Chicago Fire Football Club is a Major League Soccer team that was founded in 1997. Under new ownership, the Club recently returned to Chicago’s iconic Soldier Field, opened a new 50,000-square foot office in the heart of the city, and will unveil a premium state-of-the-art Performance Center in January 2025. With tremendous growth and expansion, the Club is laying the foundation for an audacious and ambitious vision that will transform the brand and the company in the coming years.
At Chicago Fire Football Club, we’re on a mission to entertain, serve, and unite Chicago by delivering excellence on and off the pitch to ensure a world-class experience. As a club we let our values guide everything we do: we uphold uncompromising integrity, show respect for all at all times, never settle for less, constantly innovate, and hold ourselves relentlessly accountable.
Position Overview:
Chicago Fire Football Club is seeking a dynamic, forward-thinking Manager of Video for our Digital Content & Social Media and Brand Marketing teams to help build an industry leading content capability. The individual in this role will be responsible for bringing the Chicago Fire FC brand to life through video production.
The focus will be on creating high-volume and eye-catching video content for all digital platforms, while assisting team members with the conceptual planning, ideation, and production of material requested by departments across the entire organization.
The candidate will report to the Director of Video and work within the larger Creative, Marketing, and Communications group to engage both existing and prospective fans with the goal of driving fandom, engaging social audiences, delivering on business objectives, and generating revenue.
Given the nature of the role, individuals with a strong portfolio or demo reel upon submission will be prioritized.
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead production of key club initiatives including conceptualization, shooting, and editing video content for the Fire’s digital platforms, strategic partners, and broadcast channels.
- Collaborate with the video, design, social, and match presentation team on ensuring all content is produced efficiently and effectively, while implementing the organization’s brand design look and feel to establish consistency across all platforms
- Produce high-quality and engaging visual content for the Chicago Fire’s social media channels primarily through video storytelling
- Create unique content for social platforms, marketing initiatives and assist with in-stadium/match presentation video content when requested
- Provide and execute on new creative ideas to promote theme nights, key match-ups, ticket offers etc.
- Produce high-quality video content that can be used for paid media to assist with ticket sales, promotions, and other business objectives
- Contribute to the marketing team’s overall strategy and success in both team and cross-department meetings
- Collaborate with members of the creative team and various departments around the club to produce unique and personalized content for current and prospective clients that aligns with the organizational objectives and overall content strategy of the club
- Attend training sessions, home matches, and travel with the team for select away matches to capture match action, behind-the-scenes footage, and player interviews for publishing across all club digital channels
- Assist with filming, editing, and coloring of player interviews, highlight reels, press conferences, community relations’ events, and mandatory Apple TV content
- Produce content that grows our social audiences, especially on our key channels – Instagram and X
- Transport, set up, and operate various production equipment including cameras, audio, and lighting for location and studio productions
- Log, archive, and organize video footage to optimize file management and facilitate future accessibility
- Storytell around all aspects of the club, from the players to the fans to the complete matchday experience at Soldier Field
- Stay up-to-date with the latest trends in content creation, digital & social media, and sports.
- Seek out new tools and techniques to enhance content creation