CONTENT PRODUCER

About the Role

A Chicago Bears Content Producer creates high quality, compelling content for a variety of platforms. We are looking for a candidate who will help us capture the moments behind the Bears that unite fans and inspire communities. The position calls for a multi-faceted skill set including the ability to shoot, produce, and edit for various distribution channels. Candidates must be creative and detail-oriented, with an eye for developing dynamic content. This is a full-time position, based out of our headquarters – Halas Hall (1920 Football Drive, Lake Forest, Illinois). The hours for this role are non-traditional, including working home games, events, evenings, and holidays.

Who We Are

The Chicago Bears strive to advance our mission of winning championships by conducting ourselves with humility, integrity, and a strong work ethic. We want you to help us achieve our goals and to be part of the one of most storied franchises in all of sport. We offer our employees professional development, competitive salaries, excellent health and retirement benefits, and an environment where our talent and contributions are valued by the club and the community.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The Chicago Bears organization continues to deepen its commitment to establishing an inclusive, equitable work environment that reflects the diversity within our communities and fan base. We value, respect and appreciate diversity at all levels, on and off the field, and are guided by a vision of success that includes integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion into our club's DNA and culture.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging content from concept to completion, including, but not limited to: producing, shooting, editing and motion graphic treatments to the features
• Shoot, produce and edit content for social, digital, and broadcast platforms
• Generate and execute content ideas for social and digital channels that will generate audience interaction, conversation, and engagement while keeping up with social trends
• Line produce assigned broadcast shows, special programs, or related projects
• Shoot, log and edit game footage, locker room interviews & press conferences following games, weekly press conferences, post-practice locker room interviews
• Shoot, produce and edit daily content and features during Training Camp
• Work with Bears sales team on the creation and execution of sponsored content series across all platforms., including the generation of sales video content for use in recaps and pitches
• Support development of off-season video content concentrated around the following league calendar events: NFL Combine, Free Agency, NFL Draft, Rookie Minicamp, Organized team activities (OTAs), and Training Camp
• Keep YouTube account organized and up to date
• Publish radio podcasts (All Access, Coaches Show)
• Stream post-game (home and away) and weekly post-practice press conferences on ChicagoBears.com, App, and YouTube. Plus, Facebook and Twitter when necessary.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Television/Film Production, Broadcast Journalism, Communications, or related area of study
• Expertise in social media content creation for TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
• Proficiency in Adobe Suite and 3rd party plug ins (e.g., Sapphire, Boris, etc.)
• Strong knowledge and passion for football
• Knowledge of various video encoding and compression standards
• Experience shooting with cinema style cameras
• After Effects knowledge a plus
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high-pressure environment while juggling multiple and sometimes competing priorities. This includes the ability to produce multiple projects from inception to completion independently.
• Ability to take direction and constructive criticism
• Must be able to work non-traditional hours in non-traditional settings including evenings, weekends and holidays
• Ability to travel for road games and special shoots as necessary
• Must be highly organized and detail-oriented
• A true team player, who thrives on mentoring and teaching other team members technical and creative skills

This list of position functions is not all-inclusive and may be supplemented or modified.