Senior Video Production Specialist

Company :

Highmark Health

Job Description : 

JOB SUMMARY

This job creates content and is involved in all aspects of the video production process, including planning, creating/shooting, processing, uploading, and editing for a wide variety of distribution channels. The incumbent works collaboratively with art directors, writers, and editors to create innovative, compelling, creative content. The incumbent is responsible for consistent quality, maintaining up-to-date technologies, best practices for the team, and mentoring other production specialists.

This is a hybrid based role in Pittsburgh, PA. Depending on the duties of the day will depend on which day to be onsite.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partake in all levels of production including pre-production, setup, filming, and tear down. Maintain contact with client, producer and post-production team to ensure deadlines are established and met. May provide on set direction as project demands.
• Drive process - implements and owns the production-to-post hand-off. Offloads and catalogs clips, shares notes via producer.
• Maintain, inventory and keep equipment up-to-date and secure; which includes but is not limited to lighting, lenses, cameras, rigs, audio.
• Maintain and keep all video and graphic animation production software up to date.
• Provide equipment expertise and videography in all production areas including, shooting, lighting, sound recording, tele-prompting, and operation of such equipment as well as creative idea sharing.
• Provide motion graphic expertise and best practice guidance.
• Consult on work in regards to quality and best practice. Offer and receive criticism and critique equally well to help constantly raise our team's creative bar.
• Lead file sharing process and systems integration. Full knowledge and oversight of Editshare system of digital asset management. Document all procedures in order to standardize operations.
• Offer guidance on pre-production/set recommendations through collaboration with team members, as well as creative teams and multimedia departments. Offer advice about improvements for team production method and technology.
• Provide still photography services as a compliment to and in support of video production work.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Multimedia/Multimedia Tech. or related field

Substitutions

• 6 years of related and progressive experience in lieu of Bachelor's degree

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in Animation & Special Effects or Visual Communication

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 5 years working in video/media production and post production
• 3 years with Adobe Creative Cloud Suite of software

Preferred

• None

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

• None

Preferred

• Motion Graphics

SKILLS

• Strong knowledge of production process, workflow and software including Adobe Creative Cloud (Adobe Premiere).
• Able to manage planning many projects at once
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud Suite of software (After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator) and color correction software such as DaVinci Resolve
• Strong organizational skills and working knowledge of project management software (Workfront)
• Ability to collaborate with remote team members and customers via electronic communication (Zoom, Teams, MS365, Skype)
• Deliver polished assets that illustrate a keen understanding of what works on the video’s intended platforms, social media, web or otherwise
• Film and edit independently and work with the support freelancers on larger projects

Language (Other than English):

None

Travel Requirement:

0% - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office-based

Teaches / trains others regularly

Frequently

Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Rarely

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)<