Yahoo Sports is one of the internet's leading destinations for comprehensive sports news and innovative fantasy games. We produce insightful content across multiple platforms and curate quality coverage from around the web to inform and entertain fans. We're an original fantasy sports pioneer, with a legacy of innovation that helps us continue to be a fantasy leader. And as one of the most-visited sports platforms on the internet, we're one of the best places for brands to reach fans.

Reporting to the Head of Video & Audio, the Director of Off-Platform Production is responsible for managing the production and success of Yahoo Sports' video content on YouTube, TikTok, and social platforms. This will include partnering in the planning and execution of on-location productions, assisting in the production of podcasts, optimizing video clips for YouTube engagement, and partnering with social media leadership to ensure deliverables meet best practices for off-platform success.

The Director of Off-Platform Production must be a seasoned producer with outstanding leadership skills, an affinity for teaching and training, and a selfless mission-oriented teammate.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate with on-platform and podcast leads to determine best opportunities for off-platform success.


• Take charge of Yahoo Sports' YouTube channel: Refine headline and thumbnail SOPs, improve post-production optimization, and use data to inform those changes.


• Provide clear and constructive feedback to your team and teammates.


• Bring a critical eye to production processes, and implement necessary changes to streamline production.


• As necessary, coordinate with other producers and/or lead production of on-site productions, remote podcast productions, or other content efforts that will be distributed off-platform.


• Interpret audience data and translate it effectively for Sales, Executive, and Production teammates.


• Create aggressive but realistic benchmarks, and reach them.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent working experience


• 10+ years of professional experience in production


• Strong knowledge across the field of production: setting up lights & cameras, video editing, remote production software, control room production


• Must have 4+ years of experience publishing to YouTube


• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills

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The compensation for this position ranges from $129,210.00 - $281,305.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.

Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don't require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you'll be given notice to make arrangements.

If you're curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.

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