Media Production Specialist

Position Title:

Media Production Specialist

Job Group:

Professional & Scientific

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree

Special Required Qualifications

Drivers License

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience using professional photography equipment to light, capture and edit photographs. Includes familiarity of lenses and knowing when to use them along with varying lighting packages for headshots and event photography.
Experience using professional videography equipment to light, capture and edit videos. Includes familiarity of lenses and knowing when to use them along with varying lighting packages for studio and field video production.
Experience designing and capturing for digital media.
Experience with Adobe Lightroom strongly preferred.
Experience with Adobe Premiere strongly preferred.
Experience working with other Adobe products such as: Adobe Express, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe After Effects.
Experience with making online materials eAccessible.

Job Description:

The Advancement unit for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is looking to hire a full-time Media Production Specialist I. Advancement’s overall purpose is to establish and maintain favorable status with stakeholder groups ISU Extension and Outreach depends upon, including decision makers, faculty and staff, partners and the general public. The unit serves as advisors, managing ISU Extension and Outreach’s “voice” and reputation.

This position will report to the creative manager.

Responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating with the Advancement Team and ISU Extension and Outreach staff.

• Planning photography/video productions, coordinating production schedules with the staff needed for photography/video production, and coordinating the transportation of equipment for photography/video production.

• Capturing photographs, video, and audio of the production.

• Lighting the production.

• Working closely with marketing strategist to implement the digital media production.

• Assisting video producer with productions as needed.

The Media Production Specialist will edit photos using Adobe Lightroom, video content using Final Cut Pro X/Adobe Premiere, and utilize After Effects for animating content as required. The Media Production Specialist will also design digital media for social media channels using social apps and Adobe tools (Express, Illustrator, InDesign).

Description of Job Duties:

• Planning, coordinating, lighting, capturing and editing of photography. Photography may include: Staged marketing photos, live events, and staff headshots.

• Planning, coordinating, lighting, capturing and editing of videography. Videography may include: Engaging social media videos, interview-based Impact Story videos, and educational/instructional videos.

• Digital media capture and design for social media channels which includes capturing photos and videos and the design of social media content.

• Applying eAccessibility best practices to all online media. This may include closed captions, audio descriptions, and alternative text.

• Archiving all photo/video content.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an on-going basis without sponsorship.

Travel will be required throughout the state of Iowa with the majority of it being local travel.

Level Guidelines
• Individual contributor position with developing professional and/or technical skills working under immediate to general supervision
• Grasps professional-level knowledge and concepts of field while working in a progressive learning mode
• Works on problems and issues of somewhat limited scope
• Follows standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data for which answers are available or can be obtained
• Responds to inquiries and issues, escalating to manager or higher level workers as appropriate
• May lead projects of limited scope and complexity
• May provide guidance to students

Appointment Type:

Regular

Number of Months Employed Per Year:

12 Month Work Period

Time Type:

Full time

Pay Grade:

PS806

Application Instructions:

To apply for this position