Intern, UX & UI Design

Join the Team. Kansas City Current is home to the best-in-class training facility and the first stadium built for a women's sports 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 join our team! We are seeking passionate and motivated interns to join our team at KC Current. This internship program provides an excellent opportunity for individuals to gain hands-on experience in the sports industry. Interns will work closely with experienced professionals, contribute to impactful projects, and gain valuable skills to build a successful career. This internship is a part-time, season-long commitment that includes working match days and non-match days. Who are we hiring? The Kansas City Current is seeking an Intern, UX & UI Design who is skilled in the design of our Mobile Applications and Websites, with a focus on creating an engaging and fan-friendly digital presence that aligns with our branding while driving user adoption, downloads, interactions, usability, functionality, and revenue generation. This position requires a highly collaborative individual who possesses a passion for delivering exceptional user experiences. The UX/UI Designer Intern will support the Manager and the Vice President of Content and Creative in managing and growing the KC Current web and app. What will you do? Design and manage user experiences across our website and app, ensuring alignment with brand voice, user needs, and organizational goals. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to create engaging, high-performing digital experiences that support key metrics. Contribute to the ideation and development of new features and enhancements. Conduct user research and apply insights, best practices, and user-centered design principles to inform decisions. Create wireframes, prototypes, and user flows to communicate and iterate on design concepts. Maintain and update digital content through CMS tools, ensuring accuracy and consistency across platforms. Partner with internal teams to build landing pages and publish marketing, PR, and other digital content. Support the management of live-streamed matches and press conferences within the app. Perform other related duties and projects as assigned. What do you need to succeed? Internship experience in web and/or app UX/UI design Progress toward or completion of a bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) Working proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Experience with design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite Familiarity with WordPress and other content management systems (CMS) Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects Effective communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams A proactive, ambitious attitude with enthusiasm for learning and taking initiative. Special requirements of the

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The ability to work nights and weekends for KC Current events, home and away matches The ability to drive to and from KC Current events and matches across Kansas City 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.