WKU seeks applicants for the position of Director of Creative Video. Reporting to the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Communications/Marketing, in partnership with WKU Public Media, this position is responsible for visualizing, producing, shooting, editing and delivering high-energy video and motion content for WKU Athletics.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead creative video department for WKU Athletics, with focus on social media and storytelling
Produce high quality, creative videos for WKU Athletics
Coordinate video content plan for WKU Athletics
Coordinate content creation, content requirements for Conference USA, and content requests for other WKU departments and media partners
Assist with videoboard content creation
Serve as creative video lead for all sports, with team of students assisting
Supervise non-broadcast related athletics productions and crew
Collaborate with WKU Athletics Marketing and Communications departments on video needs
Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:
Recruitment and training of crew members on use of athletics related production equipment and processes
Assist with management and archival of media assets
Supervise Student Workers: May recommend the following: hiring, firing, disciplinary action, staffing assignments and scheduling.
Creative video content lead for WKU Athletics awards (TOPSYs) and Hilltopper Athletic Foundation
Knowledge and Skills Considered Essential for Success:
Demonstrated ability to generate high quality video projects
Demonstrated ability to acquire high quality audio inside of a video production
General knowledge and skills that will provide success in the duties above
Knowledge of and operational skills related to video acquisition equipment
Demonstrated problem-solving skills and solutions focused approach to challenges and improvements
Demonstrated experience in storytelling
Ability to travel, have a valid driver's license, ability to lift 50 lbs., climb ladders, work flexible hours including nights and weekends
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree
Minimum two years of sports video production experience
Minimum two years of experience creating promotional content
Minimum two years of experience with postproduction software (Final Cut, Adobe Creative Cloud products and/or Avid Media
Western Kentucky University (WKU): Founded in 1906, WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, an ethnically and racially diverse city of 61,500 people, about 110 miles south of Louisville and 65 miles north of Nashville. More than 50 different languages are spoken in and around Bowling Green and people from 35 nationalities call the area home. We seek to attract research- and teaching-active faculty, as well as staff members, from academically and culturally diverse backgrounds. The university's population of approximately 20,000 students includes 35% first generation university/college, 15% underrepresented minority and 6% international students. A regional comprehensive university, WKU is student-centered and focuses on applied research that expands knowledge; improves learning; and serves the region, state and nation.