Chicago Sky Video Production Manager

The Chicago Sky are looking for a strategic, innovative, collaborative, creative, and results-driven full-time Video Production Manager to create, produce, edit, and execute digital content (video, photo, graphics) across gameplay, practices, press conferences, and events for use across social media, website, app, and newsletter channels, paid media, broadcast features, community/special events, and in-game production. 

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

This candidate should be passionate about women’s sports, championing equality, and generating breakthrough digital content and creative storytelling ideas to drive Chicago Sky awareness, fan engagement, and loyalty.  

Responsibilities: 

• Capture content on gamedays at ALL home games and away games, including gameplay, highlights, fan content, sponsorship activations, and videoboard content. 
• Capture and edit short and long form content to be featured on Chicago Sky social media channels, including but not limited to, interviews, sponsored videos, community events, press conferences, and social media videos. 
• Coordinate activities associated with in-game programming on the video boards, including but not limited to production and loading of video content.
• Capture, edit, and archive footage from gamedays and events.
• Lead brainstorming sessions and generate breakthrough creative storytelling, activation, community, and game day fan engagement concepts to drive Sky awareness and fan engagement.
• Conduct interviews with players, partners, and team members to drive storytelling
• Set up and operate cameras and audio equipment at arenas and practice facilities 
• Partner closely with Graphic Design, Marketing, PR, Social Media, Partnership Marketing, Corporate Partnerships, Tickets, and Community Departments.
• Manage two video content producers
• Attend all 20 home games and travel on the road with the team for up to 20 away games

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of digital content, video/film production, photography, and editing
• While primary role will be video production, photography and graphic design capabilities are preferred
• Strong portfolio of sports-related video and photographic content
• Evidence of strong creativity, innovation, and idea generation 
• Comfortable taking risks and the initiative in an entrepreneurial environment 
• College degree in marketing, video production, photography, sports marketing
• Passionate about sports marketing, with an interest in women’s sports and the WNBA
• Strong leadership and teamwork skills
• Great communicator who enjoys presenting to, interacting with, and incorporating feedback from key stakeholders
• Energetic, flexible, self-starter who is comfortable working in a fast paced environment, with and without direct supervision
• Strong writing, editing, design, and proofreading skills
• Must be willing to travel with the team for all 20 away games. 
• Hybrid role: 2 days/week expected in office, with attendance at all 20 home games, many practices, and some weekends/evenings. https://sky.wnba.com/schedule

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.

All employees must follow COVID-19 protocols set forth by the organization and league regardless of vaccination status.

Job Questions:

1. Why are you interested in working for the Chicago Sky?
2. Please tell us about your proudest video content accomplishment?
3. Are you willing and able to travel with the team for road games?
4. What are your salary expectations?