Assistant Director of Visual Services

Christopher Newport University - Newport News, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Newport News, VA

Educational Services

About the position

As a member of the marketing and communications team, this position leads a team of photographers and videographers to create and distribute high-quality branded multimedia projects that promote the university through a variety of digital outlets.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the operations and staff of the Visual Services team.
• Provide leadership to the visual services team of photographers and videographers by scheduling assignments, providing support and feedback, and empowering creativity and professional development, including developing current and long-term departmental initiatives.
• Conceive and develop creative solutions for addressing University initiatives through audio-visual assets.
• Produce, edit and distribute media content as required which may include video production, photography, motion graphics, animation, audio and music.
• Execute video and photo shoots on site/on location including lighting, audio, camera operation and talent direction.
• Work closely with internal clients to determine content and format of productions.
• Observe and promote brand standards.
• Conduct interviews with students, staff, faculty, alumni and campus visitors and ensures that valuable sound bites are captured.
• Scout shoot locations and assess possible obstacles in filming and provide solutions or alternatives.
• Use sophisticated software and hardware to edit and assemble final visual/audio program material creating compelling and visually interesting products.
• Maintain all equipment in proper working order including troubleshooting and minor repairs as necessary.
• Attend meetings and offer development and production insight based on the requests.
• Establish protocol for archiving campus visuals.
• Provide digital photography for campus events and promotions as warranted.
• Recruit, hire, train, and supervise professional and student staff.
• Provides a customer service approach to more effectively promote the 'students first' initiatives ensuring that all constituents are served in a fast, friendly, efficient, and effective manner.
• Follow workplace safety regulations and adhere to applicable standards, processes, and programs established for your position.
• Immediately report unsafe work conditions and work-related incidents to your supervisor and participate in accident investigation requests.
• Promote a safe and healthy work environment by ensuring the implementation of safety regulations and applicable standards, processes, and programs established for employees under your supervision.
• Report work-related incidents within 24 hours according to the procedures established by the university, state and federal guidelines.
• This position is designated as a 'responsible employee' who has the authority to redress sexual violence, who has the duty to report incidents of sexual violence or other student misconduct, or who a student could reasonably believe has this authority or duty.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master's degree or a Bachelor's degree with experience that equates to an advanced degree.
• Previous experience producing and planning professional-level self-initiated and client-initiated multimedia programming from concept to broadcast for the web and other outlets.
• Experience in scriptwriting, producing, directing and interviewing for video production.
• Technical experience in videography, photography, lighting design, computer graphics, digital effects and computer video editing for the production of high-quality objective-oriented programming.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's Degree or Bachelor's degree in video production, communications, media production or related field.
• Prior experience working at a college or university.

Benefits

• Salary starting at $64,000, commensurate with education and experience.