Assistant Director - Player Development

This is a Full Time Job

Job Title: Assistant Director – Player Development

Job Summary: The Kansas City Royals Baseball Club is seeking a highly motivated professional who will operate as the Assistant Director of Player Development based out of the Kansas City Royals Performance and Development Center in Surprise, Arizona. The applicant must have 5 years working in professional sport or collegiate athletics. The ideal applicant will have exceptional organizational/planning skills, baseball acumen, interpersonal skills, intellectual curiosity, and working knowledge and experience coordinating/managing/merging multiple departments into the overall mission of a baseball operations department. In addition, the candidate should have sport operations experience and a conceptual understanding/framework of integrating multiple departments into the success of elite baseball players. The applicant must be a team player and willing to adapt to a fast-paced work environment where no day is the same.

Position Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
• Assisting with facilitation and planning of Minor League Spring training, Camps, and Instructional League.
• Assisting with hiring of player development personnel
• Maintaining and developing performance reviews for player development staff
• Assisting with the management and oversight of video department (i.e., video trainees, coordinators)
• Assisting with oversight of in-season and offseason programming for player development initiatives
• Assisting with the coordination of integrating multiple departments (Video, Operations, Player Engagement, Strength and Conditioning, Performance Science, Nutrition, Behavioral Science etc.) into player development outcomes
• Assisting Director of Player Development with day-to-day operational responsibilities
• Other duties as assigned

Position Qualifications, Skills, and Experience Required:
• Bachelor's degree
• 5 Years of professional sport and/or collegiate athletics experience
• 1-3 years of leadership experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to interact and work with staff at all levels with a variety of backgrounds and experiences
• Excellent organizational/planning skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and above average oral and written skills
• Frequent travel
• Able to travel and work extended hours, weekends, and holidays when required
• Ability to understand and work with diverse communities and populations
• Ability to develop working knowledge of Major League Baseball (MLB) rules and regulations
• High energy, team player, ability to act independently, and exercise sound judgment
• Willingness to relocate to Surprise (Greater Phoenix area), AZ

Preferred Qualifications • Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Experience playing baseball or softball at a high level (i.e., Collegiate or professionally).
• Collegiate/Professional Baseball Scouting Experience

Physical Requirements:
• Ability to lift items weighing as much as 35 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
• Specific vision abilities include close vision and ability to adjust focus
• 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk, and hear. The employee frequently is required to sit for long periods of time; walk; use hands, handle, or feel.

This role is a Full-Time, Exempt opportunity that is eligible for Company Benefits, 401K, and PTO. This role is expected to have a standard 40-hour work week.

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.