Assistant Director/Network Production Assistant

General Description
The Network Production Assistant will serve the Conference and its thirteen member institutions (11 all-sport, two single sport) to support the production and distribution of content for the Mountain West Network (MWN). This position involves adverse range of responsibilities, from on-camera hosting and producing in-studio segments to traveling to cover Conference events as a reporter and videographer.

The overall impact of this position is to ensure coverage of all Conference events and deliver high-quality, engaging content that reflects the core values of MW and that complies with NCAA and MW policy, safeguarding a positive Student-Athlete experience and well-being and maintaining focus on initiatives designed to elevate MW to the highest possible levels of performance and exposure.

Utilizing this member-centered approach is consistent with the MW’s mission to cultivate opportunities for student-athletes to compete at the highest level while fostering academic achievement and sportsmanship.

Responsibilities

• With direction from the Executive Producer and Associate Commissioner, create a “video on demand” for the MW network (MWN). Take video segments from concept to production to edit/completion in a timely manner as prescribed by the Associate Commissioner for Broadcast Production and Executive Producer.
  • Host, produce, and edit in-studio segments in the MWN Studio (Players of the Week, Players of the
    Year videos, Athlete of the Year videos).
  • Weekly interviews with coaches, players, and administrators for feature stories on MWN.
• Travel to Conference Championships as assigned and serve as a reporter/videographer/sideline
  reporter/analyst/social media producer.
  o Work with Communications and Championship staff to coordinate Championship coverage.
• Assist with building graphics for MWN and help build and maintain a historical video archive.
• Coordinate video sharing with institutional videographers/producers.
• Produce high-quality highlights and interviews to be used by local media.
• Obtain video, sound, and photos from institutions regularly for use on the MWN.
• Develop collaborative relationships with member institution athletics communications and video departments.
• Collaborate with Executive Producer and Associate Commissioner on coverage of all Mountain West events (Live and On-Demand).
• Collaborate with the MW Social Media team to cover MW Championships.
• Gathers news, facts and video for assigned productions. Research and prepare story ideas for future productions.
• Takes direction from others and completes duties as assigned by Executive Producer, MWN Associate Commissioner, External Comms Senior Associate Commissioner, and Social Media Director.
• Ability to work as a Multimedia Journalist on multi-day assignments on MW campuses.
• May serve on the production crew for various MW Championships for MWN Live Coverage.
• Cohost live shows throughout the year at remote events to include but not exclusive to:
  o Football Media Days
  o Basketball Media Days
  o Football Championship Game
  o Basketball Championship Week

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 0 - 2 years’ experience. Broadcast journalism preferred, with knowledge of collegiate athletics.
• Experienced in the practical use of video cameras to capture high-quality video for news features (work samples required).
• Demonstrated skills in videography, post-production, and non-linear editing in television broadcast and/or webcast production.
• Experience with the technical use of professional/industrial-grade digital cameras, professional lighting equipment, and techniques.
• Able to travel (25-50%) and work non-traditional hours (weekends, weekdays, nights, and holidays).