Director, In-Venue Production

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin seeks a Director, In-Venue Production to lead in-venue productions for Longhorn athletics. The role involves directing productions across basketball, football, baseball, and more, coordinating with internal and external partners and mentoring students and staff.

On-site in Austin, travel may be required. Hours include early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays; the position emphasizes leadership, training, and delivering high‑quality game productions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Visual Arts, Sports Management or related field.
• Three or more years of professional live or in-venue event production experience.
• Experience with video switchers, graphics platforms, and LED displays.

Responsibilities

• Direct or produce in-venue productions for multiple sports; manage content load-in, checks and rehearsals; provide instruction and feedback.
• Coordinate videoboard production needs with internal teams and external entities.
• Collaborate with creative, videoboard and broadcast staff to ensure innovative venue content; act as liaison with Longhorn Sports Properties and Texas Athletics.
• Develop and mentor students, part-time employees, contractors and staff; ensure staffing for all in-venue videoboard productions.
• Provide operational support for in-venue/digital signage and live event tech setups; assist with video production as needed.

Skills

Live event production

Video switchers

Graphics platforms

LED displays

Team leadership

Training students

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/Visual Arts/Sports Management or related

Tools

Ross Xpression

Ross switchers

Daktronics displays

Job description

Job Posting Title:

Director, In-Venue Production

Hiring Department:

Intercollegiate Athletics

Position Open To:

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

FLSA Status:

Exempt from FLSA

Earliest Start Date:

Oct 09, 2026

Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

Location:

AUSTIN, TX

Job Details:

Additional hours will be required to include early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays. This job is not suitable for remote work and is expected to work regular on-site hours. Travel may be required.

This position is designated as an Administrative Officer and serves without a fixed term and at the pleasure of the President, pursuant to Regents Rule 20102 and the University's Handbook of Operating Procedures 1-1020, "Officers of Administration".

Purpose

To lead, train and instruct in the area of in-venue production for Texas Athletics.

Responsibilities

• Direct or produce in-venue productions for various sports such as basketball, baseball, football, soccer, softball, track and field and volleyball. Orchestrate content load-in, checks and rehearsals. Ensure quality productions when others are directing by providing instruction and constructive feedback. Coordinate all videoboard production needs for internal entities such as marketing, communications, events, IT and all creative and athletics staffs, as well as external entities such as Daktronics, FUSE, Musco, etc.
• Facilitate and communicate content requests to ensure each game production has all the needed elements for a first-class production
• Collaborate with the creative, videoboard and broadcast staffs to ensure innovative content inside of Texas Athletics' venues. Serve as the primary videoboard production liaison for Longhorn Sports Properties (Learfield) and Texas Athletics.
• Develop and mentor students, part-time employees, professional service contractors and full-time employees. This includes employees who work in control rooms and on-site in venues. Ensure staffing for all in-venue videoboard productions between full-time athletics staff, students, freelancers and third-party vendors meets requirements.
• Provide operational support of in-venue/digital signage and associated electronic components and provides support for live event technical setup and management of operations systems.
• Assist with video production and post-production as needed.
• Drive a UT or rental vehicle on and off campus.
• Consistently exemplify the core values and quality service standards of Texas Athletics. Always act ethically. Proactively seek guidance when unsure or unclear of a law, rule or policy applicable to you or your department/sport program. Actively participate in assigned education and training programs. Comply with all laws, policies, rules and regulations set forth by the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, The University of Texas at Austin, NCAA, Conference, or other governing body, including state and federal laws. Annually obtain prior written approval and report all outside activities and outside income. Report knowledge of, or reasonable cause to believe, violation(s) of state or federal laws, policies, rules, or regulations of the University, Conference, or NCAA to IA ARMCS or IA HR. Fully cooperate with any investigation by providing complete and accurate information when requested to do so by Texas Athletics and/or the NCAA and do not influence others in any way during an investigation. In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Texas Education Code Sec. 51.252, this position may be a Non-Confidential Employee as defined by University policies on Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Interpersonal Violence and Stalking. As a Non-Confidential Employee, individuals employed in this position will report incidents of such prohibited conduct to the University's Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Title IX Coordinator as required by applicable law or University policy. An employee who does not report an incident or who makes a false report is subject to termination and may be charged with a criminal offense (Class A or Class B misdemeanor). For more information about employee responsibilities under Title IX, including information about confidential employee reporting exceptions, please visit the Title IX website at http://titleix.utexas.edu.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Visual Arts, Sports Management or related field. Three or more years of professional experience in live or in-venue event production. Excellent organizational, problem-solving and communication skills. Ability to challenge the status quo while still maintaining the integrity of a brand. Experience training students and freelance staff. Experience with video switchers, graphics platforms, and LED displays.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Extensive professional experience in intercollegiate athletics or professional sports. Experience managing students and freelance staff. Operational knowledge of Ross Xpression graphics platform, Ross switchers, and Daktronics displays.

Driving Required

This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three-year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. Employees who are required to have a CDL are subject to drug and alcohol testing (pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing).

Salary Range

OPEN

Working Conditions

• May work in all weather conditions. May work in extreme temperatures. May work around standard office conditions. Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation. Use of manual dexterity. Climbing of stairs. Climbing of ladders. Lifting and moving.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.