LEARFIELD · 3 days ago
Supervising Producer - University of Iowa
Coralville, IA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expLEARFIELD is a company that focuses on sports media and content production, and they are seeking a Supervising Producer to lead their operations at the University of Iowa. The role involves overseeing content creation, managing teams, and developing strategies to enhance fan engagement and generate revenue through various media channels.
Brand MarketingHigher EducationMarketingSponsorshipSportsTicketing
Responsibilities
Oversee entire LEARFIELD Studios content offering at Iowa, including creative, production, distribution, analytics, content strategy and sales
Lead creation of original, branded and NIL episodic video content in partnership with school teams to drive fan engagement across social channels and generate revenue opportunities for local and national sales staff
Own and manage the development and execution of 6-10 new narrative/lifestyle series from idea generation through final deliverables, including writing, producing, shooting, editing and overseeing distribution at Iowa
Advise on optimal content strategy and plan to increase fan engagement, hit key athletics priorities, and generate revenue locally & national
Manage content specialist as well as resources on ground and delegate responsibilities across team to optimize output
Produce, write, direct, and shoot LEARFIELD narrative, serialized shoots at Iowa
Serve as creative lead and supervising producer on all projects in production
Build trust with student athletes and set them up for success across all original, branded and NIL executions
Utilize data, content trends, and creative expertise to develop LEARFIELD Studios content strategy and proactive full-year content calendar
Generate and execute ideas for NIL and brand integration video series for local and national sales and attend client pitches and productions
Ensure that the quality of our content is always at the highest possible level within budget and schedule constraints
Work collaboratively with necessary departments, internally and externally, to ensure all agreed upon deliverables are provided
Develop research, pre-production, production, post production, distribution, and analysis plans for all proactive and reactive series executed by LEARFIELD Studios at Iowa
Optimize distribution and promotion of content and use data as your co-creative director to fine-tune the creative strategy
Own communication with Athletics, SIDs, Coaches, Assistant and Deputy ADs to produce series and integrate athletics priorities into content strategy
Manage pre-sale content presentations including estimated performance, distribution strategy, and creative synopsis
Manage the tracking and evaluation of performance of all campaigns to create and present recaps to partners, sales, and leadership
Qualification
Required
Minimum 8+ years of work experience in the sports or entertainment industry focused on creating, writing, producing and directing video content
Must have previous experience with shooting and directing video
Excellent communication skills with the ability to present concepts and strategies to executive leadership
Passion for and extensive experience in storytelling to drive engagement with fans/audience
Sports and/or entertainment experience a must
Ability to own and produce projects and communicate with external partners as main point of contact
Experience working with digital, short-form video, social & influencer-driven content. Narrative storytelling a plus
Strong leadership skills and ability to manage multiple people across a variety of projects
Direct experience with content creation pipelines
Must have a firm understanding of all aspects of production, including production equipment, lighting techniques, cameras/lenses, audio, guiding the work from production through post when necessary
Must be able to write pitch materials, pre-production plans, and present to internal and external partners
Ability to generate and execute new ideas and concepts that might align with a project's initiatives
Creativity in deciding how an idea will be interpreted and representing the idea in execution
Must contribute to and thrive in a high energy, high profile, positive, proactive, deadline driven, results oriented, and attention to detail environment
Strong administrative, critical reasoning, and problem-solving abilities
Capacity to manage and prioritize many projects at one time in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
Must be highly organized, efficient and precise in his/her work
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Health Savings Account
Life Insurance and Other Insurance Plans
Flexible Paid Time Off (minimum 10+ days annually)
Including Parental Leave
20 Paid Holidays
401(k) + Match
Short/Long Term Disability
Company
LEARFIELD
Learfield empowers businesses and universities by connecting big brands to the excitement, passion, tradition and fun of college sports. It is a sub-organization of Learfield Communications.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
LEARFIELD has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2024 (3)
2023 (1)
2022 (5)
2021 (11)
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$150M2023-09-13Private Equity· $150M
Leadership Team
David A Hubbard
Senior Vice President
Pat Fagan
Senior Vice President
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