Media Center Coordinator

Barnard College•New York City, NY

About The Position

Our team operates the Sloate Media Center at Barnard College, a historically women’s undergraduate liberal arts college affiliated with Columbia University in the city of New York. We provide academic and extracurricular support for learning media skills and content creation on Barnard’s campus; working closely with students, staff, and faculty to make technical media and production skill learning accessible to the community at large. Below are some of the programs and services our team provides. Please note that we function as a team, and all team members including the Coordinator collaborate to provide these services - sometimes by taking the lead, and sometimes by supporting others. Maintain and operate our essential spaces that support media production on campus. Our equipment room lends out audio, photo, video equipment and employs a team of undergraduate student workers. Our bookable Media production studio is outfitted with backdrops, lighting, a single occupancy audio booth, and other production equipment. Our open use post-production computer lab has Mac computers with Adobe creative suite, as well as a dedicated color grading station with Davinci Resolve studio. Collaborate with faculty to support courses by providing technical workshops on podcasting, video production techniques, media editing, and related topics. Ideate, develop, and execute student-facing programming: Hands-on workshops where we teach media skills (recent examples include DSLR Portrait Photography, Creative Lighting for the Camera, and Audio Production on Set.) Film screenings, often with filmmakers participating. Talks and panels with media professionals. Document academic events on campus through videography & photography services. Run the Emerging Filmmaker Mentorship Program (EFMP), which includes: hands-on workshops for pre-production, production, and post-production. reviewing applications and selecting mentees. coordinating and distributing grant funds. supporting mentees through the entire filmmaking process from pre to post production. showcasing mentees’ finished work at the Athena Film Festival. Collaborate with other centers and departments on initiatives and programming to further media creation/learning on campus (One example is a Podcasting Learning Community in partnership with the Center for Engaged Pedagogy.) Individual consultations with students, staff, and faculty for their academic or extracurricular media projects. Provide one-on-one or group training for students on media production techniques and post production softwares. Occasionally produce videos for special academic projects with a variety of campus partners.

Requirements

Passionate about teaching and mentoring students.
Personal or professional practice that engages in both the creative and technical aspects of media production.
Wide range of technical knowledge across media, including use of cameras (camcorders, DSLRs), audio recording and podcasting, and post-production software.
Ability to balance multiple projects & prioritize core department responsibilities.
Attention to detail for precise & timely communication.
Supportive team player.
Capacity to overcome operational and project management hurdles.
Eagerness to learn and improve skills.
Familiarity with administrative tools like Google workspace (email, spreadsheets, calendar) and Zoom.
At least 1 to 3 years of related work experience, or a combination of education and related experience.
Project management experience, preferably in a media field.
Experience with team management (can be part-time or student worker staff.)
Technical expertise in Adobe Suite.
Proficiency in audio and video media content creation.
Proven track record of successfully working as part of a team of staff with varying backgrounds and experience levels.
Experience with teaching media production in a classroom setting.
Track record of managing workflows in an equipment room, production studio, and/or post-production computer lab.

Nice To Haves

Experience with researching & managing purchases for media production or academic administration settings.
Experience working in a higher education setting.
On-set film production experience.
Familiarity with end-to-end video content post-production process.
Familiarity with audio production and post-production processes.

Responsibilities

Manage the equipment room , which fulfills over 1,000 checkouts to over 500 unique patrons per academic year.
Hire, schedule, train, and manage 12-16 student workers.
Oversee the repair and replacement of equipment and manage inventory.
Assess equipment room needs and necessary upgrades.
Coordinate with vendors for equipment demos.
Strategize around long term planning for media equipment needs for the College based on current and emerging trends, partnered course needs, greater institutional needs, and fiscal year budget allocations.
Act as service lead for equipment room system (currently WebCheckout) and provide training on software to colleagues within and outside of our department
Assist with managing the Media Production Studio and Post-production lab . Working with the Senior Associate Director and Media Specialist, manage staffing for trainings, patron reservations, and the upkeep and continued improvement of the Media Production Studio overall.
Interface with external vendors and other departments to facilitate any necessary facility upgrades or maintenance.
Assist with the repair and replacement of equipment and manage the ongoing inventory process.
Maintain high-level assessment of studio equipment needs and necessary upgrades based on work done by on-the-ground staff as well as current and emerging trends, institutional needs, and fiscal year budget allocations.
Working alongside other team members, facilitate and provide instruction in media-making in the form of public workshops, course support workshops, and EFMP workshops.
Engage with undergraduate student programming including open houses, events, NSOP (new student orientation program), and other public facing initiatives to represent Media Services.
Independent and team administrative work, such as maintaining project management tasks and updates, fielding emails, and using office productivity tools to establish and maintain workflows.
Additional duties and responsibilities as needed.