Athletics Live Event Production Engineer

Required Qualifications:  

• Bachelor Degree (or international equivalent) in communications, video production, graphic arts, design, IT or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Three years of experience in live event engineering;
• Ability to:
  • Operate and maintain video production equipment and highly proficient in broadcast system design, signal flow, and infrastructure;
  • Produce and manage a multiple camera live streaming production crew for an athletic events;
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills;  
• Ability to work constructively and collaboratively in a diverse environment and with other external relations staff (e.g. marketing, athletic communications, graphics), demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trusting relationships;
• Ability to move and load up to 50 pounds;
• A valid U.S. driving license and the ability to meet and maintain University of Iowa Driving Policy standards.
• Working knowledge of and ability to:
  • Utilize basic office support software (word processing, email, presentation software and spreadsheets)
  • Operate effectively within a highly regulated team environment.

Desired Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years experience in live event engineering with a Division 1 athletics program;
• Demonstrated experience and a working knowledge of video production utilizing professional-grade cameras and editing equipment, including an in depth understanding of video routing systems and broadcast studio production;
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and stream multiple live events simultaneously;
• Three years of supervisory experience;
• Working knowledge of and ability to:
  • Utilize content management programs to deliver content to social media platforms;
  • Produce and edit videos, both in studio and on location, utilizing Premiere Pro editing system (or equivalent-please specify software used), and Adobe Photoshop;
  • Utilize audio and video patch bays for troubleshooting and production;
  • Operate professional audio boards, control room routing, replay control, video board control.
  • Utilize online video sharing platforms, YouTube, Live U etc.
  • Troubleshoot and solve IT and live video streaming issues;
  • Instruct others in basic shooting and editing techniques.

Application Details:
Visit our website at https://jobs.uiowa.edu and search for keyword “Engineer”. Only applications submitted at https://jobs.uiowa.edu will be accepted.

• 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 or without a link to work samples, 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.