ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-STUDENT MEDIA

uab; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is seeking an Assistant Director for Student Media to provide strategic leadership for Kaleidoscope, Aura, and UABtv. You will train student staff, develop a multimedia curriculum, and ensure policy compliance across departments while coordinating with printing, vendors, and local media.

You will supervise the department's creative agency as needed, mentor student employees, and help design assessments and reports to showcase program impact and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications or a related field is required.
• Three years of related experience are required; work experience may NOT substitute for education.
• Experience with Student Media or campus communications is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct leadership and administration to Student Media including Kaleidoscope, Aura, and UABtv.
• Train, onboard, and implement policies for student employees.
• Designs training curriculum on multimedia storytelling.
• Educates students on rules and best practices of mass media and new media.
• Acts as liaison with printing, vendors, and local media.
• Supervises the department's creative agency as needed.
• Designs and implements multimedia training curriculum for volunteers.
• Provides advising to UABtv and digital production for Kaleidoscope and Aura.
• Manages equipment inventory and policy compliance.
• Assists in visioning, strategic planning, and assessment of Student Media.
• Monitors media trends and best practices for convergent media and social media.
• Recruits, hires, and supervises student staff including manager roles.
• Monitors progress and reports to the Director.
• Maintains relationships with local media outlets and service providers.
• Assists in collecting data for university reports and publications.

Skills

Copy editing

Audio editing

Videography

Photography

Copy writing

Event planning

Advising

Supervision

Communication

Leadership

Curriculum development

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications or a related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe Audition

Adobe Final Cut Pro

Job description

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-STUDENT MEDIA
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

General Responsibilities

To provide direct leadership and administration to Student Media including the Kaleidoscope student news outlet, Aura literary magazine, and UABtv entertainment network. To train, onboard, and implement policies for student employees in order to ensure a high level of efficiency and offer professional development for students. To design and coordinate training curriculum on multimedia storytelling. To educate students on the rules and best practices of mass media and new media. To act as a liaison with printing, vendors, and local media.

This position may also supervise the department's creative agency depending on skillset.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• 1.Designs and implements a comprehensive multimedia training curriculum for student volunteers across print, broadcast, and digital media.
• 2.Provides direct, high-quality advising support to UABtv. Provides advising support on digital production to the Kaleidoscope and Aura Literary Arts Review as needed.
• 3.Manages all equipment inventory and ensures compliance with departmental and University equipment use policies.
• 4.Assists director in visioning and strategic planning for the department, including developing student-learning outcomes, and oversees ongoing, comprehensive assessment of Student Media and all related programming, education, and activities.
• 5.Monitors trends in media and remains current on best practices for convergent media and social media.
• 6.Recruits, hires, and supervises the Student Production Manager, Social Media Manager, DJ staff, and other student staff as needed.
• 7.Monitors and reports organization progress to the Director.
• 8.Develops and maintains positive relationships with local media outlets and departmental service providers.
• 9.Assists in collecting, analyzing, and reporting information to be used for university-level reports or briefings.
• 10.Assists in preparing and editing various annual and periodic reports and proposals as well as relevant sections of various institutional, division, and department publications.
• 11.Provides relative data in reference to Student Life on campus that can be used for assessment and decision-making.
• 12.Performs other duties as assigned.

Salary Pay Range

$48,000 – $50,000

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Communications or a related field and three (3) years of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Audition, and Adobe Final Cut Pro
• Copy editing, audio editing, videography, photography, copy writing, and event planning
• Advising, supervision, communication, leadership skills and styles, curriculum development, and collaboration

UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, and veteran's status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB's Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix.