Digital Media Systems Specialist

University of St. Thomas; Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory (MN); On-site; USD 66,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition remission

Generous retirement contributions

Comprehensive health coverage

Fully paid insurance: disability, life

Paid parental leave

Job summary

The University of St. Thomas seeks a Digital Media Systems Specialist to lead the high-level media production infrastructure and related engineering tasks across campus venues. This on-site role requires evening and weekend hours to support events and live productions.

The successful candidate will manage professional video systems, consoles, routers, 4K and networked media, and will train users while staying current with industry trends within a mission-driven university environment.

Qualifications

• B.A. or B.S. degree in a relevant field.
• Five years of experience developing professional digital media systems and providing technology support.
• Graduate degree in a related discipline is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead digital media production technology transformation across high-profile venues.
• Maintain and upgrade professional digital media production systems and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Collaborate with production teams and support live events on-site.
• Train users and create documentation for production systems.
• Remain current with industry trends and new technologies.

Skills

Digital media systems

Technology support

Higher education experience

Education

B.A. or B.S. degree in a relevant field

Graduate degree (preferred)

Job description

The University of St. Thomas invites qualified candidates to apply for a Digital Media Systems Specialist position within the department for Innovation & Technology Services.

The University of St. Thomas embraces belonging and equal opportunity for all. Our convictions of dignity, diversity and personal attention call us to embody and champion an inclusive environment. The University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEO). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, or other protected characteristic. This commitment to inclusion and equal opportunity is consistent with our mission: Inspired by Catholic intellectual tradition, the University of St. Thomas educates students to be morally responsible leaders who think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good. A successful candidate will possess a commitment to the ideals of this mission.

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY

The University of St. Thomas offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program, which includes:

• Tuition Remission for employees, spouses, and dependents
• Generous Retirement Contributions to support your future
• Comprehensive Health Coverage including medical, dental, and vision
• Fully Paid Insurance: disability, life, and AD&D
• Paid Parental Leave to support growing families

Salary Range: $66,000 to $71,000

The University of St. Thomas has provided a salary range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The specific salary offered will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information.

JOB SUMMARY

The Digital Media Specialist in ITS Media Services owns the digital media production technologies of the highest level media production systems. This includes digital media production infrastructure and engineering tasks associated with university-wide professional video production infrastructure. This position includes some evening and weekend hours.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Lead digital media production technology transformation. Innovate digital media production systems solutions to leverage digital media transports, technologies and nascent concepts. Integrate and maintain multiple professional digital video systems across multiple high-profile venues (multicamera studios, athletic venues, IDFs).
• Independently maintain, troubleshoot, integrate and upgrade highest level professional digital media production technologies. At an expert level, understand advanced digital and network audio / video engineering concepts. Troubleshoot signal across multiple transports, network fiber / copper, venues / locations, data racks and end point devices. Design principles for remote productions. Perform in-depth break-fix repairs. Integrate emerging technologies with existing infrastructure.
• Strong working technical knowledge of industry standard digital media production systems and broadcast media production gear operating on digital and networked backbones, including, but not limited to professional video switchers, routers, digital audio boards and transports, broadcast quality video cameras, 4K (12G, NDI), video SAN, LED digital video walls, digital audio (Dante), video encoders, digital lighting control systems, network device admin and configuration (VLANs, subnets).
• Collaborate with OEC Studio production team on recording setups and production approaches.
• Be on-site and available during events to prepare, as well as troubleshoot, live broadcast production environments. Must be open to flexible schedule.
• Train and support users on how to use the facilities’ digital media production technology systems (students, contractors, freelancers. Create documentation and knowledge articles for production systems. Maintain existing documentation for media production systems to support ongoing maintenance activities and empower users to self-assist. Remain current with technology trends.
• Create a welcoming environment for any client, allowing for any potential production type.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications

• B.A. or B.S. degree in a relevant field
• Five years of increased development of professional digital media systems innovation providing technology support to a variety constituents, preferably in a higher education environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate degree in a related discipline and/or experience with supporting professional digital video production infrastructure, and complex audiovisual systems

An equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills have been acquired may be substituted.

In light of its commitment to create and maintain a safe learning and working environment, employment with the University of St. Thomas requires consent and successful completion of a background screening.