Director, Creative Video & Production

Responsibilities

• Set and continually evolve the league's creative video vision across all eight teams and league initiatives.
• Build, lead, mentor and develop a high-performing team of videographers, editors, producers and production staff.
• Serve as a creative leader and executive producer across major productions while empowering the broader team to deliver exceptional work.
• Establish and protect a consistent visual style and storytelling standard across UFL content while giving teams room to tell stories with an authentic local voice.
• Oversee a wide range of content, including social-first video, player features, documentaries, all-access content, commercial productions, team launches, championship campaigns and broadcast features.
• Lead external production companies, freelancers and creative agencies as extensions of the UFL production team - setting clear direction, raising the creative bar and keeping execution efficient.
• Develop production calendars, staffing plans and creative priorities across the season so multiple productions can move at once without losing focus or quality.
• Partner closely with Social, Marketing, Design, Communications, Broadcast, Partnerships and Football Operations to develop cohesive, integrated campaigns.
• Own production planning from concept through final delivery, including budgets, crews, equipment, logistics, staffing and scheduling.
• Review cuts and provide thoughtful, actionable creative feedback that makes the work better - not simply different - while helping creative partners and team members grow.

Requirements

• 8-10+ years of experience leading creative video production in sports, entertainment, media or agency environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading internal production teams and managing external agencies, production companies, freelancers and other creative partners.
• A portfolio demonstrating exceptional storytelling, creative concepting and production across multiple formats - not simply highlight reels. Candidates should be able to articulate their creative role and contribution to the work presented.
• Strong understanding of video production, editing, post-production and creative development, with the ability to effectively direct and elevate the work of highly skilled creative teams.
• Strong understanding of social-first storytelling, broadcast production and digital content strategy.
• Deep understanding of sports storytelling, fan culture and the ability to turn athletes, teams and competition into compelling entertainment.
• Proven experience managing production budgets, crews, equipment, logistics and complex production schedules.
• Expert knowledge of Premiere Pro, After Effects and modern production workflows; hands-on editing experience is a plus.
• Strong creative judgment and the ability to give feedback that elevates the work, develops talent and protects a consistently high creative standard.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple productions and competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment without making the chaos the team's problem.

Benefits

• The role is eligible for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision/life insurance, a 401(k) plan, unlimited PTO and offers a discretionary bonus.