Director of Video Productions

Requisition Number : S3012

Position Number : 007204

Position Classification Title :

Broad & Emerging Media Tech

Functional Title :

Director of Video Productions

Position Type : Staff

University Information :

Located in North Carolina’s third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal — helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University’s 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit :

Our purpose continues to be discovering and developing champions in life. We strive to foster a culture of integrity and excellence across our 17 programs, offering the highest quality experience for student-athletes.

We are committed to academic and athletic excellence. We expect to win championships. We expect to honor students for their academic achievements. We will continue to work every day to make this community proud and ensure that the Spartans are, in fact, Greensboro’s hometown team. We will embrace a culture that is clear and consistent in its priorities.

Currently, our purpose continues to be discovering and developing champions in life. We strive to foster a culture of integrity and excellence across our 17 programs, offering the highest quality experience for student-athletes.

We are committed to academic and athletic excellence. We expect to win championships. We expect to honor students for their academic achievements. We will continue to work every day to make this community proud and ensure that the Spartans are, in fact, Greensboro’s hometown team. We will embrace a culture that is clear and consistent in its priorities.

Position Summary :

Re-Post, Previous Applicants Need Not Re-Apply, Still Under Consideration

UNC Greensboro Athletics is seeking a Director of Broadcast and Live Production who will be responsible for managing all aspects of video operations to ensure the delivery of quality live streaming of video productions for ESPN broadcasts in collaboration with the Athletics External Relations team. The position will direct the broadcast by providing leadership and directing all activities and personnel engaged in operating, maintaining, and programming the audio and video systems within the sports arena for home athletic events while ensuring live video feed to ESPN remains uninterrupted. This position will serve as a liaison to The Southern Conference (SoCon) and ESPN to fulfill video requests used for broadcast and for distribution on various platforms, including social media and on the official athletics website. This position must ensure that all video productions adhere to rules and regulations as set forth by the SoCon, ESPN, and UNC Greensboro athletics while also developing concepts and storylines for videos to be used at various UNCG athletic events.

The position will work within the framework of the university’s and athletics department’s strategic plans to coordinate and stream selected UNCG home athletic events for multiple sports teams over the course of the athletic year, as well as help provide video highlights with the Athletic Strategic Communications team. This position will focus on the live video production of UNCG’s home athletic events for multiple sports programs. This individual will help successfully integrate the UNCG athletic product into the ESPN+ platform and be the direct contact for live productions on all ESPN broadcasts.

In addition, this position will assist the Assistant Athletic Director for Strategic Communications in directing all activities and personnel engaged in the creation of video content used in the development of marketing and promotional videos to be utilized via social media, digital media, the official athletics website, and various other avenues.

This is a highly visible and responsible position that requires a detailed, creative thinker and technical decision-maker who will work closely with partnering organizations and various outlets to enhance and promote the UNCG Athletics brand and programs.

The Director of Broadcast and Live Production will conduct functional and operational testing procedures to ensure quality performance of broadcast and production equipment. This position will be held accountable for troubleshooting and resolving after-hours critical issues impacting the productions, on-air technical look, and / or overall performance of broadcast and production equipment and systems. The Director of Broadcast and Live Productions will assist in the management of the inventory of equipment used by the video production crew.

Minimum Qualifications :

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENCY AND ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE IN A BROADCAST TELEVISION, RADIO AND EMERGING MEDIA ENVIRONMENT; OR EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in broadcast or video production, communication, media, sport management, or a related field with at least one (1) year of experience in live video production.
• At least two years of experience in athletic video production is required, and preference will be given to candidates with professional or collegiate sports experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in written and oral communication skills is a prerequisite.
• Experience working on the live production side of athletic broadcasts is required (Ross Xpression graphics, Ross Switchers & CG’s, Clearcom, 3-Play, audio equipment, etc.).
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere and / or Adobe Creative Suite.

Or

Alternate Option :

If no applicants apply who meet the required competency level and training & experience requirements, then management may consider other applicants. Salary would be determined based on competencies, equity, budget, and market considerations.

Special Instructions to Applicants :

Applicants are required to upload a list of at least three (3) professional references that include :

Recruitment Range : $44,548 - $48,000

Org #-Department :

Intercollegiate Athletics - 85001

Work Hours of Position :

varies

Number of Months per Year :

12

Job Family :

Information & Education

Career Banded Title :

Broad & Emerging Media Tech

Open Date : 08 / 25 / 2025

Close Date : 12 / 16 / 2025

FTE : 1.000

FLSA : Non-Exempt

Key Responsibility :

Manage digital network broadcast

Essential Tasks :

Key Responsibility :

Supervision of broadcasting team

Essential Tasks :

Key Responsibility :

Creative content production

Essential Tasks :

Key Responsibility :

Compliance

Essential Tasks :

Competency :

Knowledge – Technical

Competency Description :

Competency Level : Advanced

Competency :

Creativity

Competency Description :

Competency Level : Advanced

Competency :

Communication

Competency Description :

Competency Level : Advanced

Competency :

Teamwork

Competency Description :

Competency Level : Advanced

Competency :

Customer Service

Competency Description :

Competency Level : Advanced

Physical Effort :

Hand Movement-Grasping - 0, Holding - O, Finger Dexterity - O, Vision-Skilled Trades - O, Reading - O, Eye-hand coordination - O, Vision-Color Distinction - O, Vision-Preparing / Analyzing figures - O, Vision-Visual inspection - O, Vision-Measuring / Assembling at distance close to eye - O, Hearing - O, Talking - O, Standing - O, Sitting - O, Walking - R, Lifting-0-30 lbs. - O, Climbing-Ladders - O, Bending - O, Squatting - O

Work Environment :

Driving - Car / Truck - R, Inside - O, Outside - O