Educational Media Producer, BU Virtual and Educational Innovation

Boston University • Boston, MA

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About The Position

Boston University Virtual, a unit at Boston University focused on creating high-quality online degree and certificate programs, is seeking an Educational Media Producer (EMP). The EMP creates, produces, and delivers compelling multimedia course elements supporting faculty teaching initiatives, working closely with other multimedia producers, project partners, faculty, and course authors. The role calls for creative storytelling, strong video production, graphic design, and editing skills, along with the ability to develop inventive media solutions and enrich digital course experiences.

The successful candidate is organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. They demonstrate strong editorial judgment, provide constructive feedback to colleagues and collaborators, and adapt to new projects and assignments on short notice.

Requirements

• Mastery of Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Illustrator.
• Advanced experience creating engaging, innovative digital content using advanced AI tools and techniques.
• Proficiency operating professional cameras, lighting, and audio equipment.
• Experience leading in-studio and on-location recording sessions.
• Demonstrated expertise coaching and providing constructive on-camera performance feedback to faculty and other non-professional presenters.
• Flexibility and adaptability to take on new projects and assignments on short notice.
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal, collaborative, and communication skills.
• Superior organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects and complete high-quality work against strict deadlines.
• Excellent editorial judgment and content expertise.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Film Production, Multimedia/Visual Communications, Television Production, Graphic Design, or a related field is strongly preferred.
• Three to five years of work experience in educational media production is preferred.
• High proficiency in Adobe Photoshop is preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of other Adobe Creative Suite applications.
• Information graphics experience.
• Experience with HTML 5.

Responsibilities

• Create and produce multimedia course elements in collaboration with media producer colleagues, project partners, faculty, and course authors.
• Conceive, create, and edit video, audio, graphics, animations, interactive media, and other digital elements to support course content.
• Lead in-studio and on-location recordings, working with professional studio and field cameras, lighting, and audio equipment.
• Incorporate stakeholder content feedback and revision requests collaboratively.
• Ensure multimedia content meets accessibility standards, including captions, transcripts, and descriptive audio.
• Optimize multimedia content for implementation in learning management systems.
• Coach faculty and other non-professional presenters and provide constructive feedback on their on-camera performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time