Director, Video Production

3 months ago

Chicago, United States UNITED STATES SOCCER FEDERATION 1 Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDescription:

U.S. Soccer Overview

We are U.S. Soccer and we are the future of sport in the United States. Our mission is to make soccer the preeminent sport in the United States. We embrace diversity, technology and global connections to drive the growth of our sport and serve our athletes and fans. We seek motivated, passionate, skilled people who can think, create and work on a team.

U.S. Soccer is a growing company that looks for team members to grow with it. U.S. Soccer offers a comprehensive compensation package, casual work environment, an inclusive culture and an atmosphere for professional development.

The Federation’s core principles set organization-wide standards to identify and foster our culture and inform how we interact and hold each other accountable. These principles guide U.S. Soccer: We Win Together. We Aim High. We Champion Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. To be successful as a USSF employee, it is critical to demonstrate and live up to these principles every day and with every interaction with peers, stakeholders, and partners.

The Federation’s core values are the individual attributes and characteristics that staff embody to uphold the organization’s principles and succeed. These values guide our employees: Integrity. Commitment. Teamwork. Respect.

Position Description
The Director of Video Production manages U.S. Soccer’s in-house video department. The ideal candidate can lead a crew from an overarching strategic and operational standpoint while maintaining limited hands-on involvement in production. This individual will help drive the strategic vision of the video team and map the department’s future in alignment with the Federation’s goals. The position requires the ability to think and plan strategically in collaboration with other U.S. Soccer stakeholders; manage staff, agencies, and production groups; lead the production, organization, and editing of video content; support ideation and strategy; and flexibly and proactively contribute across multiple areas of the business on a day-to-day basis.

This position will need to travel according to the needs of the department and the sporting calendar and should be available to work on weekends and holidays when required.


Primary Responsibilities

  • Lead all aspects of digital video production across all U.S. Soccer digital platforms
  • Manage full-time video department staff, plus a vast freelancer network and per-diem employees
  • Assist in planning, tracking, and supervising video department annual budget to ensure quality, scale, effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Direct projects and crews across various remote locations with multiple simultaneous deadlines
  • Manage contacts and relationships with third-party agencies and production companies, including sourcing, supervising, and communicating throughout all aspects of projects
  • Ideate, pitch, and implement new concepts for USSF video series in partnership with digital, content, integrated marketing and brand teams that further Federation goals
  • Work with corporate partnerships to develop integrated video content franchises that achieve both Federation and partner objectives.
  • Develop and enforce video department style guidelines, brand standards and best practices
  • Ensure footage is properly organized and cataloged in U.S. Soccer’s media library, maintaining the video archive’s systems and servers and enforcing DAM organizational best practices
  • Maintain, track, and coordinate equipment usage, shipping, and logistics at events around the world
Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications

  • 7+ years of related industry experience, specifically in a production team environment
  • 3+ years of proven managerial experience of a production team
  • Passion for visual storytelling and elevating brands through digital media
  • Proven ability and experience to manage stress and deliver high quality work under pressure and multiple simultaneous deadlines
  • Proven ability to see through a project individually from preproduction, to shooting, lighting, sound mixing, editing and finishing, all on deadline
  • Understanding of media asset management best practices, software, systems, servers, etc.
  • Experience in the field with digital cinema cameras, sound, and lighting techniques
  • Strong video editing skills with an advanced knowledge of NLE systems (preferably Premiere)
  • Quick learner who can function well in the fast-paced environment mandated by sports
  • Able and willing to work non-traditional hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays
  • Able and willing to travel up to 30% of the time both domestically and internationally
  • Passport required
  • Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is a plus

U.S. Soccer is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, military status, political belief, or any other characteristic protected under the law. This policy applies to all our employment practices within our organization.


We strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA, veterans, parents, and persons with disabilities to apply.

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