Assistant Director, Student Media - Multimedia Leadership

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

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.