Digital Media Systems Specialist

University of St. Thomas; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 66,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

University of St. Thomas seeks a Digital Media Systems Specialist to manage and advance its media production technology across multiple venues.

The role involves supporting professional video systems, coordinating with the OEC Studio team, and ensuring robust on-site operations for events, including evenings and weekends. Qualified candidates will have a degree in a relevant field and several years of experience with broadcast-grade equipment, digital audio/video networking, and modern

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Five years of experience developing and supporting professional digital media systems, preferably in higher education.
• Graduate degree or equivalent experience in digital media infrastructure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead transformation of digital media production technology across venues.
• Troubleshoot and upgrade high-level digital media systems and networks.
• Support equipment including switchers, routers, audio boards, video transports, and 4K cameras (NDI/Dante).
• Collaborate with OEC Studio production team on recording setups.
• Be on-site for events and flexible with schedule for live productions.
• Create and maintain documentation and knowledge-base articles for production systems.

Skills

Digital media systems

Video production

Broadcast engineering

Network audio/video

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Graduate degree (preferred)

Tools

Video switchers

Routers

Dante

NDI

4K cameras

Job description

OVERVIEW

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 Remissionfor employees, spouses, and dependents
• Generous Retirement Contributionsto support your future
• Comprehensive Health Coverageincluding medical, dental, and vision
• Fully Paid Insurance: disability, life, and AD&D
• Paid Parental Leaveto 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.