Athletics Senior Director of Production Services
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Job Summary
The Senior Director of Production Services is the in-venue video director who helps turn a packed house into a true home-field advantage. This role leads the operational planning staffing workflows and continuous improvement of the video control room that supports game presentations and special events across University of South Florida Athletics.
The Senior Director ensures the control room is ready every night and directs the videoboard program with pace creativity and strong instincts delivering an entertaining fan experience while staying aligned to Marketings game presentation plan. This role is also a competitive operator making fast replay decisions reacting to game flow in real time and supporting coaching staff with quick accurate replay angle selection.
This position works in close partnership with the Associate Vice President Broadcast and Live Event Productions and collaborates closely with Marketing which owns overall show planning content strategy and run of show preparation. This position reports directly to the Associate Vice President Broadcast and Live Event Productions.
Responsibilities
- Direct the videoboard program from the video control room including calling cameras and coordinating real-time execution of video replay and graphics timing.
- Drive crowd energy through strong pacing and situational instincts keeping the building engaged and the board feeling alive and timely.
- Make rapid high-quality decisions on replays quickly identifying the best angles and delivering them quickly to support coaching staff and game flow.
- Lead the planning and readiness of control room operations for athletic events special events and department initiatives requiring in-venue video support.
- Oversee the readiness and coordination of control room systems and related signal paths in partnership with technical staff and facilities teams ensuring operational reliability on event day.
- Translate Marketings run of show into an executable control-room plan including cue sheets timing notes staffing assignments and operational triggers required for live performance.
- Establish and maintain workflows checklists preflight testing procedures and operational standards to ensure consistent execution across sports and venues.
- Troubleshoot in real time during live events restore service quickly and maintain calm clear communication under pressure.
- Coordinate with Marketing and internal stakeholders to confirm deliverables formats naming conventions load-in timelines and organization standards needed for reliable execution in the control room.
- Serve as a primary operational contact for control-room-related production needs advising on execution requirements and practical deadlines tied to live performance.
- Lead and manage student employees interns and part-time staff supporting control room operations including hiring training scheduling and performance development.
- Build a high-performance game-day culture in the control room that is prepared fast professional and fun.
- Partner with Marketing to execute the game presentation plan by ensuring video control room readiness and reliable real-time direction while Marketing retains ownership of overall show planning content strategy and run of show preparation.
- Ensure control room operations follow university and department policies procedures and safety guidelines.
- Perform other related duties and projects as assigned.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in communications broadcasting sports management or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
- Minimum of five years of experience in live event production game presentation or a comparable control room environment.
- Demonstrated experience directing live shows in real time including calling shots and executing a run of show under pressure.
- Strong organizational and operational planning skills with the ability to translate a run of show into repeatable execution workflows.
- Proven ability to lead and mentor student employees and part-time staff.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work evenings weekends holidays and non-traditional schedules.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in higher education athletics or professional sports venues.
- Understanding of NCAA or conference event presentation standards.
- Familiarity with Daktronics Show Control is a bonus especially in a live control room environment.
- Experience coordinating creative content production workflows as it relates to live execution readiness.
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;
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