Director of Live Broadcast Production for Athletics

Elon University • Elon, NC

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Assistant Athletics Director for Creative Services, the Director of Live Broadcast Production for Athletics serves as a member of the Athletics Communications team and works closely with the Coordinating Producer of Elon Sports Vision in the Elon University School of Communications on all aspects of live broadcasts and video production for athletics. Additionally, this position works closely with Creative Services to produce video projects including (but not limited to) intro videos, promotional videos, social media content, pre- and post-game content, videoboard and streaming graphical assets, and other video projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree or Bachelor of Arts degree
• 1-3 years of experience
• Significant interaction with students, faculty and staff.
• The individual should possess a strong work-ethic, the ability to juggle multiple projects at a time and a working knowledge of live video production for college athletics.
• Ability to work nights and weekend required.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating or leading all live video broadcasts of home Elon athletic events, in partnership with Elon Sports Vision (ESV) and the Schar School of Communications. The successful candidate will be responsible for working in partnership with ESV to livestream all football, men’s and women’s basketball games, and select Olympic sport events, throughout the academic calendar at or above broadcast standards set by Elon and the CAA.
• Demonstrate a commitment to NCAA rules compliance and adherence to NCAA regulations.
• Responsibilities will also include management of specific parts of the Elon Athletics website related to video and assisting with the production of creative video projects, as assigned. This position will assist with any multi-media projects that are determined to be priorities of the Elon University Department of Athletics and its Athletic Communications Department. The emphasis will be in content creation and distribution involving new media techniques such as, but not limited to, live video production, post-production archiving and distribution, management of social media and web content (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, ElonPhoenix.com, etc.) and video streaming.
• This position will assist in the staffing and training of video operations positions for game days.
• Community is foundational to Elon and a shared responsibility within our residential campus. All who work at Elon should demonstrate an understanding of and engagement with Elon’s foundational commitment to relationships, mentoring and collaboration in a close-knit residential community. We embrace the shared responsibility to foster inclusive excellence within a strong residential community. Accordingly, employees are expected to join together and build connections in activities that foster an active and engaged campus environment and engage in professional development to support the shared responsibility of enriching diversity, equity, and inclusion through meaningful relationships and mentoring at Elon. Employees are encouraged to, for example, attend or participate in campus activities such as College Coffee, Numen Lumen, campus cultural events, athletic events, continuing education, professional development opportunities and trainings, employee resource groups and other university-sponsored activities to demonstrate an active commitment to the Elon community.

Benefits

• 28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.
• Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses
• Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.
• Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.
• Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.
• Free use of campus fitness facilities.
• Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and our Division I Phoenix athletics.
• Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service. After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director