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Area of Responsibility
Broadcast/ProductionCreative & Digital Media
Type
Full-Time
Location
West Point, NY
Salary
$48,000 - $52,000

Assistant Director, Live Events & Video Services

Army West PointFull-TimeWest Point, NY

What to Expect
The Assistant Director, Live Events and Video Services is responsible for the execution of live events by overseeing equipment, ideation, and the creative process in preparation of graphics and videos. This role will work with the Director and Sr. Director to brainstorm new and innovative ways to enhance the Army West Point Athletics brand for Live Events through video, graphic, and other elements. This role also involves coordinating with other departments to ensure seamless integration of multimedia elements and managing post-event reviews to continually improve the quality and impact of future events.

What You'll Do
40% Creative Strategy for Content Creation and Video Production 

  • Serve as a technical director and/or producer for live broadcast to coordinate camera and graphic crews to ensure high-quality programming. 

  • Manage pre-production planning and live show execution.

  • Design and develop graphics (lower thirds, starting lineups, etc) for broadcasts.

  • Create new and unique video opens for Army West Point Broadcast that enhance the atmosphere around the Live Event. 

  • Creates and indexes/uploads melts from each live event and creative b-roll on Dropbox.

  • Fulfills highlight requests from external entities.

  • Serve as live events representative on conference broadcast calls to ensure guidelines and rules are disseminated across AWPAA Live Events team.

30% Asset Management 

  • Oversees equipment for live events. Makes sure every single item is accounted for and can be located at any time. 

  • Creatively think of new ways of using our equipment for each broadcast through high quality video, graphics, and other elements. 

  • Moves/sets up equipment from venue-to-venue in preparation for live event broadcast.

  • Tests equipment before games to make sure they are up and running two hours before every event. 

  • Troubleshoots equipment issues during live events.

  • Conducts inventory checks after every move and at the end of the season, to ensure all equipment is accounted for and stored properly.

  • Educate Live Events crew, to include contractors, interns, and cadet managers on the operations of broadcasting equipment to meet the standard set by Army Live Events.

  • Act as approving authority for graphic content submitted in-game by crew.

20% Social Platform Brand Strategy 

  • Develops video and content to enhance footprint on YouTube.

  • Building content for media days, coaches shows, and other fan engagement opportunities across all AWPAA social platforms. 

  • Contributing to our story telling initiatives for in-game assets for social engagement.

  • Shoots, and produces video and graphic content for Army West Point teams throughout the individual seasons.

10% Other Duties as Assigned

What We Can Offer
$48,000 - $52,000

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries that AWPAA believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted position. AWPAA expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would AWPAA consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.

Who We Are
USMA is renowned as the world’s preeminent leadership development institution. Located on the banks of the Hudson River in West Point, NY, it is approximately one hour from New York City. The mission of USMA is "to build, educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets to be commissioned leaders of character committed to the Army Values and ready for a lifetime of service to the Army and Nation." This position will be housed within the AWPAA, which is a non-profit corporation organized to manage and support the 30 intercollegiate athletic programs at the Academy. The AWPAA mission is to recruit, educate, train and inspire leaders of character who are committed to the Army Values through an extraordinary NCAA Division I athletic experience.