Video Director

Regent University; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition incentives

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Time off

Job summary

Regent University seeks a Video Director to elevate brand, enrollment, and fundraising through high-quality video products. The role expands in-house production, collaborates on livestreams, and pushes creative workflows for targeted media.

The position is based in Virginia Beach, VA, with responsibilities spanning pre-production to post-production, ensuring Regent branding and timely delivery for Marketing goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in film, communication, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of professional video experience in livestream direction and marketing video production.
• Portfolio highlighting video production, direction, and/or scriptwriting is required.

Responsibilities

• Drive creative vision and on-set execution for video projects.
• Develop narratives for video projects and livestream events.
• Operate camera, drone, and audio equipment as assigned.
• Serve as visual director for livestream events and manage camera feeds and cues.
• Edit event livestream videos for timely distribution to stakeholders.
• Assist in pre-production tasks like scripting and storyboarding.
• Maintain Regent branding across projects and archives.

Skills

Livestream direction

Scriptwriting

Video production

Marketing videos

Premiere Pro

Video direction

Camera/lighting

Education

Film/Communication degree

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

PTZ cameras

Livestream switchboards

Drone operation

Job description

The Video Director will support university brand, enrollment, and fundraising goals by creating high-quality, effective video and commercial-level products that tell rich, motivational stories. This position will expand video production capabilities in-house, collaborate with media services for requested livestream productions, and will serve to further implement passionate, innovative creativity to existing workflows for creating target-specific media.

Work Location

Virginia Beach, VA

Salary

$65,000 - $70,000 annually

Essential duties

• Drive creative vision and on-set execution of assigned video projects in collaboration with the Producer and video team.
• Develop compelling narratives for video projects and livestream events, as assigned, in collaboration with video team members.
• Operate a camera, drone, and audio equipment as assigned.
• Serve as visual director for assigned livestream events. In collaboration with Media Services, this role is responsible for selecting which camera feed to broadcast, managing visual elements, and clearly communicating cues to camera operators to capture the best shots for the viewers.
• Serve as primary editor for event livestream videos at the post-production stage to distribute to stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Support video team in pre-production tasks such as scriptwriting, storyboarding and concept development.
• Edit high-resolution video, images, and accompanying audio in relation to the desired production goal for Marketing projects.
• Attend and actively participate in location scouts to determine production needs alongside the Producer.
• Attend and actively engage in department and client meetings.
• Interact with key stakeholders to understand expectations.
• Consistently meet deadlines and deliver high-quality work.
• Ensure quality control and quality assurance are met throughout each assigned project.
• Export assigned projects for delivery and finishing.
• Maintain consistent Regent branding across all projects, using the designated delivery platform for each project.
• Assist in maintaining marketing’s photo, video, and audio equipment and perform regular inventory checks.
• Manage and maintain video footage and project assets in accordance with the video archival process.
• Collaborate with student workers and graduate assistants.
• Proactively seek out additional responsibilities or projects as workload allows in support of the team and department goals.
• Serve University Marketing Department as requested.
• Assumes other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in film, communication, or related discipline; equivalent work experience may be substituted in place of a degree
• Minimum of 5 years of professional video experience in livestream direction, video ideation/scriptwriting, and/or marketing video production
• A current portfolio highlighting video production, direction, and/or scriptwriting is required
• An expert understanding of video and photo production, video editing, and workflow
• Experience with video production software such as Adobe Premiere Pro is required
• Experience with PTZ cameras, multi-cam video shoots, and livestream switchboards is preferred
• Drone certification preferred

Candidates must have

• Strong communication skills and experience in making effective decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Drone certification preferred
• Good project management skills
• Organizational skills, professionalism, and a creative team player mentality
• Commitment to Regent's core values of Excellence, Innovation, and Integrity

Regent University does not discriminate in employment in its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, age or veteran status. For full Non-Discrimination Policy click here.

Benefits

Regent offers a wide range of generous benefits including health, life and disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; tuition incentives; fully vested retirement plans; life and disability insurance options, time off, and more. All regular faculty and staff serving at Regent and working a minimum of 30 hours per week will receive an attractive benefits package.