Job Description
Job Description
The Tampa Bay Rowdies are seeking a dynamic, collaborative and creative individual for the club’s full-time video production position. The video producer will lead and create all Rowdies video content while meeting and maintaining specified deadlines. They will report to the Director of Marketing / Communications and work closely with the other members of the Rowdies to ensure the creation of exceptional video content.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead every facet of club-owned video projects including ideation, developing production plans, gathering info from stakeholders, scheduling, filming and editing
- Lead and define short- and long-form storytelling through video content across the Club for online, social media, stadium videoboard, and advertising – work with stakeholders from every department to guide storytelling and content approaches in alignment with the Rowdies brand
- Capture footage of Rowdies matchdays and training sessions
- Shoot and edit press conferences, player interviews, highlight reels, community relations’ events, youth development, and sales and marketing activations
- Help ideate and create content that organically weaves in corporate partner messaging and objectives to create value for the sponsor, the club, and the fanbase
- Transport, set up, and operate various production equipment including cameras, audio recorders, lighting equipment and microphones for location and studio production
- Occasionally travel with the team and cover select road matches
- Maintain, ingest, log, document, archive content and various other duties
- Submit video projects for review with internal and external stakeholders
- Collaborate with Rowdies Marketing / Communications team on overall content strategy and for annual production day
- Represent the Tampa Bay Rowdies in a positive and professional manner
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree (BA / BS)Minimum three (3) years relevant work experience in video production; undergrad experience in college athletics is acceptedFor consideration, candidate must submit a website / portfolio / reel that displays examples of previous workExperience with Digital Cine and DSLR camera operationsDemonstrated experience working in Adobe Creative Cloud on Mac devices, especially Premiere Pro and After EffectsFamiliarity with photography and ability to shoot photos when neededExperience with animation preferred, but not requiredBe able to prioritize by highest impact against club goals and drive focus for the content team towards what matters mostStrong eye for detail with the ability multi-task while producing accurate, high-quality content within specified deadlinesWillingness to work in a team environment and collaborate with variety of stakeholders to meet strategic needsStrong desire to create engaging, fun sports contentKnowledge and interest in soccer is preferred, but not requiredWillingness to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends and holidays when neededGreat communicator, professional in presentation and able to work with multiple stakeholders and personalitiesStrong creative ability, a passion for content creation, and an outgoing personality are encouraged.