Broadcast Student Crew

Oregon State University; Corvallis (OR); On-site; USD 25,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

Oregon State University is seeking candidates for up to 15 part‑time Broadcast Student Crew positions in Academic Technologies, UIT. You will staff live, multi‑camera broadcasts and campus productions that go to air for real audiences, including Pac‑12 shows and commencement.

Training is hands‑on, mentorship‑based, with opportunities to advance through three levels. Level 1 starts at $18.50/hr, Level 2 at $20.00/hr, and Level 3 at $22.50/hr.

Responsibilities

• Shadow and cross‑train on all production positions, complete skills check‑offs, and apply feedback from crew leads and staff to progress through program levels.

Skills

Live event production

Broadcast equipment

Teamwork

Tools

Broadcast equipment

Job description

Important Notifications

Application Deadline: When applying, please keep in mind this posting will close at 11:59 pm the night before the posted "end date". Applications MUST be submitted prior to this deadline.

Current Employees: Do not apply via the OSU Career site. Instead, please login to your regular Workday account and visit the Jobs Hub to apply.

Department

UIT - Academic Technologies

Special Instructions to Applicants

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

• A Resume
• A Cover Letter
• Supplemental Questions

Supplemental Questions

1. Describe any experience you have with live event production, audio, video, or broadcast, including student media, church or community production, esports, or volunteer work. If you have none, tell us why this work interests you.
2. Live productions run nights and weekends and follow the event calendar, so hours vary week to week. Describe how you will balance this schedule with your academic load.
3. Which crew position interests you most (camera, audio, replay, graphics, technical directing, engineering, producing, directing) and why?
4. What do you hope to be doing three years from now, and how would this program move you toward it?

For additional information please contact: Brendan Brucker at [e-mail]

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal History Check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard 576-055-0000 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in Youth Programs may have additional Criminal History Checks every 2 years.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval

Job Description

This recruitment will be used to fill up to 15 part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Broadcast Student Crew positions for Academic Technologies, University Information and Technology (UIT) at Oregon State University (OSU).

Real broadcasts, real audiences, real crew. Learn live broadcasting by making it.

The position is a paid student production crew within Academic Technologies.

Crew members staff live, multi-camera broadcasts and campus productions that go to air for real audiences, including Pac-12 school-produced shows, Athletics in-venue board shows, commencement, and other campus events. This is not a classroom simulation. You will work on real productions on a working crew, using professional broadcast equipment, alongside staff and industry professionals who do this for a living.

Everyone joins at Level 1 and learns the fundamentals of live production from the ground up. As you build skills and a track record, you will advance into operating positions and then into one of three Level 3 tracks. The levels are earned by learning the fundamentals first, and the students who reach them will have worked in many of the roles on the way up. Training is hands‑on and mentorship-based, with shadow shifts and direct coaching from experienced crew, staff, and working on‑air talent and engineers.

Program structure and pay

• Level 1, Crew Member ($18.50/hr): utility and grip, cable, TOC, setup and strike, shadowing operating positions. All new hires start here.
• Level 2, Operator ($20.00/hr): camera operator, A1, A2 audio, replay, graphics, technical director. Advancement by skills check‑off, demonstrated performance, time in program, and recommendation.
• Level 3, Crew Lead ($22.50/hr): production leadership (student producer, student director, crew chief), broadcast engineering (EIC), or on‑air talent. Provides peer training and mentorship to newer crew and performance feedback to program leadership. Advancement by skills check‑off, proven track record, time in program, and recommendation.

Position Duties

• Shadow and cross‑train on all production positions, complete skills check‑offs, and apply feedback from crew leads and staff to progress through program levels.
• Serve as a member of a live, multi‑camera broadcast crew for Pac-12 school‑produced shows, Athletics in‑venue board shows, commencement, and other campus productions.
• Set up, cable, test, and strike broadcast equipment including cameras, audio, intercom, video routing, and production control positions, and serve as time out coordinator (TOC) during shows as assigned.
• Operate assigned crew positions as trained and advanced through the program: utility and grip (Level 1); camera, A1 audio, replay, gra