Communications Broadcast & Multimedia Production Coordinator

LaGuardia Community College; New York (NY); On-site; USD 62,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

LaGuardia Community College seeks a Communications Broadcast & Multimedia Production Coordinator to lead photo and video projects, from planning through post‑production, ensuring assets meet campus messaging needs.

You will collaborate with marketing to highlight campus programs, recruit talent, scout locations, and manage equipment such as cameras, lighting, audio, and drones (licensed). Strong CC skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong understanding of selecting and engaging participants and locations for shoots.
• Proficiency with professional photography and videography equipment.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Lightroom, After Effects, Audition) and post‑production.
• Knowledge of TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate pre‑production, production and post‑production activities.
• Create and design multimedia content for internal and external sites and programs.
• Collaborate with marketing team to fulfill photo/video project objectives.
• Maintain archives, materials, and project documentation.

Skills

Photoshoot planning

Video production

Photography

Adobe Creative Cloud

Drones

Gimbals

Premiere Pro

Photoshop

Lightroom

After Effects

Audition

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

DSLR cameras

Cinema cameras

Lighting equipment

Audio recording equipment

Drones (licensed)

Gimbals

Job description

Job Title: Communications Broadcast & Multimedia Production Coordinator

Job ID: 32758

Location: LaGuardia Community College

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

POSITION DETAILS

LaGuardia Community College, located in Long Island City, Queens, serves over 27,000 students in pre-college, degree-seeking, and continuing education programs each year across fifty-seven associate degree and certificate programs, as well as over sixty Adult and Continuing Education (ACE) programs/services. Founded in 1971, the college has offered access and opportunity for New Yorkers to earn credentials and training to transfer to senior colleges and find rewarding, sustainable wage jobs and careers. LaGuardia is one of seven community colleges within the City University of New York (CUNY), and reflects the legacy of our namesake, Fiorello H. LaGuardia, the former NYC mayor beloved for his advocacy of the underserved. LaGuardia is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education and is proudly a Minority Serving Institution holding designations as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution, and meets the requirements to be part of the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong understanding of how to select and engage appropriate participants/visual talent and scout locations for photoshoots that effectively highlight the college's campus, academic programs, and the student experience at the college.
• Strong communications and problem-solving skills to collaborate with marketing team members to fulfill photo and video project objectives.
• Demonstrated expertise in operating professional‑grade photography and videography equipment, including DSLR and mirrorless cameras, cinema cameras, lenses, lighting systems, audio recording equipment, drones (if licensed), gimbals, and other production accessories.
• Proficiency in industry‑standard creative software, including Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Lightroom, After Effects, and Audition, with experience editing, color correcting, retouching, and producing compelling photo and video assets for digital, print, web, and social media platforms.
• Knowledge of photo and video production.
• Knowledge of TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts video production a plus.

CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW

• Supports the creation and maintenance of multimedia communications.
• Collaborates with internal and external personnel to develop multimedia concepts to communicate key messages
• Creates content utilizing one or more types of media (e.g., photography, video, audio, and web technologies)
• Coordinates pre‑production, production and post‑production activities
• Designs, edits, and uploads content to internal and external sites and programs
• Maintains archives, materials, and project documentation
• Performs related duties as assigned.

CUNY TITLE

Assistant to HEO

FLSA

Non‑exempt

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

$61,525 - $74,764

Salary commensurate with education and experience.

CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well‑being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

CLOSING DATE

October 21st, 2026 (Extended)

JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.