Media Support Assistant

University of St Thomas • Saint Paul, MN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Media Support Assistant will report to the chair of the Equipment Committee and the equipment room manager of the Department of Emerging Media. This role involves coordinating hiring, scheduling, training, and day-to-day supervision in consultation with the department chair. The department chair retains final approval of hiring and other employment decisions and provides oversight of student-worker hours and payroll within the departmental budget. Media Support Assistants may be hired to work a consistent schedule of shifts supporting the equipment room, or others may work shifts based on need supporting the video studio or other media needs, including the media labs or media creation roles.

Requirements

• Student must be enrolled as a full-time student at the university.
• Student must have completed DIMA 240.
• Student must be degree seeking at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels.
• Students must be actively enrolled at least part-time in courses for credit.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with inventory/reservation systems is highly desirable.
• Experience with multicamera studio production is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Check out media equipment, including video camera kits, lighting kits, audio recorders and still camera kits to students who have reservations.
• Check in media equipment, including video camera kits, lighting kits, audio recorders and still camera kits; inspect returning equipment to ensure all items are present and undamaged.
• Maintain inventory/reservation file, updating as equipment goes out or is returned.
• Report needed repairs and maintenance.
• Report overdue or missing equipment.
• Assist students or faculty in the media labs on occasion or as needed.
• Assist students or faculty in the multicamera studio on occasion or as needed.
• Produce or assist in producing media content for the department.

What This Job Offers

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