What are the responsibilities and job description for the Representative - 50/50 Raffle position at Kansas City Royals?
Job Title: Representative-50/50 Raffle
Job Summary: The Kansas City Royals seek enthusiastic representatives and fund raisers for The Kansas City Royals Foundation, the charitable foundation of the Kansas City Royals. Representatives will offer raffle tickets for the Royals Foundation 50/50 Raffle during Royals home games. Ticket sellers will be stationed through the ballpark and must be comfortable approaching guests and selling to a crowd. Honesty, dependability, and enthusiasm will be required to excel in this position.
Position Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
- Effectively communicate and deliver information regarding the Kansas City Royals Foundation to fans
- Attend home games and sell raffle tickets to patrons in and around Kauffman Stadium
- Follow all policies and procedures as set by the Kansas City Royals and the Kansas City Royals Foundation
Position Qualifications, Skills, and Experience Required:
- Must be 18 years of age or older by start date of employment
- Experience handling credit cards in a sales role
- A charismatic personality exuding a positive attitude that demonstrates approach-ability and friendliness
- Enthusiastic and high energy personality
- Team player attitude and desire to work hard to meet group fundraising goals
- Ability to work 60-81 home games, including weekends, nights, and some holidays from March to October
- Ability to walk, stand, and climb stairs in an outdoor setting for 4-5 hours at a time
- Ability to work in outside elements including heat, rain, and cold
- Ability to attend pre-season training sessions
- Must have excellent credit card handling and customer service skills
- Must be comfortable with technology
- Must be comfortable approaching people and selling in front of crowds
- Must understand the timing/pacing of baseball
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift items weighing as much as 15 pounds
- 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 humanresources@royals.com.
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.
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.
