Director, Creative Services

$85400-$102487.0 annually; Compensation will be based on education experience skills relevant to the role and internal equity.

A. POSITION PURPOSE

The Director of Athletics Creative Services Video Production leads the creation editing and distribution of video content for Santa Clara Athletics. This role develops video strategies to promote the Athletics brand showcase student-athletes and teams engage audiences and support marketing communications recruiting fundraising ticketing sponsorship social media digital and in-venue efforts. The director manages projects from concept through distribution establishes production standards supervises staff and contractors and serves as the primary contact for video projects with the West Coast Conference University Marketing and Communications and the School of Communication while supporting creative campaigns and maintaining a consistent athletics visual identity.

B. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Direction and Development

• Develop direct and implement a comprehensive video content strategy-for the athletic department while constantly evaluating and enhancing our product.

• Lead the creation of compelling high-quality video content for social media digital platforms in-venue presentation marketing campaigns and other departmental initiatives in collaboration with departmental colleagues and external partners. Manage the departments video archive and digital asset-management processes ensuring footage is properly organized maintained and readily available for conference broadcast news media institutional and departmental needs.

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• Recruit train schedule supervise and provide creative direction to student employees on-call staff freelancers and independent contractors supporting Athletics video production.

Video Production Leadership and Brand Standards

• Establish and maintain the creative direction visual style and production standards for video content distributed through in-venue social media digital broadcast and other departmental platforms.

• Produce and adapt video content for Santa Clara Athletics and team-specific channels ensuring each asset is appropriate for its intended audience format platform and campaign with media relations marketing ticketing development coporate partnerships coaches and other departmental stakeholdersto generate ideas and execute content that supports brand engagement recruiting and revenue goals.

• Provide advice consultation and support in the development of policy planning and response to all video and digital content management aspects of the Department of Athletics.

• Review video content for creative quality technical accuracy brand consistency accessibility and compliance with applicable University conference and NCAA requirements before distribution.

Content Production and Event Coverage

• Lead video content strategy and production for mens basketball at home and on the road coordinating coverage priorities and distribution with the assigned communications contact and other departmental stakeholders.

• Conceive research script direct film edit and deliver short- and long-form video content including team highlights behind-the-scenes features student-athlete profiles interviews promotional pieces motivational content and season-ending projects.

• Create video and motion-graphic elements for in-venue presentation digital platforms social media marketing campaigns recruiting initiatives development efforts and other departmental priorities.

• Lead video coverage of home and away competitions practices community service activities departmental events and other Athletics initiatives including highlights interviews social-first content and feature storytelling.

• Coordinate broadcast-adjacent and independent event coverage by assigning and directing videographers identifying required shots and deliverables and ensuring appropriate coverage for sports with and without a live broadcast.

• Conceptualize and produce video content showcasing Santa Clara Athletics facilities programs people and campus environment.

• Prepare publish or coordinate the distribution of video content through approved Athletics channels and content-management systems following established editorial brand accessibility and approval procedures.

• Select and properly license music footage graphics and other creative assets used in video productions.

External Video and Media Coordination

• Serve as the primary Athletics video contact for the West Coast Conference University Marketing and Communications broadcast partners local and national news media visiting institutions and other authorized external organizations.

• Coordinate and fulfill approved footage requests ensuring video assets meet required formats specifications deadlines usage rights and University and departmental policies.

Digital Asset and Equipment Management

• Maintain an organized searchable and secure digital video archive using the departments digital asset management and storage systems including consistent standards for file naming metadata access backup retention and retrieval.

• Maintain an accurate inventory of video-production equipment and coordinate its storage checkout routine maintenance repair and replacement.

• Assess video-production technology and equipment needs and provide recommendations to the external unit leader or future purchases and upgrades.

Production Staff Supervision and Development

• Recruit onboard train schedule supervise and evaluate student employees on-call staff game-day production assistants freelancers and independent contractors supporting Athletics video production.

• Assign personnel and manage coverage schedules for designated sports home events road competitions and departmental initiatives based on production priorities and available resources.

• Establish clear expectations for capturing editing delivering and publishing content including compliance with creative standards deadlines platform requirements and approved social media access procedures.

• Provide regular instruction constructive feedback and professional-development opportunities that improve technical skills creative judgment reliability and overall production quality.

• Review and approve time records and required employment documentation in coordination with Athletics administration and Human Resources.

Liaison responsibilities.

• Serve as the primary Athletics contact with University Marketing and Communications for video-production requests footage coordination brand alignment and collaborative content initiatives.

• Develop and maintain partnerships with the School of Communication that create mutually beneficial opportunities for student learning internships production experience and Athletics content development.

• Identify establish and manage campus partnerships and collaborative video projects that advance Athletics creative and departmental priorities.

Other duties as assigned.

1. Must maintain current knowledge of applicable rules and standards of the West Coast Conference NCAA and Santa Clara University.

C. PROVIDES WORK DIRECTION

Supervises and provides work direction to on-call employees (student/non-student) and independent contractors.

D. GENERAL GUIDELINES

Recommends initiatives and implements changes to improve quality services and operational efficiency.

Identifies opertational challenges and their causes and - develops recommendations for improvement of established processes and practices. Maintains productive relationships with departmental stakeholders and solicits feedback to improve creative services and support.

Maximizes productivity through the effective use of appropriate tools; training workflows and performance practices.

Researches and develops resources that support timely consistent and efficient workflow.

Tracks project progress communicates significant changes or deviations from established goals and ensures the completeness accuracy and timely delivery of operational work.

Prepares and submits reports as requested and required.

Develops and implements guidelines and standard operating procedures that support the effective operation of the unit.

E. QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The items below are representative of the knowledge skills abilities education and experience required or preferred.

This position requires the ability to effectively establish and maintain cooperative working relationships within a diverse multicultural environment.

Knowledge

• Demonstrated expertise leading all phases of professional video production including pre-production field production post-production and distribution.

• Comprehensive knowledge of pre-production practices including story development and research creative pitching location scouting scriptwriting interview preparation production scheduling staffing and logistical planning.

• Comprehensive knowledge of field-production practices including camera operation composition lighting audio recording equipment setup and breakdown live-event coverage and interviewing student-athletes coaches administrators alumni donors and other subjects.

• Comprehensive knowledge of post-production practices including footage evaluation editing media organization audio mixing color correction motion graphics captioning quality control encoding and delivery.

• Advanced knowledge of professional video-production equipment workflows file formats storage systems and digital asset-management systems.

• Advanced proficiency with relevant creative software including Adobe Premiere Pro After Effects Photoshop Audition Media Encoder and other applicable production tools.

• Knowledge of video strategy and storytelling practices for social media digital platforms in-venue presentation marketing campaigns recruiting fundraising sponsorship and broadcast use.

• Knowledge of visual identity and brand standards and the ability to apply them consistently across video content and creative campaigns.

• Working knowledge of copyright music and footage licensing publicity and privacy rights accessibility practices and other requirements governing video production and distribution.

Understanding of and commitment to the Universitys mission and vision and the role of intercollegiate athletics within the institution.

Skills

• Advanced skill in operating professional cinema mirrorless DSLR and video camera systems including related lighting audio stabilization and production equipment.

• Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud applications relevant to video production including Premiere Pro After Effects Photoshop Audition and Media Encoder.

• Demonstrated skill in visual storytelling creative direction videography editing motion graphics audio production color correction and content optimization for digital social broadcast and in-venue platforms.

• Demonstrated ability to lead production crews and provide clear creative and technical direction to student employees on-call staff freelancers and independent contractors.

• Strong project management and organizational skills including the ability to prioritize simultaneous projects coordinate production schedules manage resources and meet firm deadlines.

• Strong written verbal and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with student-athletes coaches administrators staff alumni donors partners media representatives and other Athletics constituencies.

• Ability to present creative concepts receive and provide constructive feedback and translate stakeholder objectives into effective video content.

• Experience using CatDV or a comparable digital asset-management system is preferred.

• Experience producing or incorporating aerial footage is preferred. FAA Part 107 certification or the ability to obtain certification is preferred when operating drones on behalf of the University.

Abilities

• Ability to translate departmental objectives and audience needs into clear compelling and platform-appropriate video content.

• Ability to exercise sound creative judgment and maintain accuracy discretion and professionalism when working with student-athletes coaches sensitive information and time-critical content.

• Ability to prioritize and complete multiple projects in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment while adapting to changing schedules competitive outcomes and departmental needs.

• Ability to work independently take initiative and collaborate effectively as a member of a cross-functional creative team.

• Ability to represent Santa Clara University and the Department of Athletics professionally when working with internal and external constituencies.

• Ability to build productive working relationships with individuals from varied backgrounds roles and areas of expertise.

• Ability to provide and receive constructive feedback and resolve creative or operational differences professionally.

• Ability to work frequent evenings weekends and holidays and travel for home and away athletic events and other departmental assignments.

Education

• A bachelors degree in video production journalism or a related field is required or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience is required.

Years of Experience

• 3-5 years of related experience in non-linear editing and professional sports videography required.

F. PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended the California Fair Employment & Housing Act and all other applicable laws SCU provides reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities. A qualified individual is a person who meets skill experience education or other requirements of the position and who can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Considerable time is spent at a desk using a computer terminal.

• May be required to travel to other buildings on the campus.

• May be required to attend conference and training sessions within Bay Area or in- or out-of-state locations.

• Travel for athletic competitions.
  

G. WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Mostly indoor office environment with windows.

• Outdoor events (games and other events)

• Offices with equipment noise.

• Offices with frequent interruptions

Telecommute

Santa Clara University is registered to do business in the following states: California Nevada Oregon Washington Arizona and Illinois. Employees approved to telecommute are required to perform their work within one of these states.

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