Assistant Athletic Director, Creative Content

University of San Francisco

About The Position

The University of San Francisco seeks an energetic, organized, self-driven and dependable professional to serve as Assistant Athletic Director, Creative Content. This is a full-time, 12-month position with University benefits. The role works collaboratively with the Associate Athletic Director, Communications to coordinate photography, videography and video editing that promote USF Athletics and its student-athletes. The successful candidate will be comfortable in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and passionate about intercollegiate athletics. The position leads creative content across digital platforms, develops and implements content strategies, and produces video, photography, graphic design and social media content. It also supports event coverage, game-day media, sport program media days, promotional video production and audience growth. The role maintains communication with student workers, coaches and administrators and helps manage equipment and content for venues and online channels. USF Athletics sponsors 16 NCAA Division I programs and serves more than 250 student-athletes. The department seeks to develop nationally distinguished programs while providing student-athletes with a high-quality educational experience rooted in the University’s Jesuit Catholic tradition.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
At least 4 years of increasingly responsible experience producing and executing sports video, graphic design and photography.
Strong knowledge of social media platforms, sports media and collegiate athletics industry trends.
Willingness to work evenings and weekends; flexible work hours and some evening and weekend hours are required.
Ability to travel with teams as necessary.
Ability to present a professional demeanor and provide a high level of customer service.
Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite.
Expertise in content creation and management.
Ability to recognize compelling stories, distribute and present them creatively, and execute production plans.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Knowledge of NCAA rules and experience working across USF-sponsored sports in an NCAA-compliant environment.
Understanding and appreciation of the University of San Francisco’s mission, vision and values.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Emphasis in journalism, public relations, communications or a related field preferred.
Experience in a Division I communications athletic department or conference office preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead content creation across platforms, including long- and short-form videos, graphic design, social media posts and other programming.
Work with the Associate Athletic Director, Communications to develop and implement content strategies that amplify USF’s brand identity and goals.
Direct and produce content across Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and the USF Dons website.
Work with student workers to collect video and photography content at campus events.
Develop and oversee video and photography equipment inventory, storage and protection.
Shoot creative video at select games, practices and special events.
Support marketing and promotion of the athletic department through video technologies and photography to increase exposure and brand awareness.
Provide USF Men’s and Women’s Basketball highlights to national media outlets.
Assist with coordinating game-day media, video and photography coverage.
Assist in organizing and directing sport program media days to capture specialty footage for marketing and communications staff.
Communicate with student workers, coaches and administrators about creative content.
Assist with uploading content for courtside LED signage and video boards during basketball and volleyball events.
Create promotional videos for LED boards, the Sobrato Center and online channels to enhance the fan experience.
Work with audience development, digital product and event production teams to drive audience growth.