Part-Time Video and Audio Editing Specialist, Russian

Indiana University Bloomington; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental insurance

HSA contributions

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Indiana University Bloomington is seeking a part-time Research Assistant for a digital history project focused on the Russian Empire's borderlands. You will edit video and audio, create English subtitles, and organize multimedia materials while transcribing Russian interviews.

Proficiency in Russian and English is required, with flexibility for up to 10 hours weekly at Bloomington, IN. The role demands strong communication, computer fluency, and the ability to work independently in a campus

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Proficiency in Russian and English is required.
• Experience with video/audio editing software and data handling.

Responsibilities

• Edit video and audio recordings for a digital history project.
• Create English subtitles for video content.
• Organize and process video materials and photographs.
• Transcribe and translate interviews in Russian; proficiency in Russian and English required.
• Prepare multimedia materials for digital publishing and mapping.

Skills

Russian language

English language

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Premiere

Adobe Audition

Excel

ArcGIS

Job description

HISTORY (BL-HIST-IUBLA)

• Researches project examining the history of the Russian Empire's borderlands in Siberia and Central Asia, with a focus on botanical exploration, mapping, and the transformation of landscapes.
• Draws on the interdisciplinary fields of the history of science and empire, environmental and cultural history, visual studies, and Digital Humanities.
• Works as a part-time assistant with a faculty for a digital research project in History that includes:
• Edits video and audio recordings in Russian.
• Creates English subtitles for video.
• Organizes and processes video materials and photographs.
• Transcribes and translates interviews in Russian (proficiency in Russian and English languages required, level of native speakers).
• Prepares photo, video and audio materials for digital publishing and mapping.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree

SKILLS

Required

• Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition, Excel are required, and ArcGIS is a plus.
• Proficiency in Russian and English languages required, level of native speakers.

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Bloomington, Indiana

18.00 per hour

Up to 10 hours per week

Benefits

• 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, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

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

Career Level: Part Time Employee

FLSA: Nonexempt

Job Function: Part Time Employee

Job Family: Part Time Employee

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