Req #: 248337 Department: INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Posting Date: 07/29/2025 Closing Info: Closes On 08/06/2025 Salary: $6,853 - $7,500 per month Shift: First Shift Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-contract-covered-exempt-20250130-a11y.pdf) . As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty. **Washington Athletics has an outstanding opportunity for a Director of Broadcast Operation to join their team.** Washington Athletics aims to inspire champions in competition and in the classroom. We exist to enrich the lives of students to positively impact our community and world for generations to come. Operating with the four core values of growth mindset, committed service, humility and grit, the Huskies choose to lead by example. All Husky Athletics staff make an **IMPACT** by committing to creating a purpose driven culture that impacts students and our greater community. We engage in **GROWTH** through dynamic conversations, embracing creativity, and recognizing that every challenge represents an opportunity to learn. We are a **COMMUNITY** who strive to create experiences for our stakeholders every single day. At our core is the belief that **INCLUSION** means creating spaces and places that reflect equity, advocacy and belonging for all. With over 650 student-athletes participating in UW's 22 sports programs, the department of Intercollegiate Athletics is committed to providing student-athletes with the ability to compete for national and conference championships while working toward a degree from one of the world's leading public research universities. For more detailed information, please visit our Washington Athletics Candidate Dashboard. ( https://gohuskies.com/sports/2023/8/26/ica-candidate-dashboard.aspx) The Director of Broadcast Operations is primarily responsible for managing crews, producing and directing complex live athletic events that are distributed in UW athletic venues such as Husky Stadium and Alaska Airlines Arena, and maintaining and configuring Daktronics and Xpression show elements. The position is also responsible for producing academic video productions that occur at ICA facilities and/or other locations. The successful candidate must exercise a high degree of analytical and creative thought in the process of managing live events, creating impactful, budget-conscious video messaging and programming for the University of Washington; maintaining a professional approach, proactive communications and a customer service orientation are essential attributes for the successful completion of projects assigned. In addition, the ability to build and maintain ongoing relationships with clients is essential to this role. Therefore, the position requires a high level of ability with respect to communication and dealing with a variety of people in the course of their daily work. Reporting to the Assistant Athletic Director of Broadcast Operations, the Director of Broadcast Operations is a crucial member of the ICA Broadcasting Leadership Team and plays a key consultative role in setting priorities and providing direction for the unit. Along with providing leadership to the unit, the position will provide consulting and expertise to all internal stakeholders within ICA’s External Relations team and external partners. The Director of Broadcast Operations will help identify systems and strategies that effectively position the University of Washington Intercollegiate Athletics to utilize and benefit from new and emerging video production and distribution technologies. These technologies have the capability to assist the department to strengthen its visibility and its reputation as a first-tier international research university and provide tools for research and teaching faculty to more effectively engage students and conduct research and outreach activities. **RESPONSIBILITIES** Execution, Oversight and Management: • Provide direction and oversight to the production and significant amounts of visual content of video boards at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium, Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec-Edmundson Pavilion, the Husky Baseball park, Husky Softball field and other venues. • Ensure that all events are executed to the highest degree of quality and accuracy. • This role includes the implementation of new video elements for the purpose of marketing, Husky Sports Properties sponsorships, and athlete-specific elements for UW Intercollegiate Athletics teams. • Participation and management of live, on-site, in-venue video production for 160+ live athletic events each year. • Maintain and manage all requests and necessary production elements for Daktronics Showcontrol and Ross Xpression. • In addition to producing in-venue athletic events, this position would contribute to the scheduling, staffing and managing the production of B1G+ broadcasts (including weekly, pre and post-game press conferences) and official replay. • Contribute to the hiring and scheduling of in-house production crews. • Contributing to crewing and management of partnerships with external groups and staff such as official replay and other broadcast/ video partners. Project Management and Communication: • Provide leadership, direction and supervision to videographers, editors, and others assigned to projects that this position supervises. • Consistently monitors, reports and communicates on the progress of the work projects. • Interfaces with a variety of ICA, campus and external partners, including academic units, administrative units, and third-party entities, to successfully complete their assigned work. • Create and maintain a workflow to catalog all recordings and summary game melts for archival needs. • Execute and/or manage the video recording of internal department programming, including department meetings, official partner initiatives, ICA committee initiatives, special events, and sport-specific events and banquets. Additional Roles: • Producing and/or directing many other high-profile campus events which may include commencement, convocation, large-scale graduations, or other university events occurring at or near ICA facilities. • Contribute, as needed, to live streaming events via B1G+ and StudentU and educational training and mentoring of student staff. • Other duties may also be assigned. Compliance with the rules and regulations of the University, the NCAA, the Big Ten Conference, the State of Washington and any other governing body is of paramount importance to the University. The overall responsibility of this position is for the successful operation of the program in full compliance with all such rules and regulations. As a condition of employment, the Employee shall be required to participate in rules education programs offered by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. **MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS** • Bachelor’s degree in broadcast or related field required. • Minimum of three years performing progressively more complex and responsible tasks producing television and video, with a focus on live sports coverage. **Additional Requirements:** • Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communication. • Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision and to manage multiple competing priorities. • Experience with Ross, Grass Valley, and Evertz systems. • Effective communication, analytical, and facilitation skills to drive team collaboration and deliver results in dynamic environments. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously along difficult timelines. • Proven ability to learn quickly, work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and to skillfully distill/synthesize emerging information to senior level staff. • High level of personal integrity and ethics. • Demonstrated commitment to promoting and supporting an environment of diversity and inclusion. • Ability to work nights and weekends. _Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except where there are legal requirements such as license/certification/registration._ **DESIRED REQUIREMENTS** • Familiarity with SMPTE 2110 protocols. • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and problem-solve workflow log jams between multi-generational equipment and software versions and make recommendations as to how to make a more efficient video production process. • Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical staff. **CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT** The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. **Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.** **______________________________________________________________** University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.