Athletics Sr Dir of Production Services

Position Summary

The Senior Director of Production Services provides senior leadership for the planning execution and continuous improvement of production services supporting live athletic events game presentations and special initiatives for University of South Florida Athletics. This position oversees operational execution content readiness staffing and production workflows to ensure high-quality engaging and consistent live event experiences. The role works in close partnership with the Associate Vice President Broadcast and Live Event Productions to maintain institutional standards operational reliability and fan engagement excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Event Production & Operations

• Lead and oversee production services for live athletic events including game presentations special events and departmental initiatives.
• Ensure readiness and coordination of production systems audiovisual equipment and venue infrastructure in collaboration with technical staff and facilities teams.
• Translate run-of-show documents into executable event-day production plans ensuring alignment of timing sequencing and technical readiness.
• Support production planning staffing strategies and execution models for events of varying scale and complexity.

Content Coordination & Creative Development

• Coordinate with internal departments external partners and creative teams to ensure video graphics sponsored content and interactive elements are prepared and delivered on schedule.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for production service needs advising on content requirements and delivery timelines.
• Collaborate with communications and marketing teams to align video and content strategies with brand and fan engagement goals.
• Participate in creative development and brainstorming to generate innovative fan engagement concepts theme nights and storytelling features.

Staffing & Talent Development

• Lead and manage student employees interns and part-time staff including hiring training scheduling and performance development.
• Establish staffing models and workflows to support both event-day and non-event-day production needs.
• Foster a collaborative professional and performance-driven team culture.

Collaboration & Resource Management

• Coordinate with the Broadcast department to share production resources and operational information while maintaining clear role boundaries.
• Establish and maintain production workflows checklists and operational best practices to ensure consistent execution.
• Assist with planning and oversight of production services budgets equipment needs and resource allocation.
• Support procurement equipment documentation and inventory management.

Compliance Safety & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure production operations comply with campus and departmental policies procedures and safety guidelines.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies tools and best practices in live event production and fan engagement.
• Identify opportunities for operational improvement and enhanced audience experience.

Other Duties

• Perform other related duties and projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in communications broadcasting sports management or a related field or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Minimum of five years of experience in live event production game presentation or production services.
• Demonstrated experience leading live productions across multiple events.
• Strong organizational project management and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to lead train and mentor student employees and part-time staff.
• Excellent communication interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work evenings weekends holidays and nontraditional schedules.
• Degree Equivalency Clause: Four years of direct experience for a bachelors degree.
  Senate Bill 1310- The Florida Senate ( is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S.
  SB 1310: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements
  A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required not to exceed:
  (a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree;
  (b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelors degree;
  (c) Six years of direct experience for a masters degree;
  (d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or
  (e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree
  Related work experience may not substitute for any required licensure certification or registration required for the position of employment as established by the public employer and indicated in the advertised description of the position of employment.
  Minimum Qualifications that require a high school diploma are exempt from SB 1310.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in higher education collegiate athletics or professional sports environments.
• Familiarity with Daktronics Show Control or comparable production systems.
• Experience coordinating creative content production workflows.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop.
• Understanding of NCAA or conference event presentation standards.