Multimedia Communications Coordinator
The University of Texas at Austin
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Job summary
The University of Texas at Austin's Clements Center is seeking a Multimedia Communications Coordinator to document Center activities and amplify its programs across digital platforms. You will focus on photography, videography, and podcast production support, collaborating with the Communications Manager and Events team to ensure professional quality and consistent branding.
Responsibilities span event photography, video production, social media content, and website updates, with opportunities
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, film/media production, marketing, graphic design, or a related field, and at least 3 years of professional or comparable experience in photography, videography, multimedia production, or audio/podcast production.
- Demonstrated proficiency in photography and videography, including capturing and editing images and video for publication.
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Audition) or comparable tools.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive communications and to represent the Center publicly.
Responsibilities
- Photograph public events, conferences, and staff events, capturing key moments and participants.
- Plan, record, and edit video content for Center events and promotions.
- Support production workflow for podcast projects, including recording and editing.
- Assist with content for social media and updating the Center's website.
- Support event recaps and post-event promotional content.
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Education
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Job description
The Clements Center for National Security at The University of Texas at Austin draws on the best insights of diplomatic and military history with the mission to train the next generation of national security leaders. For more information on The Clements Center, please visit: www.clementscenter.org
Multimedia Communications Coordinator
Clements Center for National Security
All Applicants
40
Exempt from FLSA
Immediately
Expected to Continue
AUSTIN, TX
The Clements Center for National Security at The University of Texas at Austin draws on the best insights of diplomatic and military history with the mission to train the next generation of national security leaders. For more information on The Clements Center, please visit: www.clementscenter.org
Your skills will make a difference.
You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will contribute to operational excellence and enhance the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:
- Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
- Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
- Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
- Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds
- Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
- Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
- Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
- Tuition assistance
- Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
- Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
- Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards.
May occasionally be requested to work evenings or weekends to support public programming and time-sensitive projects. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.
The Multimedia Communications Coordinator supports the visual, multimedia, and audio production needs of the Clements Center for National Security and its affiliated partners, helping to document Center activities and amplify its programs, faculty, students, and institutional impact across digital platforms. This role centers on photography, videography, and podcast production support. Working in close coordination with the Communications Manager and the Events team, the Coordinator ensures that the Center’s programming is captured with professional quality and presented in a manner consistent with its standards of intellectual seriousness, credibility, and nonpartisan mission.
- Photograph public events, conferences, and select student programs and staff events, capturing key moments and notable participants
- Operate and maintain proficiency with the Center’s digital camera equipment
- Edit and color-correct images for publication using Adobe Lightroom and related Adobe Creative Suite software
- Publish curated event albums to Flickr and Instagram, writing captions drawn from event descriptions and speaker highlights
- Plan, record, and edit video content for Center events, programs, and promotional campaigns
- Capture event soundbites, recordings, and short-form clips for use in social media and promotional materials
- Produce reels, highlight clips, and other multimedia assets optimized for each platform
- Maintain organized video files and a media archive for editing, repurposing, and long-term reference
- Support the production workflow for a new Clements Center podcast project
- Assist with recording, editing, publishing coordination, and promotion
- Maintain consistency with Center branding across all podcast materials
- Assist the Communications Manager with content for the Center's social media accounts, including organizing photo and video assets, drafting captions, and scheduling posts as directed
- Assist the Communications Manager with updating the Center’s website
- Assist with event recaps and the production of post-event promotional content
- Assist with event setup as needed in coordination with the Events team
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent professional experience) in communications, journalism, film/media production, marketing, graphic design, or a related field, and at least 3 years of professional or comparable experience in photography, videography, multimedia production, or audio/podcast production
- Demonstrated proficiency in photography and videography, including capturing and editing images and video for publication
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (e.g., Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Audition) or comparable photo, video, and audio editing tools
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines independently and as part of a team
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive communications with discretion, and to represent the Center publicly with
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
- Experience in higher education communications
- Experience with audio production, sound recording, or podcast production and editing
$52,000 + depending on qualifications
- May work around standard office conditions.
- Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
- Use of camera, audio, and video equipment, including transporting and setting up gear at event locations
- May work evenings or weekends as necessary to cover public programming
May occasionally be requested to work evenings or weekends to support public programming and time-sensitive projects.
- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
- Letter of interest
You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
- E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
- Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
- Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031. The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
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