Jr Multimedia Specialist

CSUMB; Monterey (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

CSUMB is seeking a Jr. Multimedia Specialist to contribute to planning, production, editing, and distribution of multimedia content across marketing, recruitment, and institutional storytelling initiatives.

You will focus on professional video production and photography, ensuring adherence to the university Brand Promise and visual identity, while organizing assets in PhotoShelter and other DAM systems. Collaborate with University Communications staff to create compelling visual stories for

Qualifications

• Experience editing photography and video for institutional brands.
• Familiar with PhotoShelter and digital asset management.
• Ability to organize and archive multimedia assets with metadata.
• Knowledge of brand standards and visual storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Edit photography and video produced by university staff and partners.
• Perform color correction, color grading, audio cleanup, and final delivery.
• Organize, archive, and maintain multimedia assets with metadata.
• Coordinate media transfers and production timelines.
• Produce video and photography content for websites, social media, and campaigns.

Skills

Video production

Photography

Video editing

Color grading

Color correction

Asset management

Tools

PhotoShelter

Wrike

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Canva

Job description

• Unit 9 - CSUEU - Technical Support Services 1

Job Search Category/Discipline

• Marketing/Communications 1

Time Basis

• Full Time 1

Workplace Type (Exclude Inst Fac)

• On-site (work in-person at business location) 1

Classification: Marketing Communications Professional I
Hours:Full-time / 40 hours per week
FLSA: Non-exempt

Anticipated Hiring Salary Range: $4,570* per month (Step 1)
CSU Salary Schedule
*CSUMB provides pay scales representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for this position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, and CSU systemwide pay for comparable jobs.

Priority Screening Date: October 18, 2026
Recruitment Status: Open Until Filled

California State University, Monterey Bay is a mid-sized university in California’s Central Coast that grants undergraduate and graduate degrees. Powered by an inspiring Founding Vision Statement , CSUMB is part of the nation’s largest four-year public university system, California State University , which educates nearly 460,000 students every year.

With a vibrant, diverse student body of over 7,000 students, CSU Monterey Bay is both a Minority Serving Institution and a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our staff and faculty transform students’ lives with a focus on student success and engagement through experiential learning, service learning, and a strong emphasis on multicultural and global perspectives. CSUMB’s sustainability goal is to be carbon neutral by 2030.

The university’s Strategic Plan prioritizes inclusive excellence through recruiting and investing in developing a diverse body of faculty, staff and administrators. Many appreciate living and working close to the shores of beautiful Monterey Bay, with easy access to recreational areas from Big Sur to Santa Cruz. Nearby opportunities for collaborative research include working in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Silicon Valley, and with colleagues at local research universities, including UC Santa Cruz and Stanford University.

As one of the 22 campuses in the CSU system, CSUMB offers excellent benefits, including access to below-market-rate rental housing on East Campus, and competitive salaries for faculty and staff. With proximity to the San Francisco Bay Area and San Jose, opportunities for faculty, staff and students are as endless as the shores of the nearby Pacific Ocean.

PURPOSE:

Under the general direction of the Interim Director, Marketing and Communications, and the day-to-day guidance of the Multimedia Strategy Lead, the Jr. Multimedia Specialist contributes to the planning, production, editing, organization, and distribution of multimedia content supporting California State University, Monterey Bay's marketing, communications, advancement, recruitment, and institutional storytelling initiatives.

The incumbent serves as a multimedia content creator with a primary emphasis on professional video production while also capturing professional photography supporting university marketing and communications. Working within established brand standards, production workflows, and communication strategies, the Jr. Multimedia Specialist creates compelling visual content for university websites, social media, digital marketing campaigns, publications, executive communications, campus events, and institutional storytelling initiatives.

The incumbent demonstrates knowledge of and works within the university's Brand Promise, Brand Pillars, Brand Personality, and Brand Photo Styles, ensuring all multimedia content consistently reflects the university's visual identity, strategic messaging, and institutional priorities. The incumbent contributes to the long-term organization, management, and preservation of the university's multimedia assets while supporting University Communications' mission to strengthen the university's reputation through engaging visual storytelling.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Performs professional editing of photography and video content produced by University Communications staff, freelancers, contractors, student employees, and campus partners.
• Edits interviews, documentaries, promotional videos, executive communications, recruitment campaigns, event recaps, social media content, and other institutional multimedia projects.
• Performs color correction, color grading, audio cleanup, sound mixing, captioning, graphics integration, formatting, rendering, exporting, encoding, and final delivery of multimedia assets.
• Reviews multimedia assets for technical quality, accessibility compliance, brand consistency, metadata accuracy, and production standards prior to publication.
• Organizes, archives, keywords, captions, and maintains university photography and video assets utilizing PhotoShelter and other digital asset management systems.
• Maintains metadata standards, file naming conventions, folder structures, archival procedures, backup systems, and organizational workflows supporting long-term preservation and accessibility of institutional multimedia assets.
• Coordinates media transfers, cloud storage, production archives, file delivery, and retrieval of multimedia assets supporting university communications.
• Assists in organizing historical multimedia collections and preparing existing photography and video assets for future marketing, recruitment, advancement, and institutional storytelling initiatives.
• Maintains organized digital libraries supporting efficient retrieval and reuse of university multimedia assets across departments.
• Assists in developing efficient multimedia workflows that improve production quality, asset organization, and long-term usability of institutional content.

Video Capture & Multimedia Production

• Captures professional video content supporting university marketing, communications, advancement, recruitment, executive communications, fundraising, and institutional storytelling initiatives.
• Produces interviews, student testimonials, faculty profiles, alumni stories, documentaries, promotional videos, recruitment videos, executive messaging, social media content, and branded multimedia campaigns.
• Operates professional cinema, mirrorless, DSLR, mobile, drone, and supporting camera systems utilizing appropriate lighting, composition, stabilization, and professional audio recording techniques.
• Captures high-quality B-roll, interviews, environmental footage, and supporting visuals for university websites, digital marketing campaigns, social media, presentations, advertising, publications, and institutional communications.
• Assists with multimedia coverage of university ceremonies, executive events, special events, strategic initiatives, and the university's Five Signature Events, ensuring consistent visual storytelling across the institution.
• Works collaboratively with University Communications staff and campus partners to identify opportunities for compelling visual storytelling that advances university priorities.
• Produces video content that reflects the university's Brand Promise, Brand Pillars, Brand Personality, and established visual identity standards.
• Maintains current knowledge of video production techniques, camera technologies, production equipment, and industry best practices to continuously improve university multimedia content.
• Coordinates production logistics supporting multimedia assignments from planning through final delivery.
• Assists with scheduling productions, coordinating faculty, staff, students, alumni, community partners, vendors, and contractors participating in multimedia projects.
• Coordinates production logistics including equipment preparation, location scheduling, production calendars, transportation, permits, production documentation, model releases, and shoot logistics.
• Maintains departmental multimedia equipment including cameras, lenses, lighting systems, audio equipment, drones, tripods, stabilizers, storage devices, batteries, memory cards, and related accessories.
• Catalogs, inventories, organizes, checks out, tracks, and maintains multimedia equipment and production supplies to ensure operational readiness.
• Coordinates equipment maintenance, repairs, firmware updates, warranty documentation, software licensing, replacement recommendations, and lifecycle tracking.
• Maintains organized production workspaces, storage systems, production kits, and equipment documentation.
• Utilizes University Communications workflow systems including PhotoShelter, Wrike, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Canva, and other departmental production and project management software.
• Maintains production calendars, project documentation, production checklists, equipment records, and operational workflows supporting University Communications.
• Coordinates file requests, multimedia deliveries, production scheduling, and communication with campus departments and external vendors.
• Assists with maintaining department production standards and workflow documentation supporting efficient multimedia operations

Photography & Visual Storytelling

• Captures professional photography supporting university marketing, communications, advancement, recruitment, executive communications, academic programs, campus events, institutional storytelling, and special initiatives.
• Produces environmental portraits, classroom imagery, laboratory photography, campus life photography, research documentation, editorial photography, event coverage, and marketing imagery.
• Creates photography supporting university websites, print publications, digital advertising, social media, presentations, print collateral, digital signage, and other university communication channels.
• Produces imagery consistent with the university's established Brand Photo Styles, including Campus Life, Academic, and Profile photography.
• Performs image editing, color correction, cropping, retouching, optimization, and preparation for publication.
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