Job location: Coral Gables, FL

Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2019-10-04
Req: R100032964
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Where Excellence Meets Purpose

The University of Miami is among the top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation, and one of the largest private employers in South Florida.

With more than 16,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful purpose to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University is committed to fostering a culture of belonging, where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to add value.  Through values of Diversity, Integrity, Responsibility, Excellence, Compassion, Creativity, and Teamwork (DIRECCT) the U community works together to create an environment driven by purpose, excellence, community, and service.

The University has been named on Forbes's Best Employers list for two consecutive years, and is the only university in Florida to receive this honor.

Miami Athletics is seeking a dynamic, energetic and creative visual storyteller to help create content and direct video content production for one of the most iconic brands in collegiate athletics, with a primary emphasis on the Hurricanes football program. This position will be one of the department’s chief videographers – engaging, exciting and inspiring our fan base to consume and share compelling content on various platforms. The Senior Athletics Video Producer will also oversee four video producers, assisting them in concepting, shooting and editing videos that promote all UM teams and align with the department’s overall creative vision and brand strategy.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Generate original creative that tells a story, highlights the Miami student-athlete experience, and engages all of the department’s target audiences.
• Create content for multiple platforms, from short-form daily social media content to long-form feature content for website and broadcast projects.
• Mentor team of video producers in best practices and brand standards, delivering constructive feedback when called upon.
• Oversee the planning and workflow for video projects from start to finish, including storyboarding, scheduling, location scouting, audio and post-production editing.
• Work with the creative team to incorporate video in the department’s overall short and long-term creative strategy for ideation, execution and distribution.
• Collaborate with other departments within UM Athletics, as well as any assigned external stakeholders, to help them leverage video content to achieve their goals.
• Responsible for maintaining compliance with NCAA, Atlantic Coast Conference, institutional and departmental rules.
• All other duties as assigned by the Assistant AD, Video & Game Production.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work under time constraints and meet assigned deadlines
• Exceptional communications skills
• Expert understanding of Adobe Premiere
• Experience with Adobe After Effects
• Ability to work nights and weekends and travel with certain teams

Education Requirements (Essential Requirements):

• Bachelor’s degree required

Work Experience Requirements (Essential Requirements):

• Five to seven years of shooting and editing experience with a sports and entertainment entity, agency or consumer brand.
• Online portfolio/reel that demonstrates expertise in storytelling, shooting and editing.

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Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

Pay Grade:

c105