Digital Media Specialist, Lead

Indiana University Bloomington; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Bloomington's Jacobs School of Music seeks a senior technical leader to direct a team of Digital Media Specialists, overseeing broadcast engineering, production workflows, and streaming operations.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and at least five years in multimedia/instructional systems support, with strong project leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Requires 5 years in multimedia/instructional systems support.
• Experience with broadcast engineering and video production preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Consult with faculty to plan multimedia systems needs and infrastructure.
• Ensure maximum availability and performance of classroom technology.
• Lead projects and guide junior peers when needed.

Skills

Communication

Professionalism

Time management

Quality focus

Adaptability

Continuous learning

Attention to detail

Initiative

Influence

Education

Bachelor's degree (related field)

Tools

Crestron

XML

HTML

SIMPL

C/C++

MySQL

Ethernet/TCP-IP

Job description

Department

JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC (BL-MUS-IUBLA)

Job Summary

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Leads a group of Digital Media Specialists. Responsible for allaspects of administration, staff evaluation, andhiring/firing.
• Performs tasks related to all aspects of broadcast engineeringand production.
• Provides guidance on and oversight of technical workflows,hardware and software selection, and systems needed to stream andvideo record Jacobs School of Music performances and special videoprojects in a primary control room suite, a secondary recordingstudio, and remote locations.
• Serves as production coordinator and liaison for clientrequests, faculty projects.
• Serves as needed in lead production roles for streaming eventsincluding, director, technical director, camera operator, engineerin charge.

General Responsibilities

• Consults with faculty and staff to establish current and futuremultimedia systems needs and requirements; develops plans forcreating new and renovating learning environments with emphasis ontechnology infrastructure, room design, ergonomics and technologyapplications.
• Performs highly specialized tasks to ensure maximumavailability and performance of classroom technology andinfrastructure including analyzing and devising original solutionsfor unforeseen and undocumented anomalies.
• Ensures accuracy, completeness and compliance with industry anddepartmental standards for all projects; reviews and ensures properdocumentation of system design issues, resolutions, andupdates/changes.
• Identifies, researches, tests, and develops innovativehardware/software solutions and participates in strategic planningto enhance the functionality and reliability of technologyoperation and control systems.
• May serve as project lead; often provides guidance to juniorpeers.

Qualifications

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

Education

Required

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in a related field).

Work Experience

Required

• 5 years of multimedia/instructional systems support, controlsystem programming, or related experience.

Preferred

• Experience with Broadcast engineering, Digital audio, Videoproduction, Lighting, Hardware maintenance, Understanding of signalflow, Optical fiber data transmission, Post-production techniques,Archival standards and best practices.

Skills

Required

• Proficient written and verbal 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, dynamicenvironment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even underpressure.
• Possesses a high degree of initiative.
• Ability to influence internal and/or externalconstituents.
• Experience with one or more programming tools required(Crestron, XML, HTML, SIMPL, C/C++, MySQL, Ethernet/TCP-IPprotocols).

Working Conditions / Demands

This position requires the ability to communicate effectively andto operate computers and other related technical equipment. Therole is required to maintain and interact with computers andfrequently move objects weighing up to 50 pounds. The person inthis role must be able to perform the essential functions with orwithout an accommodation.

Work Location

IU Bloomington campus

This is an in-person position.

Work Hours

The ability to work evenings and weekends is required due to theperformance schedule.

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a widearray 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, criticalillness, and supplemental accidental death & dismembermentinsurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject tovesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IUcourses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteerevents
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure .

Job Classification

Career Level: Advanced

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Information Technology

Job Family: Instructional Technology

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