Video Content Producer

Trine University - Fort Wayne; Angola (IN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance options

Paid vacation and sick time

Education benefits for employees and dependents

Job summary

Trine University - Fort Wayne is seeking a Video Content Producer to create engaging visual stories that support various university initiatives. This role involves planning, filming, and delivering video content for digital platforms and events.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 2-5 years of videography experience, alongside strong communication and editing skills. Trine offers comprehensive benefits to support your needs.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in videography for a business or organization.
• Experience operating professional camera, lighting, and audio equipment.
• Passion for capturing authentic campus experiences.

Responsibilities

• Plan, edit and deliver professional-quality video content.
• Record significant campus events and create engaging social media videos.
• Support fundraising through promotional video content.

Skills

Videography

Editing with Adobe software

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in film production, communications, or a related field

Tools

Adobe video-editing software

Professional camera equipment

Lighting equipment

Audio equipment

Job description

Trine University is seeking a creative, detail-oriented Video Content Producer to develop compelling visual stories that support student recruitment, academic programs, athletics, advancement, alumni engagement, and institutional branding. This role will be responsible for planning, filming, editing, and delivering both short-form and long-form video content to support digital, social media, web, and event platforms.

The ideal candidate is a skilled visual storyteller who is passionate about capturing authentic campus experiences and transforming them into engaging content that connects with prospective students, current students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community stakeholders while supporting the Trine University mission.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Video Content Producer will work under the direction of the Executive Director of Creative Services to:

• Plan, manage, develop and edit professional-quality video content to highlight and promote the university, its programs, events and mission through short-form and long-form videos.
• Plan and execute video recording and editing of significant campus events, including commencement-related activities and other similar programs.
• Support Advancement through production of video content designed to promote overall fundraising and important events such as Scholarship Gala and Touchstone.
• Support and produce content in collaboration with the Executive Producer of Trine Broadcasting Network.
• Support Trine University social media efforts by creating engaging, short-form videos and sharing them with the Digital Marketing Specialist to post on Trine’s social media platforms.
• Develop, communicate, and carry out guidelines to ensure proper brand management and effective implementation in all videos.
• Create content for videoboard and operate for athletic events.
• Ensure the maintenance and updating of equipment and software critical to producing Trine content.
• Participate in, and contribute to, department creative planning sessions.
• Recruit and train student workers to assist in video production and Trine Broadcasting Network operations.
• Work with members of the Marketing team, other stakeholders and outside agencies to create new videos and make updates to existing marketing materials and digital assets.
• Other duties, as assigned by the Executive Director of Creative Services and the Vice President for University Marketing & Communications.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in film production, video production, communications, multimedia, or a marketing-related field
• 2-5 years of experience in videography for a business or organization
• Experience with Adobe video-editing software and project management software
• Experience operating professional camera, lighting, and audio equipment

Trine University offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide a variety of choices to best fit your needs and the needs of your family. Some benefits offered include:

• Life Insurance – a variety of voluntary life options are available along with an employer paid employee life policy valued at 1½ times annual salary
• Financial Insurance – employer paid Long Term Disability and voluntary Short-Term Disability, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness options are available
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Retirement – after one year of full-time service you are eligible for an employer contribution of 5% and up to an additional 5% employer match
• Education – after 6 months of full-time service, undergraduate education benefits are available for employee, spouse, and dependent children

The salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Trine University is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, genetic information, citizenship status, military status, or any other basis prohibited by law, unless such basis constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification. Trine will comply with its legal obligation to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and for religious beliefs.