Position: Producer, Production
Department: Production
Reporting To: Sr Producer, Digital & Social
Our Purpose:
We are building a championship organization that serves our fans, community and business partners through world class sports and entertainment. We believe that Winning Matters, our Fans come first, with risk comes reward, great teams can achieve unimaginable results, honoring the Pacific Northwest is our duty and driving the business is our responsibility.
Since the team was awarded in 2018 through to our first puck drop in 2021, the Kraken brand has become one of the most recognized and beloved in the NHL. Playing at Climate Pledge Arena, the most sustainable arena in the world, we want to provide a memorable experience every night and make fans for life. Our joint foundation, One Roof Foundation aims to advance equity and sustainability by increasing opportunities to thrive for our most vulnerable young people and communities.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hiring:
The Seattle Kraken aspire to write a new playbook in sports and entertainment that includes everyone. In alignment with this vision, if you don’t meet every job requirement listed—or if you haven’t played ice hockey before or are still learning about the sport—we still encourage you to apply. We understand you may bring other relevant experiences and expertise to help us become the highest performance organization we can be. One of our core values is ‘Make Us Better’ and we recognize diversity, equity and inclusion as a critical business strategy.
If you’d like to request an accommodation in the application or interview process, please let us know by emailing: [email protected].
Position Summary:
We are seeking an individual who can bring their creative vision and expertise to help us produce exceptional videos, imagery, and graphics for our franchise's products and programs. This role significantly contributes to the overall strategy and works with various departments to produce localized and original content for different distribution platforms. Reporting directly to the Senior Producer, Digital & Social, the ideal candidate will be positive, energetic, and creative, able to create top-notch content from start to finish with minimal oversight.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Produce and edit video content for Kraken digital and social channels, in-arena show and other miscellaneous events as it pertains to either partnered or game presentation productions.
- Work as a camera operator to capture footage of partnership activations, game presentation creative requests, b-roll, scenic footage, and more.
- Work alongside the in-house production team to ideate new and creative short/mid-form creative for partner applications and in-arena shows.
- Use Adobe Creative Suite to assemble, edit, process, color correct, format, and export video projects from start to finish.
- Actively seek out industry trends and new technology and techniques that will elevate and enhance our content on all channels.
- Use Kraken media asset management software (Curator Connect) to ingest, categorize and organize all footage.
- Perform tasks as needed – including but not limited to live production, shooting, sound recording, gripping, edit direction, music scoring, color correction, audio editing and mixing, graphic design / animation and copywriting.
- Able to work individually or as a team on projects.
- Maintain good attendance and punctuality.
- Other duties as assigned.
Game Night Responsibilities May Include:
- Capture video B-ROLL on game nights experience and highlights.
- Assisting with interviews and post-game media acquisition.
- Support game night staff with any Production and Entertainment Experience needs.
- Other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Management
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an expert ability to present and communicate new ideas and concepts.
- Extremely organized and detail oriented, resourceful, quick learner and able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- A high degree of personal integrity and consistently put the interests of the organization first.
- Must be a fierce communicator and cross-organizational collaborator.
Preferred Experience & Qualifications:
- A strong interest in producing features with a desire to learn and grow the production team
- Highly creative and organized individual that thrives in a fast-paced environment
- A passion for storytelling, engaging audiences, working with others, and creative ideas for content growth.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Prior live broadcasts (television and/or radio) a plus.
- Graphic design and motion graphics experience a plus.
- 1-3 years of professional experience in video production experience including but not limited to camera operation, editing, writing, set lighting, and design.
- Must be proficient with Adobe Creative Suite.
- A critical thinker and optimist inspired by “what is possible” rather than “what has been done”.
- Highly creative, collaborative, and motivated.
- A people-person who can build trust and authentic relationships with team personnel.
- Willingness to travel as needed.
- Must be able to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and gamedays.
Total Rewards Package:
- Compensation:
- In accordance with Washington’s Equal Pay and Opportunity Act, the expected salary range for this position is $80,000 - $90,000. Actual base pay will depend on employee’s experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.
- Bonus eligibility
- Monthly cell phone stipend
- Benefits & Perks:
- Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, including premiums for eligible dependents enrolled in the plans
- Company-paid life insurance and short & long term disability insurance
- Company-paid employee assistance program and Headspace subscription
- Flexible spending accounts and voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance available
- Company-paid Orca card
- 401k (pre-tax and Roth) with Company match up to 4%
- 10 vacation days, 3 personal holidays, and accrued sick time
- Minimum 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid parental leave
- Kraken ticket stipend and employee only pre-sale opportunities to non-Kraken events
- Discounts at the Kraken Team Stores, Kraken Community Iceplex, 32 Bar & Grill, and other partners
- Company-wide recognition platform
- Corporate office located at the Kraken Community Iceplex in Northgate; within walking distance of the Northgate Light Rail Station and Northgate Transit Center; free parking
Working Conditions:
- This role is based on-site in our Seattle office and requires work to be performed in person. However, we do value flexibility as the business will allow and offer occasional opportunities to work from home.
- Minimal Travel (<10% travel): May be required to travel. Trips may require air travel and/or overnight stay away from home for one or more nights.
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule inclusive of weekends, nights and holidays required
- Frequent bending, lifting 15-20 pounds, sitting, exposure to multiple external elements, extensive walking through the building including inclines and stairs.
Seattle Hockey Partners, LLC and Seattle Arena Company, LLC are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate on basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
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