Graduate Assistant- War Eagle Creative

Auburn University Athletics is excited to begin the search for a Graduate Assistant – Creative Video! This role involves assisting with the ideation, creation, and execution of video content for Auburn’s Olympic sports, with assignments to one or two specific sports per season. Responsibilities include capturing and editing video content for social media, marketing, and in-venue presentations, as well as supporting live event coverage and post-production projects.

This position offers the GA the chance to learn and apply best practices in creative video production while gaining real-world experience in a high-level collegiate athletics environment. The GA will collaborate with full-time staff to develop creative strategies that enhance fan engagement and student-athlete branding, and work with industry-standard software, cameras, and editing techniques to produce high-quality content.

Essential Functions:

• Works as the video and social sport lead for assigned sport.

• Assists in the planning and execution of video production shoots. This includes pre-production, production, and post-production.

• Creates video for social content and requested video for assigned sport.

• Assists with the development of social media strategies for assigned sport.

• Attends weekly meetings within WEC and attends assigned meetings within the Athletics Department.

• Assists in the fulfillment of corporate sponsorships with Auburn Sports Properties.

• Assists with the workflow, production, and management of gamedays.

• Assists with the management and supervision of student employees.

• Complies with all applicable National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Southeastern Conference (SEC) regulations in the performance of job duties.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• Admitted to a graduate degree-seeking or certificate program. 

• Registered for at least one course during each academic term of the assistantship.

Expectations:

• Must be available to work some nights and/or weekends when necessary.

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