Director of Creative Video Job at NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association

WKU seeks applicants for the position of Director of Creative Video . Reporting to theSenior Associate Athletic Director for Communications/Marketing, in partnership with WKU Public Media, this position is responsible for visualizing, producing, shooting, editing and delivering high-energy video and motion content for WKU Athletics.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead creative video department for WKU Athletics, with focus on social media and storytelling
• Produce high quality, creative videos for WKU Athletics
• Coordinate video content plan for WKU Athletics
• Coordinate content creation, content requirements for Conference USA, and content requests for other WKU departments and media partners
• Assist with videoboard content creation
• Serve as creative video lead for all sports, with team of students assisting
• Supervise non-broadcast related athletics productions and crew
• Collaborate with WKU Athletics Marketing and Communications departments on video needs

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Recruitment and training of crew members on use of athletics related production equipment and processes
• Assist with management and archival of media assets
• Supervise Student Workers: May recommend the following: hiring, firing, disciplinary action, staffing assignments and scheduling.
• Creative video content lead for WKU Athletics awards (TOPSYs) and Hilltopper Athletic Foundation

Knowledge and Skills Considered Essential for Success:

• Demonstrated ability to generate high quality video projects
• Demonstrated ability to acquire high quality audio inside of a video production
• General knowledge and skills that will provide success in the duties above
• Knowledge of and operational skills related to video acquisition equipment
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and solutions focused approach to challenges and improvements
• Demonstrated experience in storytelling
• Ability to travel, have a valid driver's license, ability to lift 50 lbs., climb ladders, work flexible hours including nights and weekends

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum two years of sports video production experience
• Minimum two years of experience creating promotional content
• Minimum two years of experience with postproduction software (Final Cut, Adobe Creative Cloud products and/or Avid Media