Multimedia Specialist

Arizona State University • Mesa, AZ

8d • $54,600 - $56,350

About The Position

The role of the Multimedia Specialist within the Enterprise Brand Strategy and Management team captures and edits professional quality videos and photos that support advertising campaigns and university initiatives. This position creates high-impact photos and videos that support awareness and a positive perception of ASU by highlighting research, learning and community engagement. This position reports to the Assistant Director, Producer. Working in a fast-paced environment, the Multimedia Specialist works on the team to plan for story ideas, including conducting interviews and capturing b-roll that reflects the depth of ASU’s academic and community work. The role makes both technical and creative decisions related to lighting, capture style, audio, composition and graphics, ensuring the final outcome meets a high standard of quality. Strong collaboration with teammates and clients is essential including maintaining strong working relationships across the university. Staying current with equipment and industry trends is expected as is proactive scouting of possible locations and subjects for future coverage. Due to the nature of the work, flexibility to work evenings and weekends is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Nice To Haves

• Operational knowledge of production gear (recording equipment).
• Working knowledge with photo/video/audio production equipment (cameras, mixers, etc.); digitizing; photo/video/audio post-processing and media conversion.
• Fundamental knowledge of principles regarding video editing, graphics and lower-thirds.
• Ability to plan, implement and shoot basic video, and produce basic programs as assigned.
• Setup audio and compose lighting to competent standards.
• Evidence of a portfolio of work demonstrating strong diversity of photograph and videography styles and different uses of lenses, lighting and indoor and outdoor settings
• Experience working with established brands and producing engaging creative while balancing the needs of brand standards.

Responsibilities

• Captures engaging photography and video that supports brand strategy and creative direction.
• Ensures technical accuracy, color consistency, audio clarity and overall creative quality.
• Edits photos and videos, retouching, color correction and resizing for final output.
• Navigates a wide range of project timelines, from rapid-turnaround requests to longer-term productions.
• Effectively communicates with visual, verbal and written skills, representing the brand team with professionalism, strong communication and a service mindset.
• Productively receives and incorporates feedback from multiple stakeholders.
• Makes recommendations based on best practices.
• Conceptualize and storyboard video ideas aligned with marketing goals, including promotional videos, event recaps, and social media content.
• Maintains and contributes to the team’s organized file management system.
• Responsible for the proper use, organization, and routine maintenance of production equipment. This includes ensuring gear is functional, stored correctly, and prepared for use across projects.
• Stays informed about emerging tools, equipment, techniques and trends in multimedia production to improve workflow and creative output.
• Mentors and cross-trains student workers other team members in areas of knowledge

Benefits

• ASU offers a total compensation package that includes valuable employee benefits, healthcare, retirement, tuition reduction program (eligible ASU Employee, their dependents and spouse), financial security, discounts, family resources and more.
• Explore ASU’s benefits options and degree program offerings .
• Estimate the value of your total compensation : https://cfo.asu.edu/compensation-estimator .

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees