Athletics Multimedia Specialist II

Job Title

Athletics Multimedia Specialist II

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Athletic Director

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment for all visitors, students, faculty, and staff by promoting a culture that embraces inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability.  Diverse perspectives, talents, and identities are vital to accomplishing our mission and living our core values .

 

Who we are

Texas A&M Athletics department is committed to building champions through academic achievement, athletic excellence, and national recognition of student-athletes, teams, and programs. We are a proud member of the Southeastern Conference, with more than 650 Texas A&M student-athletes competing at the NCAA Division 1-A level in 20 varsity sports .

What we want

The Athletics Multimedia Production Specialist II, under general supervision, supports development of creative multimedia projects. Provides video production services and creative content support for athletics’ social media channels, video board shows and team recruiting needs. The selected candidate will subscribe to and support our commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability as stated above. If this job description sounds interesting to you, we invite you to apply to be considered for this opportunity.

What you need to know

Cover Letter/Resume’: A cover letter and resume’ are strongly recommended. You may upload these documents on the application under CV/Resume.

COVID-19 information:   Texas A&M University monitors local, state and federally mandated health guidelines to keep students, employees, prospective employees, and visitors as safe as possible. For the latest information regarding Texas A&M’s COVID-19 response, please visit the University’s COVID-19 website . For COVID-19 employment-related information, please visit the Division of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness’ COVID-19 website .

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Four years of experience in multimedia production.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Knowledge of planning and executing marketing plans with regards to multimedia preferred.
• Excellent written communication, analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Ability to conceptually understand instructional needs and translate them in multimedia designs.

Other Requirements or Other Factors:

• Travel required with assigned sport.
• Ability to work flexible hours (nights, weekend and holidays) as required to complete assigned duties.

Preferred Experience:

• 5 years of video production & content creation with-in collegiate or professional sports

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Expert Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop and Audition.
• Understanding of Asset Management Systems. Knowledge of Daktronics System Interfaces.
• A Creative Eye & Technical Knowledge of Cinematic Cameras.

 

Responsibilities:

• Video Board Creative Content - Plans, creates and oversees video board content for their assigned team’s live home events. Works alongside Texas A&M Ventures and our marketing department to implement sponsorship moments with-in the run of show. Works with similar areas to push engagement with The 12th Man and create a unique home field advantage that strives to be the best in college athletics.

• Digital Creative Content - Creates and oversees all creative video content that is produced for assigned teams. Works alongside other external departments to facilitate demands and storyboard ideas for content execution on their teams’ social media channels and other digital platforms.

• Managing & Developing Student Staff - Supervises a crew of students for each sport to help execute creative plan. The staff member will be asked to manage & cultivate growth from their student resources. 12th Man Productions employs a staff of over 80 students and are known for producing quality graduates into the field. It is one of our department’s goals to continue this tradition.

• Creative for Special Projects - Completes creative projects that are outside the scope of specific team content for the betterment of the athletic department as a whole.

• Team Recruiting Creative Content - Coordinates with assigned teams’ staff to develop a creative content strategy that best supports our team and its student athletes. Performs other duties as assigned.

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

In accordance with the federal contractor vaccination mandate , specific facilities at The Texas A&M System may be considered a covered contractor workplace with covered contractor employees. Therefore, successful applicants for this position may be subject to the federal mandate to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment unless an approved medical or religious accommodation is in place.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.