Assistant Director, Athletics Live Event Production

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, graphic arts, design or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience;
• One (1) year of experience and extensive knowledge and ability to creatively shoot and edit in an intercollegiate athletics setting, including:
  • Produce and manage a multiple camera live streaming production crew for an athletic event;
  • Direct multiple camera live productions;
  • Produce and edit videos, both in studio and on location, utilizing the Adobe Creative Suite (or equivalent-please specify software used).
  • Utilize content management programs to deliver content to social media platforms.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to work constructively and collaboratively in a diverse environment, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trusting relationships including working collaboratively with other external relations staff (e.g. marketing, athletic communications, graphics) on group projects;
• Ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with a wide variety of constituents, both internal and external to the university setting, e.g. central campus, media personnel, patrons and vendors;
• A valid U.S. driving license and the ability to meet and maintain University of Iowa Driving Policy standards;
• Ability to move and load 50 pounds.

Desired qualifications:

• Basic knowledge and understanding of the professionalism and intensity necessary to successfully contribute to a Division I athletics program.
• Experience and working knowledge of video production utilizing professional-grade cameras and editing equipment, including a basic understanding of video routing systems and broadcast studio production;
• Ability to coordinate and stream multiple live events simultaneously;
• One year of supervisory experience:
• Working knowledge of and ability to:
  • utilize Adobe Creative Suite and New Tek Tri-caster (or equivalent);
  • troubleshoot basic IT and live video streaming issues;
  • instruct others in basic shooting and editing techniques;
  • experience with online video sharing platforms, YouTube, Live U etc.;
  • experience with control room audio boards, replay systems, graphics programs, and control room routing.

Application Process: Visit our website at http://jobs.uiowa.edu and search for keywords “Athletics Live Event Production” Only applications submitted at https://jobs.uiowa.edu will be accepted.

• Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
• Applicants must upload a resume and cover letter and mark them as a relevant file to the submission.  Applications without both a cover letter and resume will be considered incomplete and ineligible for consideration.
• Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
• Successful candidates will be subject to a credential/education verification and criminal background check and be required to self-disclose any conviction history.
• Five professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
• As a part of the University of Iowa’s review of your application and consistent with its policies and practices, the University may access and/or view information about you that is job-related and publicly available on the internet, including but not limited to information on social media sites. The access, viewing and/or use of such information is governed by the University’s Policy on Human Rights, as well as state and federal law.
• For questions or additional information, please contact athl-human-resources@uiowa.edu.