Director – Women’s National Team – Wnt – Content

Director – Women’s National Team – Wnt – Content

Requirements

• 7+ years experience in video production.
• 3+ years experience managing a production team.
• Used to performing and exceling in fast-paced environments, while under pressure.
• A self-starter capable of taking initiative and leading a team.
• Ability to balance short-term deliverables with long-term projects in concurrent workstreams.
• Capable of working with a large number of stakeholders.
• Background or experience working for a media/news company is helpful.
• Able and willing to travel, in addition to working non-traditional hours including evenings and weekends as needed.
• When not traveling, able to work out of U.S. Soccer’s future headquarters in Atlanta, GA.
• Discretion. This roll will be privy to confidential information.
• Passport required.
• General knowledge of soccer
• Capable of working in fast-paced and demanding environments
• Must be able to connect “micro” details to the “macro” vision and mission
• Proficient experience with Microsoft Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook)

Responsibilities

• Responsible for owning U.S. Soccer’s video strategy and execution across a variety of platforms.
• Ideate and assist in the creation of videos that push the Federation forward in its visual identity while protecting brand guidelines.
• Delegate projects and assignments to video team to hit deadlines while staying within budget.
• Manage multiple short-term projects while simultaneously working on long-term planning.
• In collaboration with the Content Team, ideate and develop content throughout U.S. Soccer’s ecosystem of social media channels.
• Collaborate with U.S. Soccer’s partnership team to ensure branded content delivers and complies with platform and partner requirements.
• Promote inclusivity, conversation and engagement on platforms by joining in relevant conversations and aligning with meaningful cultural trends.
• 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.
• Manage contacts and relationships with third-party agencies and production companies, including sourcing, supervising, and communicating throughout all aspects of projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Spanish speaking is a plus.
• Experience working for a team or league.
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere).