Assistant Director, Athletics Creative Content (Baltimore, MD

Position: Assistant Director, Athletics Creative Content (Baltimore, MD)
Position Title

Assistant Director, Athletics Creative Content (Baltimore, MD)

Employee Type

Regular

Office/Department

Athletics

Work Environment

Remote and hybrid positions are open to applicants based in states identified here:
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Loyola University Maryland Main Campus

Job Type

Full time

Benefits at Loyola

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Compensation Range

Final compensation offers are determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to job-related experience, internal equity, and alignment with organizational budget.

$59,440.00 - $74,300.00

Anticipated Start Date

If Temporary or Visiting, Estimated End Date

Position Duties

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.

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.

Compensation: $59,440 to $89,160 per year

Note:

Compensation min to max $59,440 to $89,160 per year; compensation min to mid $59,440 to $74,300.

Final compensation offers are determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, job-related experience, internal equity, and alignment with organizational budget.

Successful candidates for any staff, faculty, or administrative position at Loyola University Maryland will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

Note:

Experience and/or education may be substituted for requirements.

Employment Eligibility

All candidates must be eligible to work in the United States and complete employment eligibility…