Jr Multimedia Specialist

California State University • Monterey Bay, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) is seeking a Jr. Multimedia Specialist to join its Marketing and Communications team. This role contributes to the planning, production, editing, organization, and distribution of multimedia content that supports the university's marketing, communications, advancement, recruitment, and institutional storytelling initiatives. The specialist will primarily focus on professional video production and photography, ensuring all content aligns with the university's brand standards, visual identity, and strategic messaging. The position also involves managing and preserving the university's multimedia assets.

CSUMB is a mid-sized university on California's Central Coast, part of the California State University system. It serves over 7,000 diverse students and is committed to student success, experiential learning, and multicultural perspectives. The university aims to be carbon neutral by 2030 and prioritizes inclusive excellence. Located near Monterey Bay, it offers access to recreational areas and opportunities for research collaboration in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Silicon Valley. CSUMB provides excellent benefits, including competitive salaries and access to affordable housing.

Requirements

• Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in a related field, or relevant education and/or experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.
• Demonstrated proficiency operating professional photography and video production equipment in support of marketing, communications, and institutional storytelling.
• Technical fluency with Adobe Creative Cloud applications including: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Media Encoder.
• Working knowledge of: Adobe After Effects (preferred), Adobe Audition, Professional cinema and mirrorless camera systems, Professional photography equipment, Professional lighting equipment, interview lighting, and location lighting techniques, Professional audio recording equipment, microphones, and field audio workflows, Video production techniques, including interview production, multicamera workflows, and cinematic storytelling, Color correction and color management workflows, Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems, including PhotoShelter, Work management platforms, including Wrike, Microsoft Office Professional Suite, Google Workspace, Canva and social media publishing platforms, Cloud storage and file transfer platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to organize, archive, keyword, and maintain large multimedia collections utilizing established metadata standards.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multimedia production workflows from content capture through editing, delivery, and long-term digital asset management.
• Demonstrated ability to produce photography and videography consistent with the university's Brand Promise, Brand Pillars, Brand Personality, and Brand Photo Styles.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain organized multimedia equipment, production workspaces, storage systems, and production documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple multimedia projects while maintaining quality, consistency, and established production timelines.
• General knowledge of marketing, branding, and/or communications, and/or public relations.
• General knowledge of applicable copyright and other laws pertaining to written materials, news media and confidentiality.
• Ability to appropriately handle sensitive and confidential information.
• General knowledge and understanding of media outlets including print, television, and radio. Ability to work with the media for the coverage of events.
• Skill in following guidelines and providing input and feedback.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively in a diverse environment.
• Ability to analyze information and data and use reasoning to summarize into clear and succinct statements.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and build relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Organizational skills to plan, organize, and prioritize work.
• Computer skills to appropriately use technology and relevant software packages as required.

Nice To Haves

• Working in higher education, marketing, communications, journalism, public relations, or a related creative environment.
• Planning, capturing, editing, and delivering professional photography and multimedia content supporting institutional marketing and storytelling initiatives.
• Managing large multimedia collections utilizing Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems.
• Utilizing platforms such as PhotoShelter, Wrike, TerminalFour (T4), Canva, or similar enterprise content management systems.
• Coordinating multimedia productions involving multiple stakeholders.
• Collaborating within communications, marketing, or creative services teams.
• Demonstrating knowledge of university branding, accessibility requirements, integrated marketing communications, and California State University, Monterey Bay's Vision, Mission, and institutional values.
• Adobe After Effects

Responsibilities

• Performs professional editing of photography and video content.
• Edits interviews, documentaries, promotional videos, executive communications, recruitment campaigns, event recaps, social media content, and other institutional multimedia projects.
• Performs color correction, color grading, audio cleanup, sound mixing, captioning, graphics integration, formatting, rendering, exporting, encoding, and final delivery of multimedia assets.
• Reviews multimedia assets for technical quality, accessibility compliance, brand consistency, metadata accuracy, and production standards.
• Organizes, archives, keywords, captions, and maintains university photography and video assets utilizing PhotoShelter and other digital asset management systems.
• Maintains metadata standards, file naming conventions, folder structures, archival procedures, backup systems, and organizational workflows.
• Coordinates media transfers, cloud storage, production archives, file delivery, and retrieval of multimedia assets.
• Assists in organizing historical multimedia collections and preparing existing assets for future initiatives.
• Maintains organized digital libraries supporting efficient retrieval and reuse of university multimedia assets.
• Assists in developing efficient multimedia workflows that improve production quality, asset organization, and long-term usability.
• Captures professional video content supporting university marketing, communications, advancement, recruitment, executive communications, fundraising, and institutional storytelling initiatives.
• Produces interviews, student testimonials, faculty profiles, alumni stories, documentaries, promotional videos, recruitment videos, executive messaging, social media content, and branded multimedia campaigns.
• Operates professional cinema, mirrorless, DSLR, mobile, drone, and supporting camera systems utilizing appropriate lighting, composition, stabilization, and professional audio recording techniques.
• Captures high-quality B-roll, interviews, environmental footage, and supporting visuals for various university communication channels.
• Assists with multimedia coverage of university ceremonies, executive events, special events, strategic initiatives, and the university's Five Signature Events.
• Works collaboratively with University Communications staff and campus partners to identify opportunities for compelling visual storytelling.
• Produces video content that reflects the university's Brand Promise, Brand Pillars, Brand Personality, and established visual identity standards.
• Maintains current knowledge of video production techniques, camera technologies, production equipment, and industry best practices.
• Coordinates production logistics supporting multimedia assignments from planning through final delivery.
• Assists with scheduling productions, coordinating faculty, staff, students, alumni, community partners, vendors, and contractors.
• Coordinates production logistics including equipment preparation, location scheduling, production calendars, transportation, permits, production documentation, model releases, and shoot logistics.
• Maintains departmental multimedia equipment including cameras, lenses, lighting systems, audio equipment, drones, tripods, stabilizers, storage devices, batteries, memory cards, and related accessories.
• Catalogs, inventories, organizes, checks out, tracks, and maintains multimedia equipment and production supplies.
• Coordinates equipment maintenance, repairs, firmware updates, warranty documentation, software licensing, replacement recommendations, and lifecycle tracking.
• Maintains organized production workspaces, storage systems, production kits, and equipment documentation.
• Utilizes University Communications workflow systems including PhotoShelter, Wrike, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Canva, and other departmental production and project management software.
• Maintains production calendars, project documentation, production checklists, equipment records, and operational workflows.
• Coordinates file requests, multimedia deliveries, production scheduling, and communication with campus departments and external vendors.
• Assists with maintaining department production standards and workflow documentation.
• Captures professional photography supporting university marketing, communications, advancement, recruitment, executive communications, academic programs, campus events, institutional storytelling, and special initiatives.
• Produces environmental portraits, classroom imagery, laboratory photography, campus life photography, research documentation, editorial photography, event coverage, and marketing imagery.
• Creates photography supporting university websites, print publications, digital advertising, social media, presentations, print collateral, digital signage, and other university communication channels.
• Produces imagery consistent with the university's established Brand Photo Styles.
• Performs image editing, color correction, cropping, retouching, optimization, and preparation for publication.
• Maintains a consistent photographic style aligned with university branding and visual identity standards.
• Supports University Communications staff with multimedia production activities associated with major university initiatives, special projects, emergency communications, executive communications, and other institutional priorities.
• Researches emerging multimedia technologies, production techniques, software applications, equipment, and workflow improvements.
• Represents University Communications professionally while interacting with faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, community partners, vendors, and members of the public.
• Performs other job-related duties and special projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Premium benefit package
• Outstanding vacation, health, dental and vision plans
• Membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)
• 15 paid holidays a year
• Access to affordable housing near main campus (subject to availability, eligibility criteria, and program guidelines)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level