Digital Media Specialist

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University in Bloomington seeks a Digital Media Specialist to support distance and online educational initiatives and streaming performances. The role may direct camera operators and technical staff during recording sessions and broadcasts.

You will make technical decisions for media delivery across broadcast, webcast, and online formats, collaborating with faculty to align instructional and artistic goals while ensuring system integrity in classroom environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in related field).
• Some experience with multimedia systems or related experience.
• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.

Responsibilities

• Participates in and supervises activities related to distance and online educational initiatives and streaming performance activities. May direct camera operators and other technical staff during recording sessions and streaming performances.
• Makes technical decisions necessary to produce and deliver media across a wide range of delivery formats and platforms to include broadcast, webcast, or online formats; collaborates with faculty, may make instructional and artistic decisions.
• Researches, installs and supports equipment related to interactive distance education and streaming performance activities in studios, classrooms, labs and performance venues.

Skills

Proficient communication

Professionalism

Time management

Quality focus

Flexibility

Learning mindset

Multimedia systems experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Department

JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC (BL-MUS-IUBLA)

Job Summary

Responsibilities

Department Specific

• Participates in and supervises activities related to distance and online educational initiatives and streaming performance activities. May direct camera operators and other technical staff during recording sessions and streaming performances.
• Makes technical decisions necessary to produce and deliver media across a wide range of delivery formats and platforms to include broadcast, webcast, or online formats; collaborates with faculty, may make instructional and artistic decisions.
• Researches, installs and supports equipment related to interactive distance education and streaming performance activities in studios, classrooms, labs and performance venues.

General

• Ensures operational integrity in the design, development, and implementation of systems in the classrooms and other learning environments for maximum availability and performance by monitoring queues, investigating, diagnosing and resolving moderately complex equipment failures.
• Develops and implements preventive maintenance procedures; performs inventory control and oversees repair shop and work area.
• Installs, tests and monitors applications software to maintain integrity and security and ensure compliance with departmental and industry standards.
• Evaluates trends, collaborates on design, specification and acquisition and interacts with external vendors/installers on the implementation of hardware and control systems meeting classroom operational needs.
• Researches and stays up-to-date on emerging digital media technologies and multimedia systems.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

Education

Required

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in related field)

Work Experience

Preferred

• Some experience with multimedia systems or related experience

Skills

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty

Working Conditions / Demands

This position requires the ability to communicate effectively and to operate computers and other related technical equipment. The role is required to maintain and interact with computers and frequently move objects weighing up to 50 pounds. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Due to the performance schedule, the digital media specialists are required to work some evenings and weekends.

Work Location

IU Bloomington Campus

This is an in-person position.

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the benefits brochure.

Job Classification

Career Level: Core

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Information Technology

Job Family: Instructional Technology

Posting Disclaimer

This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.

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