Digital Media Assistant

University of Wisconsin–Madison; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

The Recreation & Wellbeing (Rec Well) marketing department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison seeks a Digital Media Assistant to help create photos, videos, and animation for Rec Well websites, social media, newsletters, and digital displays. You will work with the Coordinator of Digital Media and the marketing team to tell the stories of Rec Well members.

You will photograph subjects, obtain permissions for marketing use, and assist with digital asset management.

Qualifications

• Strong communication, collaboration, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Strong work ethic with the ability to meet deadlines and work independently.
• Desire to build your portfolio and share your work.
• Interest in creating storytelling content to share Rec Well experiences.

Responsibilities

• Create photos, videos, and animation materials for Rec Well website, social media, newsletters, digital screens, and scoreboards.
• Photograph subjects and obtain permission for marketing materials.
• Work independently on assignments and help maintain the digital media library.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Portfolio development

Storytelling

Education

Current UW-Madison student in good standing

Tools

Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Photoshop

Premiere Pro

Job description

Job No: 512196
Division/Organization: Recreation & Wellbeing
Department: Marketing & Communications
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $16.50
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Digital Technology, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Communications, Broadcasting, and Media Arts, Business Management, Finance, and Marketing, Athletics, Sports, and Recreation

Department Overview

At Rec Well, we inspire campus and the Madison community to play hard, get fit, and live well through our programs, services, and facilities. We are one of the largest employers of students on campus and highly value student development.
We are committed to cultivating and upholding an inclusive environment in which we celebrate the differences of every member of our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and equal access employer committed to creating a diverse work environment.
As a member of our team, you’ll have opportunities to practice leadership, meet fun people, and develop transferable skills that you can apply to almost any job upon graduation. Every day we practice customer service, problem-solving, critical thinking, professionalism, team building, and many more skills. Join our team at one of the best places to work on campus!

Anticipated Start Date

January 18, 2027

Anticipated Hours Per Week

Minimum: 5 Maximum:10

Schedule

5-10 hours per week. The schedule is flexible and depends on the timing of photo/video assignments, which will vary. Some weeks will include assignments on nights and weekends.

Number of Positions

2

Qualifications

• Registered UW-Madison undergraduate or graduate student in good academic standing
• Strong communication, collaboration, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Familiarity with digital cameras, DSLR or mirrorless camera equipment (office-owned Sony equipment is available for use by the student)
• Familiarity with Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop and Premiere or other photo/video editing software
• Strong work ethic with the ability to meet deadlines, work independently and cooperatively on projects.
• Are excited to build your portfolio and share your work.
• Desire to create storytelling content to share the experiences of Rec Well members.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Experience producing photo and video content for a client, class, or publication.
• Familiarity with photographing and processing RAW digital files (such as using Adobe Camera Raw or Lightroom).
• Familiarity with photo captioning, keywording, applying metadata to files, and digital asset management.
• Familiarity with video recording.
• Familiarity with editing videos using Premiere Pro or other timeline-based software.

Position Summary/Job Duties

The Recreation & Wellbeing (Rec Well) marketing department is responsible for the communications needs of Rec Well, including creating photos, videos, and animation needs for the departments within Rec Well. We help share stories about our members, help promote events and programming, and provide critical information to members who use Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center, The Nicholas Recreation Center, The Camp Randall Fitness Center, and Nielsen Tennis Stadium. A digital media assistant would create photos, videos, and animation materials for the Rec Well website, social media, newsletters, digital screens, scoreboards, and more.

This is an opportunity to gain photography and video experience by helping tell the story of Rec Well and our members. The digital media assistant will photograph subjects and obtain their permission for being in marketing materials, work independently to capture photos and videos on assignments, and help keep our digital library of photos and videos organized.

The student in this role will work under the guidance of Rec Well’s Coordinator of Digital Media and the marketing department to help provide visual coverage of Rec Well’s events and member experience. Assignments will include photography and videography of Rec Well members, events, tournaments, trainings, and program offerings, as well as digital processing, image captioning, electronic publishing, and distribution.

Physical Demands

Carrying or transporting camera gear

Institutional Statements

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Advertised: October 26, 2026 09:00 AM Central Daylight Time
Applications close: November 09, 2026 11:55 PM Central Standard Time