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Assistant Director of Video Content
Job no: 510141
Position type: Full-Time 12-Month
Department: 890137 - Athletics-Creative Strategy
Location: Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Categories: Professional
Position Open Date: Jan 8 2026
Position Function:
The Assistant Director of Video Content supports the development, production, and execution of creative video content across assigned sports, with a primary creative focus on the women's basketball program
Salary Grade: 13
Please see Staff Compensation Structure for salary ranges.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Responsible for assigned team sport video content by shooting/editing/producing a range of high-quality video content for use across Mississippi State Athletics social/digital platforms and in-venue displays.
2. Work closely with the Communications, Marketing, and Broadcast teams to plan and produce videos and digital assets that align with departmental initiatives, including storytelling, social media, recruiting, marketing, ticket sales, videoboard, and donor engagement.
3. Help create video content for other departmental areas including but not limited to The Bulldog Club, Bulldog Athlete Services, and Bulldog Sports Properties/Learfield.
4. Meet quick turnarounds to post high-quality videos on same day that events occur, while meeting the guiding principles, strategies and goals of the department.
5. Collaborate with supervisors and teams to maintain strategy and content calendar.
6. Responsible for maintaining staff vision and philosophy for all social media platforms.
7. Provide direct insight to push the department forward with emerging trends in social, digital media, as well as in-venue entertainment.
8. Ensure consistency in brand guidelines and messaging related to content and posting.
9. Assist Director of Creative Video with various tasks and projects.
10. Perform other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position may help oversee the student workers and interns.
The above essential duties are representative of major duties in this position. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job. Not all of the duties may be assigned to a position.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree with focus in Public Relations, Communications, Videography, Photography, Graphic Design, or related field
- 1 year of experience in Creative Media Services or related area
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Must ensure compliance with NCAA, SEC and University policies and procedures.
• Ability to travel with the team.
• Professional, optimistic, positive problem-solver.
• Required to work quickly, efficiently, and with adaptability under strict deadlines.
• Ability to work long hours, including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge and experience with Adobe Creative Suite required, specifically Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects.
• Work experience and knowledge of video production, including but not limited to shooting, non-linear editing, color correction, audio editing.
• Experience within NCAA Division I college athletics program desired.
• Proven success producing creative and innovative multi-media content.
• Experience in other multi-media production platforms (web sites, animation, graphic design) desired.
• Knowledge of professional and cinematic video cameras required, including but not limited to Sony FS7, FS5, a7s.
• Knowledge of a collegiate athletics department and the NCAA structure desired.
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
• Regularly involves lifting, bending or other physical exertion.
• Often exposed to one or more elements such as heat, cold, noise, dirt, chemicals, etc.
• Job frequently requires walking, standing, lifting, sitting, reaching, talking, hearing, and handling objects with hands.
• Frequent- External imposed deadlines; set and revised beyond one's control; interruptions influence priorities; difficult to anticipate nature or volume of work with certainty beyond a few days; meeting of deadlines and coordination of unrelated activities are key to position; involves conflict-resolution or similar interactions involving emotional issues or stress on a regular basis.
• Vision Requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.
Instructions for Applying:
Please apply online and submit cover letter and resume.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. Discrimination is prohibited in university employment, programs or activities based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, or any other status to the extent protected by applicable law. Questions about equal opportunity programs or compliance should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance, 231 Famous Maroon Band Street, P.O. 6044, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (662) 325-5839.
What do I do if I need an accommodation?
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Advertised: Jan 08 2026 Central Standard Time
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