Supervising Producer - University of Washington - Military veterans preferred

Position Title: Supervising Producer - University of Washington

Requisition ID: R100478

Location: Seattle, WA

Full/Part-Time: Full time

About Us:

Learfield is the leading media and technology company powering college athletics. Through its digital and physical platforms, Learfield owns and leverages a deep data set and relationships in the industry to drive revenue, growth, brand awareness, and fan engagement for brands, sports, and entertainment properties. With ties to over 1,200 collegiate institutions and over 12,000 local and national brand partners, Learfield’s presence in college sports and live events delivers influence and maximizes reach to target audiences. With data-based solutions for a 365-day, 24/7 fan experience, Learfield enables schools and brands to connect with fans through licensed merchandise, game ticketing, donor identification for athletic programs, exclusive custom content, innovative marketing initiatives, NIL solutions, and advanced digital platforms. Since 2008, it has served as title sponsor for the acclaimed Learfield Directors’ Cup, supporting athletic departments across all divisions.

Our people-first culture is the foundation of our business and is reflective of our approach to building meaningful relationships with our employees, partners, and fans. The company strives each day to deliver the mission statement and embody the core values that make Learfield an exciting place to work.

Our Mission

Powering the connection of fans to the brands and experiences they love.

Our Core Values

Build Trust | Be Fans of One Another | Power Tomorrow | Create & Connect Communities | Have Fun

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 the University of Washington 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 and a content specialist/producer they manage, the Supervising Producer 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

• Oversee entire Always On offering at Washington, including creative, production, distribution, analytics, content strategy and sales
• Lead creation of episodic video and social content in partnership with school teams to drive fan engagement across social channels and generate revenue opportunities for local and national sales staff
• Own and manage the development and execution of narrative/lifestyle series from idea generation through final deliverables, including writing, producing, shooting, and overseeing edit and distribution at Washington
• Advise on optimal content strategy and plan to increase fan engagement, hit key athletics priorities, and generate revenue locally & nationally
• Manage content specialist and resources on ground as well as delegate responsibilities across team to optimize output
• Produce, write, direct, and shoot LEARFIELD narrative, serialized shoots at Washington.
• Serve as creative lead and supervising producer on all projects in production
• Utilize data, content trends, and creative expertise to develop LEARFIELD Studios content strategy and proactive full-year content calendar
• Pitch directly to clients and internal partners and serve as point of contact for Washington
• Generate and execute ideas for brand integration video series for local and national sales and attend client pitches and productions
• 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 agreed upon deliverables are provided
• Develop research, pre-production, production, post production, distribution, and analysis plans for all proactive and reactive series executed by LEARFIELD Studios at University of Washington
• Optimize distribution and promotion of content and use data as your co-creative director to fine-tune the creative strategy
• Own communication with Athletics, SIDs, Coaches, NIL Staff, Assistant and Deputy ADs to produce series and integrate athletics priorities into content strategy
• Manage pre-sale content presentations including estimated performance, distribution strategy, and creative synopsis
• Manage the tracking and evaluation of performance of all campaigns to create and present recaps to partners, sales, and leadership

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• 8+ 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 required
• 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. Narrative storytelling a plus.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to manage multiple people across a variety of projects.
• 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, pre-production plans, and present to internal and external partners.
• Ability to generate and execute 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.

Pay Transparency

The approximate base pay range for this position is $90,000.00 to $125,000.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Individuals may also be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and/or sales compensation. Actual compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience as well as geographic location.

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 (including Parental Leave), Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability.

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.

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