What are the responsibilities and job description for the Current Crew - Part-Time position at KC Current?
Join the Team.
Kansas City Current is home to the best-in-class training facility and the first stadium built for a women’s sport team. Our organization is committed to seeing the fullest potential of our athletes and of our city.
Kansas City Current is home to the best-in-class training facility and the first stadium built for a women’s sport team. Our organization is committed to seeing the fullest potential of our athletes and of our city.
To foster our vision, we prioritize hiring and retaining world-class talent. We’re looking for talented individuals with diverse perspectives, skill sets, and backgrounds to provide our guests with an unforgettable experience. As leaders in women’s sports, we are excited to offer a variety of positions within our front office, stadium, and event settings.
Who are we hiring?
The Kansas City Current is looking for motivated individuals to help serve as team ambassadors in the community. The Current Crew is the on the ground representatives for the club at community events, with the purpose of connecting with the best fans in the world and building the KC Current brand. Activities include working Ticketing, Partnership, and Community Relations events while overseeing various brand activations including setup and breakdown.
The Kansas City Current is looking for motivated individuals to help serve as team ambassadors in the community. The Current Crew is the on the ground representatives for the club at community events, with the purpose of connecting with the best fans in the world and building the KC Current brand. Activities include working Ticketing, Partnership, and Community Relations events while overseeing various brand activations including setup and breakdown.
This is a part-time, highly variable event-based role. Hours range from 0-29 hours a week, based on number of events, games, etc.
What will you do?
- Assist with the safe and secure setup/displaying of all club marketing assets for events, including vehicles, tents, merchandise, games, and interactive elements.
- Execute grassroots marketing promotions within a 3-hour driving radius from CPKC stadium as assigned, including but not limited to youth soccer tournaments, community events, festivals, races, parades, concerts, and away game watch parties.
- Serve as an ambassador for the KC Current brand to the public. Understand the brand’s core values and exhibit them when interacting with the public.
- Serve as a part of the CPKC Stadium game-day experience in a variety of public-facing roles.
- Perform physical tasks related to the overall daily operation at events including setup/breakdown.
- Acquire and collect data at all events for future marketing and sales efforts.
- Facilitate team activations at events, while providing world-class customer service and displaying excitement about the organization.
- Facilitate merchandise popups using point of sale technology to assist in sales.
- Oversee accurate distribution and inventory/sales of merchandise.
- Answer questions in a timely fashion as it relates to the club, membership, supporters groups, season tickets.
- Generate leads for potential community events.
- Adhere to time-sensitive schedules during all live events.
- Other duties as assigned
What do you need to succeed?
- Current Crew teammates must be able to attend a minimum of 80% of all Field Marketing & Community Events including KC Current regular season home games throughout the season. The KC Current regular season runs from March – November.
- Current Crew teammates must maintain a professional demeanor around entertainment groups and high-profile talent
- Candidates must be high-energy, positive team players and interact well with others, especially the public.
- Current Crew teammates should possess strong organizational skills and a keen attention to detail.
- Must exhibit a personable, professional attitude and work well in a team environment
- Candidates must be comfortable with speaking to passersby and event attendees about KC Current and encouraging them to participate and interact with the brand
Preferred:
- Field Marketing experience
- Fluent in Spanish
Special requirements of the Job:
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, nights (event evenings & overnight operation shifts) and holidays.
- Travel may be required – 80%
- Must be able to lift/carry heavy items up to 50lbs.
- Must be able to stand & walk for long periods of time.
- Must be able to work in outdoor environments.
- Must be able to reach overhead.
We value diversity and seek world-class employees of all backgrounds. The Kansas City Current values diversity and is looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health choices, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law mandates, we comply with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in all locations and will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required.
