Director of Video Production

The Director of Video Production will serve as the primary contact for all live stream events on the ESPN plus platform, producing over 80 live stream events each season. Responsibilities are to exceed WCC and ESPN broadcast standards and deliver a high-quality product for fans, alumni and donors to view across all sports. Work daily with communications, marketing, and other external department staff to deliver a consistent message to all parties. The Director of Video Production will report to the Associate AD for External Relations. 

-  Provide live content on ESPN plus through various channels in the production, coordination, and execution of the following: in-game content (compositing, graphics, editing, live events, shows, interviews, press conferences, directing, set-up, lighting, sound, and camera operation).  

-  Annual season highlight and review videos, commercial television/radio spots, banquet videos; further develop initiatives in new media, social media and multimedia -- including video (previews, highlights, features, etc.)

-  Hire game day production and camera crew, train workers and properly staff all home events that require a live stream and video board show. 

-  Be the liaison between the West Coast Conference and Saint Mary’s to ensure ESPN plus is produced and executed in the proper manor; coordinate all athletic events to be carried on ESPN plus.

-  Know, recognize, and comply with the laws, policies, rules, and regulations governing the College and its employees, and the rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (including, but not limited to, NCAA Bylaw, Article 11 and its requirement to report all athletically-related income and benefits from sources outside of the College to the President) and of the West Coast Conference as now constituted or as may be amended in the future. Supervise and ensure that any assistants and any other employees and/or volunteers for whom you are administratively responsible comply with the aforesaid policies, rules and regulations. Immediately advise the Director of Athletics if you have reasonable cause to believe violations, whether by employees or students, have occurred or will occur.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:    REQUIRED: Bachelor's Degree

Experience: experience/background in athletics preferred

Skills/Abilities:   Adhere to NCAA, WCC and athletic department rules and regulations; work in a flexible, collaborative manner in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions while under pressure of meeting deadlines; travel with teams as needed; perform job assignments by working extended 8-hour workdays and weekends; collaborate with other staff members to enhance the online image of Saint Mary’s; apply effective listening, writing and oral skills and competence in interpreting and communicating procedures, policies, information, ideas and instruction; support the department’s commitment to equity and diversity, as well as perform all duties with integrity and professionalism; establish and maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, and the general public from diverse ethnic, cultural, and social-economic backgrounds.