Supervising Producer - Vanderbilt University

About the role

The Supervising Producer is a critical creative leader responsible for developing, producing, and shooting a wide range of content in partnership with the university. Leveraging deep industry experience, this role oversees multiple content executions—spanning NIL, original programming, and branded content—that fuel fan engagement, elevate student-athlete storytelling, and unlock revenue opportunities for local and national Learfield sales teams. Working closely with the centralized Learfield Studios team, the Supervising Producer leads the local content team and is the primary on-campus representative. They collaborate closely with the athletic department, school production teams, student-athletes, and local staff to ideate, create, and deliver a robust and innovative content slate.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of the full Learfield Studios content operation at the university, including creative, production, distribution, analytics, content strategy, and sales integration.
• Development and production of NIL, original, and branded episodic video content to grow fan engagement and drive revenue for local and national sales teams.
• Building trust-driven relationships with student-athletes and guiding them through all original, branded, and NIL content initiatives.
• Partnering with the athletic department, local property team, and sponsors to create custom NIL content aligned with stakeholder voice, tone, and brand guidelines.
• Shaping and continuously refining NIL content best practices across creative, production, distribution, and student-athlete communication.
• Advising on content strategy that supports athletics priorities, increases engagement, and drives local and national revenue.
• Managing the on-site content producer, specialist, and additional production resources; delegating effectively to maximize team output.
• Producing, writing, directing, and shooting narrative and serialized Learfield Studios content at the university.
• Serving as the creative lead and supervising producer for all active projects.
• Using data, trends, and creative insight to develop year-round Learfield Studios content strategy and proactive content calendars.
• Pitching, ideating, and executing NIL and branded video series for sales teams; participating in client presentations and productions.
• Ensuring the highest-quality content delivery within established budgets and timelines.
• Collaborating with internal and external teams to meet all agreed-upon deliverables.
• Developing research, pre-production, production, post-production, distribution, and analysis plans for all proactive and reactive content series.
• Optimizing content distribution and promotional strategies using data as a key creative input.
• Maintaining strong communication with Athletics, SIDs, coaches, and athletic administrators to align content with departmental priorities.
• Tracking performance of all campaigns and creating comprehensive recaps for partners, sales teams, and leadership.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in sports or entertainment creating, writing, producing, and directing video content.
• Hands-on experience shooting and directing video.
• Experience leading a team.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to articulate creative concepts to executive leadership.
• A passionate storyteller with extensive experience driving audience engagement.
• Proven experience in sports and/or entertainment environments.
• Ability to independently own projects and serve as primary contact for external partners.
• Background in digital, short-form, social, and influencer-driven content; narrative storytelling experience is a plus.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing multiple team members across varied projects.
• Comprehensive knowledge of production equipment, lighting, cameras/lenses, audio, and post-production workflows.
• Ability to write pitch materials, craft pre-production plans, and present to internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong creative ideation skills aligned to project and brand objectives.
• Ability to interpret creative concepts and guide execution with clarity and vision.
• Thrives in a high-energy, high-profile, proactive, deadline-driven environment with strong attention to detail.
• Strong administrative, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven capacity to prioritize and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, constantly evolving setting.
• Highly organized, efficient, and meticulous in execution.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of content production pipelines end-to-end.
• Ability to write pitch materials, craft pre-production plans, and present to internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong creative ideation skills aligned to project and brand objectives.
• Ability to interpret creative concepts and guide execution with clarity and vision.
• Thrives in a high-energy, high-profile, proactive, deadline-driven environment with strong attention to detail.
• Strong administrative, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven capacity to prioritize and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, constantly evolving setting.
• Highly organized, efficient, and meticulous in execution.

Skills

• Leadership
• Project Management
• Content Creation
• Video Production
• Team Management
• Communication
• Analytics
• Problem Solving

Benefits

Learfield offers a full spectrum of benefits for eligible employees including Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance and Other Insurance Plans, Flexible Paid Time Off (minimum 10+ days annually), including Parental Leave, 20 Paid Holidays, 401(k) + Match, and Short/Long Term Disability. Leave benefits are consistent with state and local laws, including the Colorado Health Families and Workplaces Act. Learfield is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.