Videographer

Indiana University; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

HSA contributions

Retirement plan benefits

Tuition subsidy

Job summary

Indiana University seeks a Post-Production Specialist to join a collaborative team focused on creating high-quality educational media. You will craft polished video content, using motion graphics and 3D elements to simplify complex business concepts for students.

Responsibilities include managing projects end-to-end, coordinating with stakeholders, and maintaining equipment while upholding professional standards. Portfolio review will be requested.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in video production or related field required.
• 2 years of relevant videography experience required.
• Proficient communication and professionalism essential.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Portfolio of prior projects may be requested.

Responsibilities

• Identifies videography projects, sets timelines, and selects subjects, lighting, and equipment.
• Captures and edits video using Adobe Creative Suite, Blender, and Unreal; may delegate basic edits.
• Collaborates with marketing and faculty to align video elements with strategy.
• Maintains equipment and editing labs, performing routine repairs.
• Mentors Videography Assistants and shares best practices.

Skills

Proficient communication

Professionalism

Time management

Quality focus

Adaptability

Willingness to learn

Thoroughness

Accuracy

Education

Bachelor's degree in video production

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Blender

Unreal

Job description

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Serves as a Post-Production Specialist and will join a collaborative team of producers and videographers focused on creating high-quality educational media.
• Uses motion graphics, 3D modeling, and VFX to make complex business concepts easier for students to understand through clear visual storytelling. Our work focuses on building instructional assets such as data visualizations and 3D simulations that directly support the curriculum.
• Responsible for the technical execution of these elements from concept to final export, ensuring all video content is polished, accurate, and effective for a professional learning environment.

General Responsibilities

• Identifies basic, complex, special, and/or urgent videography projects for use in a variety of marketing, educational, and communications needs; sets timelines, determines desired video composition, performs necessary interviews and/or research, and selects and adjusts subjects, equipment, and lighting to achieve desired artistic effects.
• Captures and edits video footage using various equipment and software including Adobe Creative Suite, Blender and Unreal, adjusting to formatting specifications of marketing and communications project needs, audiences, and platforms; may delegate basic editing tasks to Videography Assistant(s).
• Consults regularly with marketing, faculty, and communications staff and other key stakeholders to determine project needs and ensure video elements align with strategy and objectives.
• Maintains filming equipment, including editing lab equipment, lenses, lights, and cameras, inventory; performs basic and more complex equipment repairs.
• Seeks input from peers and stakeholders on a variety of videography projects to evaluate effectiveness of different aesthetics, lighting, images, etc.
• May provide organizational training on videography methodology and strategy.
• May provide guidance to Videography Assistants or lower-level Videographers.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in video production, art, or related field.

Work Experience

• 2 years in relevant field.

Skills

Required

• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.

Preferred

• Significant experience with the Adobe Creative Suite, Blender, and Unreal.

This role regularly requires the ability to effectively communicate. This role frequently requires the ability to handle equipment. This role frequently requires the ability to remain stationary and ascend/descend ladders/stairs. This role requires the ability to move objects weighing up to 25 pounds. The role requires the ability to detect items in close proximity as well as far away; discern between colors; detect objects in peripheral space of self; discern items in detail; and to have good depth perception. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

A portfolio of prior projects will be requested at the onset of an interview.

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)

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.