Supervising Producer - Michigan Wolverines
Company: LEARFIELD
Location: Ann Arbor
Posted on: May 14, 2022
Job Description:
As an integral part of Learfield's new Always On team and
initiative, the Supervising Producer is an extremely important role
on the ground at University of Michigan that uses in-depth creative
and content knowledge built by years of experience to develop,
produce and shoot multiple content-driven executions in partnership
with the school. Working closely with the centralized (New York)
team of Director, Content and Post Supervisor/Editor, they will
serve as the on-site representative and collaborate closely with
the athletic departments, school production teams, and local staff
to ideate, create and execute a robust content offering and
calendar that will increase fan engagement across school athletic
handles as well as generate revenue opportunities for local
Learfield sales staff.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Lead creation of original video and social content in
partnership with school teams to drive fan engagement across social
channels and generate revenue opportunities for local sales
staff
- Oversee and manage the development and execution of creative
projects from idea generation through final deliverables, including
writing, producing, shooting, and overseeing edit when necessary at
University of Michigan.
- Partner with External Operations Leadership Team on the
creative content development for all Learfield led original content
opportunities
- Collaborate closely with athletic department content teams to
create original content in the defined voice and tone of each
social media account, across all platforms, including emerging
platforms
- Produce, write, direct, and shoot LEARFIELD live-action shoots
at Michigan.
- Pitch directly to internal and external partners at school and
serve as the point of contact for University of Michigan
teams.
- Ensure that the quality of our content is always at the highest
possible level within budget and schedule constraints
- Work collaboratively with necessary departments, internally and
externally, to ensure all necessary deliverables are provided to
ensure success
- Act as a creative lead and supervising producer on all projects
in production
- Manage production schedule and resources at school
- Act as a liaison between athletic department content team at
school and LEARFIELD's centralized content team as well as local
and national sales
- Work closely with strategy to optimize distribution and
promotion of content and use data as a co-creative director to
fine-tune the creative strategy on social
- Supervise the on-site Social+ Coordinator
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- Minimum 8-10 years of work experience in the sports or
entertainment industry focused on creating, writing, producing and
directing video content
- Must have previous experience with shooting and directing
video
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present
concepts and strategies to executive leadership
- Passion for and extensive experience in storytelling to drive
engagement with fans/audience
- Sports and/or entertainment experience a must
- Ability to own and produce projects and communicate with
external partners as main point of contact
- Experience working with digital, short-form video, social &
influencer-driven content.
- Strong project and people management skills
- Direct experience with content creation pipelines
- Must have a firm understanding of all aspects of production,
including production equipment, lighting techniques,
cameras/lenses, audio, guiding the work from production through
post when necessary
- Must be able to write pitch materials as well as short form
scripts
- Ability to generate new ideas and concepts that might align
with a project's initiatives
- Creativity in deciding how an idea will be interpreted and
representing the idea in execution
- Must contribute to and thrive in a high energy, high profile,
positive, proactive, deadline driven, results oriented, and
attention to detail environment.
- Strong administrative, critical reasoning, and problem-solving
abilities.
- Capacity to manage and prioritize many projects at one time in
a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
- Must be highly organized, efficient and precise in his/her
work. LEARFIELD is the leading media and technology services
company in intercollegiate athletics. The company unlocks the value
of college sports for brands and fans through an omnichannel
platform with innovative content and commerce solutions for fan
engagement. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, the company has long had
the privilege of being an advocate for intercollegiate athletics
and the student-athlete experience. Our suite of services includes
licensing and multimedia sponsorship management; publishing, audio,
digital and social media; data analytics; ticketing, ticket sales
and professional concessions expertise; branding; campus-wide
business and sponsorship development; and venue technology
systems.
Our people-friendly culture is a hallmark of our style and approach
to business and is rooted in values demonstrating intentional and
active care for other people. The company and its employees strive
each day to live by the company's value statement: "build the team,
grow the company, have fun, love and serve others."
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or
disability status. LEARFIELD is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual
Orientation / Gender Identity.
Keywords: LEARFIELD, Ann Arbor , Supervising Producer - Michigan Wolverines, Other , Ann Arbor, Michigan
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