Supervising Producer - University of Iowa

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Supervising Producer - University of Iowa Apply locations Urbandale, IA time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition  R100651 As an integral part of Learfield’s Always On team and initiative, the Supervising Producer is an extremely important role on the ground at Iowa that uses in-depth creative and content knowledge built by years of experience to develop, produce and shoot multiple content-driven executions in partnership with the school.

Working closely with the centralized Learfield Studios team and content specialist they manage on the ground, the Supervising Producer will serve as the on-site representative and collaborate closely with the athletic departments, school production teams, and local staff to ideate, create and execute a robust content offering and calendar that will increase fan engagement across school athletic handles as well as generate revenue opportunities for local Learfield sales staff.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Oversee entire LEARFIELD Studios content offering at Iowa, including creative, production, distribution, analytics, content strategy and sales
• Lead creation of original, branded and NIL episodic video content in partnership with school teams to drive fan engagement across social channels and generate revenue opportunities for local and national sales staff
• Own and manage the development and execution of 6-10 new narrative/lifestyle series from idea generation through final deliverables, including writing, producing, shooting, editing and overseeing distribution at Iowa
• Advise on optimal content strategy and plan to increase fan engagement, hit key athletics priorities, and generate revenue locally & national
• Manage content specialist as well as resources on ground and delegate responsibilities across team to optimize output
• Produce, write, direct, and shoot LEARFIELD narrative, serialized shoots at Iowa
• Serve as creative lead and supervising producer on all projects in production
• Build trust with student athletes and set them up for success across all original, branded and NIL executions
• Utilize data, content trends, and creative expertise to develop LEARFIELD Studios content strategy and proactive full-year content calendar
• Generate and execute ideas for NIL and brand integration video series for local and national sales and attend client pitches and productions
• Ensure that the quality of our content is always at the highest possible level within budget and schedule constraints
• Work collaboratively with necessary departments, internally and externally, to ensure all agreed upon deliverables are provided
• Develop research, pre-production, production, post production, distribution, and analysis plans for all proactive and reactive series executed by LEARFIELD Studios at Iowa
• Optimize distribution and promotion of content and use data as your co-creative director to fine-tune the creative strategy
• Own communication with Athletics, SIDs, Coaches, Assistant and Deputy ADs to produce series and integrate athletics priorities into content strategy
• Manage pre-sale content presentations including estimated performance, distribution strategy, and creative synopsis
• Manage the tracking and evaluation of performance of all campaigns to create and present recaps to partners, sales, and leadership

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Minimum 8+ years of work experience in the sports or entertainment industry focused on creating, writing, producing and directing video content
• Must have previous experience with shooting and directing video.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present concepts and strategies to executive leadership
• Passion for and extensive experience in storytelling to drive engagement with fans/audience
• S ports and/or entertainment experience a must
• Ability to own and produce projects and communicate with external partners as main point of contact
• Experience working with digital, short-form video, social & influencer-driven content. Narrative storytelling a plus.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to manage multiple people across a variety of projects.
• Direct experience with content creation pipelines
• Must have a…