Broadcast Student Crew

OSU Oregon State University • Corvallis, OR

9d • Onsite

About The Position

This recruitment will be used to fill up to 15 part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Broadcast Student Crew positions for Academic Technologies, University Information and Technology (UIT) at Oregon State University (OSU). This is a paid student production crew within Academic Technologies. Crew members staff live, multi-camera broadcasts and campus productions that go to air for real audiences, including Pac-12 school-produced shows, Athletics in-venue board shows, commencement, and other campus events. This is not a classroom simulation. You will work on real productions on a working crew, using professional broadcast equipment, alongside staff and industry professionals who do this for a living. Everyone joins at Level 1 and learns the fundamentals of live production from the ground up. As you build skills and a track record, you will advance into operating positions and then into one of three Level 3 tracks. The levels are earned by learning the fundamentals first, and the students who reach them will have worked in many of the roles on the way up. Training is hands-on and mentorship-based, with shadow shifts and direct coaching from experienced crew, staff, and working on-air talent and engineers. When you leave this program, you will have run live television for real audiences. You will have worked shows on the air, learned from professionals who do this for a living, and built a network that knows your work. Your résumé will not say you studied broadcasting. It will say you did it.

Requirements

• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds, climb ladders, stand for extended periods, and work outdoors in variable weather conditions.
• Availability to work evenings and weekends, following the event calendar, including seasonal peaks as well as around holidays.
• Reliable, punctual, and able to follow direction and communicate clearly in a fast-paced live team environment.
• Willingness to learn multiple crew positions and to start at Level 1 regardless of prior experience.
• Ability to handle and transport professional broadcast equipment with care.
• No prior broadcast experience is required.
• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
• High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
• Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
• Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term
• Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
• Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term
• International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered “full-time” by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.
• This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal History Check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard 576-055-0000 et seq.
• Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in Youth Programs may have additional Criminal History Checks every 2 years.
• OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

Nice To Haves

• Prior live broadcast or live event production experience, particularly in a professional setting (three or more years for consideration toward accelerated advancement).
• Prior work with Pac-12 productions or other broadcast entities.
• Dante certification or other broadcast, audio, or video industry certifications.
• Student media or campus production experience (for example, KBVR / Orange Media Network).
• Coursework or interest in media production, communications, or a related field.
• Available to work during winter and summer breaks.

Responsibilities

• Shadow and cross-train on all production positions, complete skills check-offs, and apply feedback from crew leads and staff to progress through program levels.
• Serve as a member of a live, multi-camera broadcast crew for Pac-12 school-produced shows, Athletics in-venue board shows, commencement, and other campus productions.
• Set up, cable, test, and strike broadcast equipment including cameras, audio, intercom, video routing, and production control positions, and serve as time out coordinator (TOC) during shows as assigned.
• Operate assigned crew positions as trained and advanced through the program: utility and grip (Level 1); camera, A1 audio, replay, graphics, technical director (Level 2); student producer, student director, crew chief, engineer in charge (EIC), or on-air talent (Level 3).
• Follow show rundowns, communicate clearly on intercom, and execute cues accurately and on time under live conditions.
• Handle broadcast equipment safely and responsibly, report issues promptly, and help maintain an organized, safe production environment.
• At Level 3, provide peer training and mentorship to newer crew members and share performance observations with program leadership (no supervisory authority).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed