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Arizona State University is hiring a MultiMedia Developer. The role involves capturing and editing professional quality videos and photos to support advertising campaigns and university initiatives, promoting a positive perception of ASU by highlighting its research, learning, and community impact. The developer collaborates with teammates and clients, plans story ideas, conducts interviews, and ensures technical and creative quality of multimedia content, with flexibility for evening and weekend work.

Highlights

Capture engaging photography and video supporting brand strategy and creative direction.
Edit photos and videos, including retouching, color correction, and resizing for final output.
Manage project timelines ranging from rapid-turnaround to longer-term productions.
Collaborate with team and clients, incorporating feedback and maintaining professionalism.
Conceptualize and storyboard video ideas aligned with marketing goals, including promotional and social media content.
Maintain organized file management and perform routine maintenance of production equipment.
Stay updated on emerging multimedia tools, equipment, techniques, and trends.
Required to have a bachelor's degree and three years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and training.
Experience with diverse photography and videography styles, established brand standards, and storytelling skills.
Ability to optimize videos for platforms like YouTube, social media, websites, and email campaigns.

MultiMedia Developer Full Description

Job Profile:Creative Services Specialist 2

Job Family:Creative Services

Time Type:Full time

Max Pay - Depends on experience:$71,700.00 USD Annual

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications: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.

Job Profile Summary:
Responsible for advancing the university's public image and reputation through routine media engagement and outreach activities to actively engage with media outlets, secure impactful coverage, and promote the university's stories, achievements, and expertise.

Job Description:

Salary: $65,000 - $71,700 per year, Depends on Experience

The role of the Multimedia Developer within the Enterprise Brand Strategy and Management team captures and edits professional quality videos and photos that supports 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 impact.

Working in a fast-paced environment, the Multimedia Developer 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.

Essential duties

- 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.

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

- 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

- Strong creative skills with the ability to develop original concepts that align with brand identity and audience preferences.

- Excellent storytelling abilities, with a talent for translating subjects into engaging, narrative-driven videos.

- High level of initiative, attention to detail, and the capacity to work independently while contributing to team-driven creative goals.

- Collaboration with other team members on scripts, storyboards, and shot lists for projects, deciding between real footage and animated outputs for effective communication.

- Proven ability to confidently direct subjects on set while maintaining a collaborative and professional environment.

- Ability to optimize videos for various platforms, such as YouTube, social media, website embeds, and email campaigns, ensuring compatibility and high performance.

Working Environment:

Activities are primarily performed in a regular, climate controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, standing, walking.
Visual acuity and manual dexterity associated with daily use of desktop computer; bending, stooping, reaching, lifting and pushing objects of varying weights up to 50 pounds.
Ability to clearly communicate verbally in English, read, write, see and hear to perform essential duties.
May include exposure to external environment and climate conditions including walking on uneven surfaces, climbing and high temperatures.
Regular review of completed tasks.

Department Statement:

Enterprise Brand Strategy and Management is responsible for influencing how people around the globe think and feel about Arizona State University and its ability to positively impact our world. We work to establish, protect and differentiate the ASU brand in hearts and minds by working in concert with units across the ASU public enterprise. We are brand innovators, emotional storytellers, insights-driven strategists and creative artists building a body of work that brings the ASU brand to life and scales for enterprise-wide use. We are dedicated to increasing the strength of the ASU brand by improving perceptions of excellence, raising awareness and increasing pride across all audiences.

We do this important work by staying true to our values:

Collaboration. We cannot and do not work in silos. We collaborate not just within the Brand team but with colleagues and teams across the ASU enterprise. Through the brand platform, brand standards and personal relationship building, we are uniters and network orchestrators.

Creativity. We are passionate creatives excited by the work we do. We explore things from all angles, sweat the details and seek to create work that has meaning and is authentic, original, best in class and world renowned.

Innovation. We reject the status quo. We are open to new ideas and embrace change not for the sake of change, but because we believe everything we do can always be done better to meet new goals, improve performance and advance the brand.

Knowledge. We ask lots of questions and make decisions based on data and insights. We seek to understand our audiences and the performance of our work. We are curious lifelong learners.

Optimism. When change comes, we see within it opportunity. We believe in the ASU Charter and in ASU's ability to positively impact our world. We channel that optimism in our work, taking on any and every challenge with a can-do attitude.

Driving Requirement:Driving is not required for this position.

Location:Off-Campus: Mesa/Tempe

Funding:No Federal Funding

Instructions to Apply:

Current employees, student workers seeking staff opportunities, and students applying for student worker positions must apply directly through the Workday Jobs Hub.

Please use the link below to log in using single sign-on.

https://www.myworkday.com/asu/d/inst/1$9925/9925$19125.htmld

To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:

Cover letter
Resume or CV

Multiple documents may be uploaded in the attachments section. Alternatively, applicants may combine all required materials into a single PDF for submission. Please ensure uploaded documents are clearly labeled and include your name.

Please ensure your resume includes all employment information in month and year format, for example 6/04 to 8/14, along with job title, job duties, and employer name for each position. Your resume should clearly demonstrate how your experience and background meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position. Incomplete applications or missing required materials may not be considered.

Important: Do not withdraw your application to make edits. Once an application is withdrawn, it cannot be edited, reactivated, or replaced with a new submission. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact HR Talent Acquisition before the posting close date to request edits.

Graduate Assistant, Intern and part-time positions are counted as half time for experience equivalency, meaning one year equals six months of experience.

Only electronic applications will be accepted for this position. By submitting an application, you confirm that the information provided is accurate and complete.

ASU Statement:

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions inclusive excellence, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

ASU is a tobacco-free university. For details visit https://wellness.asu.edu/explore-wellness/body/alcohol-and-drugs/tobacco

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

Notice of Availability of the ASU Annual Security and Fire Safety Report:

In compliance with federal law, ASU prepares an annual report on campus security and fire safety programs and resources. ASU's Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at https://www.asu.edu/police/PDFs/ASU-Clery-Report.pdf. You may request a hard copy of the report by contacting the ASU Police Department at 480-965-3456.

Relocation Assistance - For information about schools, housing child resources, neighborhoods, hospitals, community events, and taxes, visit https://cfo.asu.edu/az-resources.

Employment Verification Statement:

ASU conducts pre-employment screening which may include verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications.

Background Check Statement:

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.

Fingerprint Check Statement:A fingerprint check is not required for this position.

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