David
Haag
Creative Video
Live Event Director
Resume
Experience
Aug 2021 - Present
Director of Live Events
University of Nebraska-Omaha
Athletics Department
Omaha, NE
· Serve as the game-day producer for Volleyball, Hockey, Men’s & Women’s Basketball, Men’s & Women’s Soccer, Baseball, and Softball.
· Supervise a team of part-time and student workers.
· Create video board graphic content, including but not limited to fan engagement videos, matchup graphics, ribbon board graphics, informational slides, sponsor elements, and promotional graphics on Click Effects.
· Shoots, edits, and produces social media content whether that be hype videos or recaps of games for a variety of Omaha Mavericks athletics sports teams using Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects.
· Engineer, set up, and troubleshoot live stream broadcasts for NCHC.tv as well as on OMavs.com.
· Tech direct/direct women's basketball, men's basketball, and hockey games for the live stream as well as in-venue on Carbonite switcher. In addition, also directed and tech-directed baseball games live stream on a Tricaster switcher.
· Directs videoboard productions for all Omaha Athletics homes games.
· Planned and designed graphics and animations for video and ribbon board.
· Create GIFs for team-specific social media accounts.
Feb 2020 - Aug 2021
Newscast Director
KSNT TV
Topeka, KS
- Coordinates closely with producers and other station staff to prepare and direct or assist with directing live and pre-recorded shows to insure/deliver a clean, high-energy newscast.
- Ensures smooth operation of technical equipment and services during the broadcast.
- Coding and the technical execution of local news programming utilizing the Ross Overdrive Automated and ENPS system.
- Record and edit video for news teases, packages, weather, and promos.
- Create, edit and publish daily stories on digital platforms, including websites, mobile app,s and social media.
- Think strategically about growing the digital audience.
- Troubleshoots technical problems during production or broadcast.
Dec 2018 - Mar 2020
Crew House Associate
Midco Sports Network
Lawrence, KS
Sep 2015 - May 2017
Creative Content Producer
Pittsburg State Athletics
- Engineered and set up broadcast equipment such as cameras, 3Play Replay, play-by-play and color commentator headsets, audio, and monitors.
- During the live games, roles and responsibilities included camera operator, replay, audio, GPX, and directing/tech directing.
- Film, edit, and write scripts for highlights recapping high school and college athletics to air during original network programming.
- Trained new employees on the operation of various positions for live broadcasts.
- Produced promotional videos for official athletics university social media accounts to lure in fans resulting in top ten attendance numbers in NCAA Division II in multiple sports teams.
- Worked under strict deadlines to plan, film and edit videos for athletics programs and events.
- Oversaw a well-organized film log for the Athletics’ programs.
- Produced game recaps for university athletics web-page and YouTube channel.
- Filmed and reported on press conferences.