics Producer
Fans First Entertainment - Savannah Bananas - Entry Level
Savannah · GA
Technical Director- Any Sport · Producer · Graphic Design/Creative Services
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Working with us:
Working within the Banana Ball organization is fun, challenging, and exciting. We have a team of extremely talented and positive people who are committed and energized by our mission. When it comes to their work, they live and breathe “Fans First, Entertain Always.”
The Fans First way guides our team and our teammates to always be caring, different, enthusiastic, fun, growing, and hungry. Everyone is a lifelong learner and shows personal and professional growth as they are constantly serving and impacting others. We’ve built an All-Star team of the best creators, performers, and doers in business. We constantly bring on people who contribute to the atmosphere of intelligence, passion, and fun! The team is obsessed with challenging the status quo and finding a better way to do almost everything for our fans.
Our Vision
We have been called the Greatest Show in Sports by ESPN and strive every day towards the simple goal of making baseball more fun. Since launching in 2016, the Bananas have sold out every game and have built a waitlist for tickets in the millions. Through the philosophy of Fans First, Entertain Always, Banana Ball is taking the sports world by storm.
We have gone all in with developing Banana Ball and are taking it on a cross-country tour, adding new teams and brands for fans to cheer on.
With millions of followers on social media, an ESPN+ original series, and worldwide media, some say we have captured the hearts and attention of fans worldwide. Even with all the success, the organization believes it’s still in the first inning of making sports and entertainment history.
Our goal is to create the Gold Standard every single night in front of our fans. Our gold standard is doing things that are amazing for the Live Crowd but also when captured on camera are amazing and can go viral for our digital crowd.
The Position
Fans First Entertainment is excited to team up with a passionate, driven and creative professional to help elevate and champion the Production of Banana Ball Video Board Content and Workflow. This candidate will also be a major part of all content creation, project and data management while contributing to the vision for our world-class entertainment experience at home and on the road.
This Storyteller will team up directly with the Director of Entertainment & Production Teams around the country, working very closely with, but not limited to our Broadcasting, Marketing, Social Media and Baseball Operations Teams. This role will contribute daily to all business units to make sure brand standards and the team voice is threaded in everything we do by forging the right narrative to fit organizational strategies.
This Producer will be a champion driving the connection and creation in the omni channel environment for all the venue content for LIVE IN-GAME PRODUCTION from concept to finished product. This person will be the catalyst for Motion Graphics, Post-Production and Live Production arms of the Production Team.
This Creator will work with the Video Team and Broadcast in managing all video/graphic assets, projects, productions, shoots, edits, including the robust library of motion graphics elements, game day graphics as well as the organization and archiving of game highlights and video elements.
Why is this job not for everyone?
- We are relentlessly resourceful. AKA - we have a small budget and we do not spend frivolously.
- Being based Savannah, GA, we exist in a small market.
- We will expect and push for an extremely high standard of execution and expect someone that is hungry to learn, get better and take constructive feedback.
- You are going to be coached like crazy until trust is earned and proficiency is demonstrated. You’ll work directly with our Creative Team Leaders as well as our Director of Entertainment and Broadcast Executive Producers on every detail of the digital show.
- While our brand, players, and characters are well known, this position is backstage to the ‘glamor and spotlight’.
- The job is demanding. Our growth is rapid and our expectations for serving fans continue to increase. We work nights and weekends and have a rigorous travel schedule.
- Emotions run high. Our team is incredibly invested in creating the Greatest Show in Sports and emotions can flare when things don’t go as planned. We must adapt quickly and move forward with the next best thing for our fans, even when it feels like we failed.
- You will receive feedback in the form of critique, opportunity for improvement and praise – however, it is not guaranteed to be weighted in a specific amount.
Because of the challenges with this job, here are the Expectations:
We must outthink and not outspend. We will not invest heavily in things that don’t make a clear and dramatic impact. Be resourceful – Use your resources and skills to develop ideas that are impactful.
We must grow faster and learn faster than most people. Growing and learning are paramount to leading and making an impact in our organization.
You will be evaluated by your performance by both your direct leaders and your peers. You will also be evaluated by how well your actions and behaviors align with our organizational culture.
What’s needed:
- Someone obsessed with building the greatest show in sports –Always working on their craft, coming up with new ideas and new ways to keep fans entertained. They are never completely satisfied with the show and always know it can be better.
- Someone who is obsessed with learning from outside the sports industry – greatest performers of all time, content producers, greatest shows in the world – Circus, Cirque Du Soleil Comedians, Vegas Shows, Touring Acts, etc.
- Always “Plus” every piece of the show. Someone who is always thinking how to make the show better, from the pregame, the post-game and everything in between, including better in-game moments, better entrances, better celebrations during game, more unique spectacle moments, and every facet of the live show experience.
- Someone who moves fast – we learn most from doing. The more we do and the faster we do it, the more we learn.
- Addicted to creating content and improving the content as a face of the team.
- Great at entertaining people. Always getting them to want more.
- Being awesome to be around. We are an extremely fun organization, but we balance professionalism well. We operate at our best when we’re all in lock-step as an organization from a culture standpoint.
- Details, Details, Details. “The thing that’s going to make Disneyland unique and different is the detail, if we lose the detail, we lose it all.” – Walt Disney
- “Make Shit Happen”. – Knows how to execute ideas quickly. Ideas and Execution. Need to do both and so both at a high level.
- On stage at all times – Representing Fans First in positive way
- Bringing Unique Ideas to live show and executing new ideas daily.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conceptualize, create and execute varying elements that uphold and strengthen our brand.
- Ensure on-time delivery for all video projects and content.
- Production liaison between Fans First Entertainment and visiting ballpark staff fulfilling both internal and external production requests.
- Coach all control room crews and direct in-house production to Banana Ball standards.
- Build all scoreboards to match Banana Ball standards.
- Display deep understanding of the three major video board software’s (Daktronics, Motion Rocket, Click Effects).
- Collaborate with teammates to incorporate our best traditions and new ideas in each show you produce.
- Call the show from the technical side of what it takes to execute a Banana Ball game.
- Know and understand what “tools” you have in your toolbox to problem-solve in the moment when something unexpected arises or things inevitably go wrong.
- Reflect on, receive, and provide feedback on live shows, constantly looking for ways to plus the experience and the show.
- Make note of important feedback and actively make adjustments based on that feedback.
- Contribute to regular idea sessions, constantly supplying ideas that plus show elements and the fan experience.
- Collaborate with other teammates and idea-contributors, building on each other’s ideas and working together to create Over The Top ideas and supporting the execution of ideas from others, even if it means we aren’t using your idea.
- Pack and prepare equipment and supplies for all tour and travel events; assisting in truck loads or unloads as needed.
- Treat all equipment, supplies and props with care. Store and organize items in a way that preserves their quality and ensures continued usability wherever possible.
- Assist in set-up and clean-up of spaces we use.
- Be committed to constantly testing and trying new ideas and elements and actively give and seek feedback on those tests.
Key Performance Points:
- Technical Acumen: Utilize knowledge of the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite and the ability to edit and program content for a myriad of venue specifications and multi-channel environments.
- Creativity and Idea Generation: Prioritize creativity and proactive ideation by participating in brainstorming sessions with teammates and dedicating time individually to think of new ideas.
- Adaptability: Display the ability to move fast and adapt in an ever-changing and high-pressure environment.
- Problem-Solving: Proactively identify and resolve problems as they arise, actively seeking solutions and knowing what resources you have available to you.
- Team Collaboration: Work collaboratively with other members of the entertainment department, Banana Ball teams, and other departments to achieve common goals and ensure production of the Greatest Show.
- Communication and Leadership: Take ownership of effective communication with teammates and make calls with confidence and conviction.
Summary:
In this role you will be responsible for building out and loading all game content into the control room platforms in stadiums we travel to. Additionally, you will be making in-game calls that influence the Banana Ball Show and experience for fans.
You’ll collaborate with other members of our creative team to put on the Greatest Show in Sports and be responsible for running the videoboard in a way that will plus the show and continuously raise the bar for our Fan Experience and your teammates.
The Video Board and Graphics Producer will Always Be Caring, Different, Enthusiastic, Fun, Growing, and Hungry.
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.
Job Questions:
We have a set of values we strongly believe in called the Fans First Way. It helps us build a culture that, as the name says, puts fans first in every interaction. The Fans First Way is to Always Be Caring, Different, Enthusiastic, Fun, Growing and Hungry. Tell us about something you ~care~ about!
What is a special/secret talent that makes you ~different~? This can be as serious or as lighthearted as you'd like it to be - so long as it's true! Ex: Always being able to entertain people and put a smile on their face, Balloon animals, Uncanny ability to pick out the best fruit, etc.
Tell us about the most ~enthusiastic~ person you know! What makes them so enthusiastic? How does their enthusiasm impact the people around them?
If you were given $20 that could only be used for something ~fun~, what would you spend it on?
What book or podcast has helped you ~grow~ in the last year?
Give us an example of how you have been motivated on your own and ~hungry~ to learn a new technique, style, etc.
Last few things! Please submit a 2-minute video introducing yourself and answering the following questions: 1) What excites you about potentially joining our team? 2) What stood out to you most from the job description provided? 3) Why are you the perfect fit for this position?* This video is for us to get a feel for who YOU are - have fun with it! Don't stress about the quality. So long as you're giving us your best self and we can hear you, it will be perfect. Please include a link to your video in the text box below. (If you're not sure how to use Google Drive, iCloud, YouTube or any other video site account, write your favorite color in the box below and email your video to Marie at [email protected].)
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