Assistant Director of VFL Films - Tennessee Athletics - UTK

Responsibilities

• Create engaging video content for assigned sports across several mediums including but not limited to: in-venue entertainment, digital and social media content and recruiting content.
• Creatively build and promote the brand of Tennessee Athletics (as well as other sports and initiatives as assigned) by creatively telling stories of the student-athletes, the program, and staff through the utilization of various media and social media platforms.
• Cinematography
• Establish plan for coverage of various events, including pre-season photo/video shoots.
• Sell games, practices, and interviews for assigned sports and other department initiatives.
• Post Production/Editing
• Compose fun & entertaining video pieces that target a younger audience.
• Edit and produce videos quickly and efficiently and adhere to agreed upon deadlines.
• Serve as the key editor and director for all assigned sports (and other department initiatives) video and media projects including but not limited to, media days, in-venue entertainment content, social media content.
• Media Management
• Organize footage by labeling and copying files to VFL Films servers.
• Communicate across the creative team to ensure open lines of communication on content availability & content locations.
• Aid with other various Tennessee Athletics projects including, but not limited to, projects furthering and enhancing the overall brand of Tennessee Athletics as well as post-season collaboration and assistance to help enhance overall content.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or must be able to obtain Bachelor’s degree by time of hire.
• Experience: 1 year of relevant work experience (internships, GA, post-grad positions included) with Division 1 collegiate sports program or a professional sports team.
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Knowledge of various camera types and formats is critical. Knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud. Must have a broad-based knowledge of video production - original content production. Knowledge of various social media platforms, content for each platform & how best to tell stories/enhance brand per platform. Must be skilled in sports videography and both short-form and medium length editing for sports. Knowledge of any new product to enhance use of social media. Must have the ability to work with others in a challenging, deadline-driven environment. Must have the ability to troubleshoot and solve problems without drop-off in content creation. Ability to communicate clearly with team staff, co-workers & administrators.