Assistant Director, Athletics Creative Content (Baltimore, MD)

Loyola University

1d•$59,440 - $89,160•Hybrid

About The Position

The Assistant Director, Athletics Creative Content will serve as the primary creator of creative media content for the Athletic Department, including video, photo, and graphic design elements for social media platforms. This role will lead and execute the department's digital content and social media strategy, ensuring a consistent and compelling brand voice and visual identity. The position involves producing high-quality, engaging content for real-time coverage and planned campaigns, staying current with video content trends, and developing innovative ideas to enhance the brand's visual appeal. The role also includes creating content for video boards, collaborating with marketing teams and external partners, and managing video archives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Video Production, Digital Media, Communications, or a closely related field.
One (1) year of experience with Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop or other similar software related to video production and editing.
One (1) year of collegiate sports experience.
One (1) year of experience with videography, including lighting, on-location shooting, post-production, and shooting/editing of live sporting events.
One (1) year of experience managing video projects for social media, website, and video board, including conceptualizing ideas, making arrangements for video shoots, filming, producing, editing, and sound engineering.
Must be eligible to work in the United States and complete employment eligibility verification by the first day of employment.

Responsibilities

Serve as Athletic Department’s primary creator of creative media content–including video, photo, and graphically designed items–used on various social media platforms.
Lead and execute the assigned department’s digital content and social media strategy, ensuring a consistent, compelling voice and visual identity across platforms.
Produce high-quality, engaging content—including video, photography, graphics, and copy—for real-time coverage and planned campaigns.
Maintain awareness of current trends and methods for creating video content, while also developing new ideas to enhance the brand look.
Create and produce video highlight and feature packages to promote Loyola athletics.
Produce timely highlights following games.
Develop concepts for, direct, produce, and edit video features relating to the athletic, academic and community service accomplishments of teams, student-athletes, and coaches.
Work in cooperation with Athletic Communications, Athletics Marketing team members and athletics coaches to develop concepts and produce content.
Maintain a deep understanding of digital media trends and platform-specific strategy, and analytics.
Coordinate monitoring and response plans as needed, especially around high-visibility moments or events.
Communicate effectively across a wide range of audiences—including student-athletes, staff, fans, and external partners—bringing both creativity and professionalism to every interaction.
Create content for video boards (at Ridley Athletic Complex and in Reitz Arena) to include hype videos, video/motion headshots of student-athletes, and video feature content.
Collaborate with Loyola Athletic Marketing staff, as well as Van Wagner Sports Enterprises, to fulfill sponsored items as it relates to video content.
Work with Event Services and Athletics Marketing team for content delivery of created elements on gamedays.
Distribute video to external media constituencies, Patriot League, opponents, and other entities when requested.
Maintain an organized system of cataloging video clips, and an archive of past video clips to preserve for future use.
Create system for using cameras and other video equipment with other athletic communications staff members.
Serve as primary user and caretaker of athletic communications video equipment.
Recommend pieces that should be replaced or upgraded in cooperation with athletic department staff members.
Fulfill role as primary content creator for end-of-year athletics banquet that includes highlight videos and other elements to provide atmosphere for the event.
Perform all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for role.
Work weekend and evening hours to cover sporting events and related activities.
Occasional domestic travel (10% of time) with teams throughout the competitive season, including conference and postseason play.