Athletic Content Coordinator

The Athletic Content Coordinator is responsible for creating high-quality, emotive motion and still imagery to support the Stetson University brand and marketing/communications goals. This includes specific student, alumni, and faculty profiles; specific imagery for web, digital, or print marketing; and important university moments, meetings, and events involving external organizations, university partners, and benefactors. This position works full-time hours, with some flexible shifts, including weekends and evenings, depending on when events are scheduled to take place. The Coordinator performs the planning and producing of photo/video shoots and completes all post-production processing; the editing, correction, archival, and file storage; and the digital imaging necessary to the production of high-quality photographic prints and images for exhibition, publication, research, or preservation purposes.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  Employment duties include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for the timely creation of storyboards for photoshoots, videos, social media content, & instructional videos

• Shoot and edit photos and video imagery to support Stetson University brand marketing and university communications goals

• Attend events for coverage of athletic activities with video and photo assets

• Script and edit videos in a way that increases shareability for social media outreach

• Collaborate with the University Marketing and associated creative, social media, and storytelling departments

• Stay up to date with trends and marketing standards and integrate them into video and photography

• Work with a positive attitude and contribute to group creative discussions

• Work well with a team and thrive on creative storytelling through media as well as meeting individual design goals in a fast-paced, creative environment

• Work cooperatively with professional staff to accomplish departmental goals and meet established deadlines

• Assist with special projects as assigned

• Create reports and spreadsheets as requested

• Perform other site and position specific functions as assigned

Required Skills

• Expert use of Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects

• Strong conceptual ability with knowledge of lighting, composition, camera/lens combinations, theory, and techniques of modern digital photography and cinematography

• Extremely organized, with the ability to manage a large and constantly growing library of assets

• Knowledgeable of best export/encoding practices for delivery across a wide range of channels: high-resolution still photography for print, HD/UHD video for broadcast, and optimized video and stills for social media including YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, etc.

• Confident in assessing the goals of a project and determining what blend of assets are needed

• Ability to deal effectively and courteously with internal and external inquiries through proactive and helpful communication

• Ability to use data analytics and reporting in tracking media effectiveness

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with student-workers and/or student-interns, co-workers, and university constituents.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Excellent management skills and the ability to prioritize work and maintain equipment

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task

• Ability to move up to 50 pounds frequently

Required Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in digital arts, photography, videography, or related field

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in the field

Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record as determined by the University’s auto insurance carrier.