Senior Media Specialist

🇺🇸 Norfolk, Virginia 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $50K - $55K 💻 Marketing 🗓️ November 7th, 2026

Photoshop Video After Effects

Edtech.com's Summary

Old Dominion University is hiring a Senior Media Specialist. The role sits in University Marketing and produces digital marketing video that builds the university's reputation and brand image, from planning and shooting in the studio and field through editing. The specialist tells stories for audiences that include key constituents, the surrounding community, and the news media, and maintains a library of footage showing campus life.

Highlights

Plan and run studio and field-based video production, convert finished edited products to the formats needed, and shoot photography.
Edit raw footage into cohesive video stories with non-linear editing software such as Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, or Avid.
Write interview questions and video scripts, and shape complex research stories into compelling features that a general audience can follow.
Operate video cameras, audio recording equipment, microphones, and lighting, and stay current on digital cameras, processes, and editing techniques.
Manage short, tight-deadline projects alongside longer video campaigns that need multiple shoots, scheduling, and editing.
Maintain an extensive, current library of video footage representing all aspects of life on ODU's campus.
Submit a portfolio with the application; a degree in film, marketing, journalism, or communications (or equivalent experience) is preferred, along with some motion graphics experience in tools such as After Effects and Photoshop.
Salary of $50,000 to $55,000 for a full-time position in Norfolk, Virginia that is considered essential personnel and may require working during university closings.