Photography/Media Assistant -967220 (Temp Position)

ETSU•Johnson City, TN

9d•$20

About The Position

This position is responsible to the Director of Photography/Videography for assisting the Quillen College of Medicine, ETSU Health, and the greater Division of Health Sciences by providing support to the photography/videography unit of BMC Creative. The successful photography/media assistant will have an understanding of the photography business, a creative mindset, and a proven skill set to perform administrative tasks such as contacting clients and scheduling, and the capability to multi-task.

Requirements

Understanding of the necessary components to plan, schedule, and manage the schedule for photography and videography production.
Must have the ability to work well under pressure, calmly, multitask, and meet deadlines.
Excellent organization skills.
Must possess excellent communication skills and an ability to find creative solutions for challenging situations.
Must possess proper phone etiquette.
Familiarity of the photography/videography environment, including cameras, lighting, and audio recording.
Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, After Effect, Photoshop, Audition).
Must have experience working on Apple OS.
Must be an active listener with the ability to be a team player and interact with a dynamic creative team, including photographers, videographers, marketing directors, creative directors, graphic designers, print production directors, shoot coordinators, and assistants.
Must have own transportation, a valid TN driver’s license, and willingness to travel to location sites around the Tri-Cities.
Must be detail-oriented.
Must be flexible to work some evenings, early mornings, and the occasional weekend.
Must act, and dress (business casual), in a professional manner.
Bachelor’s degree in photography, film, digital imaging, art and design, graphics, or media studies is desired; or 1 year of work in a related background. (Studio, marketing rms, news, or related businesses.)
Experience working in a photography studio setting, familiarity with photography equipment and professional lingo.
Able to lift up to 40 lbs.

Nice To Haves

Experience in photo and video editing is a plus.
Experience working with a scheduling traffic system is desired.
Experience working with a photo archiving system is preferred.
Experience in an academic health science setting is desired but not required.

Responsibilities

Plan, schedule, and manage the schedule for photography and videography production.
Work well under pressure, calmly, multitask, and meet deadlines.
Maintain a well-kept schedule.
Serve as a liaison between customers and photographers.
Manage customer expectations and those of the photographers.
Take direction and produce requested work reliably.
Interact professionally with a wide variety of photography clients, including students, patients, clinic staff, physicians, College of Medicine leadership, and others.
Travel to location sites around the Tri-Cities.
Work some evenings, early mornings, and the occasional weekend.
Act, and dress (business casual), in a professional manner.
Commitment to continually learning and growing skills, and adapting to new technologies as needed