Video Department Manager Job at University of Texas at Austin in Austin

Provide oversight, client intake, estimates, invoices, and structural and strategic planning for the Producers Cohort and Video group in order to retain current clients and seek out new projects across UT. Present pitches and take meetings with potential clients to showcase LAITS's capabilities.Perform on-the-ground production oversight, including but not limited to Producing film shoots, events, broadcasts, and filling crew positions as needed depending on specific expertise.Provide creative and strategic oversight and leadership for a variety of projects, such as donor videos, highlight reels, advertising spots, PR and documentary style profiles of centers, research labs and faculty, among others. Plan out large-scale projects in this manner spanning weeks, months or years and work with clients and crew to deliver high-quality media on deadline.Supervise and mentor staff to become more highly skilled producers. Build structures for mutual feedback, mentorship, and growth of team, while providing guidance, feedback, and constructive criticism on projects, as well as overall staff aptitude, to improve the quality of the department.Provide assistance, which could include on-site, logistics/client support, or post support, to other LAITS Studio groups during bandwidth constrained times. Act as crew for productions and provide training and oversight to other crew members or junior staff to help meet production needs.