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Manager, Journalism Production Center

Employer
Emerson College
Location
Massachusetts, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
Dec 29, 2020

Job Details



Manager, Journalism Production Center
Target Hire Date
11/23/2020 - 1 month to go
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Responsible the entire oversight and management of the Journalism Production Center. The facility is deeply tied to the Journalism curriculum, your team provides equipment and training for students to develop the skills needed to report the news in a rapidly changing world.

Your department:

The Journalism Center includes a TV studio and control room, newsroom, Evolving Media Suite, edit suites, and additional spaces. The facility is deeply tied to the Journalism curriculum, the JPC provides equipment and training for students to develop the skills needed to report the news in a rapidly changing world. Your department sits within the Production Facilities, key areas where students learn the real-life skills of the communications industry.

You Report To: Manager, Production Facilities

Your Direct Report: Assistant Manager, Journalism Production Center

Student Workers: Fifteen (15)

Your Partners: MTP Engineering, IT Lab Support,

Your Key Responsibilities:

Assist, support, and troubleshoot student and faculty use of the JPC editing systems, control room, and studio.
  • Train faculty, students, and classes in the operation of Journalism Production Center's technical equipment and software.
  • Perform base-level maintenance and repairs.


Hire, train, supervise, professionally develop and manage performance of workers, including:
  • Direct work assignments
  • Management of performance includes discipline, formal performance evaluations, and informal conversations to professionally develop workers. that directly affect the employee's pay raises and/or job security.
  • Hire and supervise approximately 15 part-time student employees each semester.
  • Coordinate schedules of the Journalism Production Center including academic course use, outside student use, and reservations of the evolving media suite.


Administer and Manage the mass storage video server for Journalism curriculum.

Ensure successful planning and installation of new equipment.
  • Coordinate equipment repairs and installations
  • Coordinate computer repairs and software updates
  • Manage field equipment and edit suite reservations for Journalism students.
  • Research and support in planning for facility upgrades.


Your Other Responsibilities:
  • Stay current with technology trends of media production equipment by attending local vendor presentations and demonstrations, industry conference wrap-ups, on-site vendor demonstrations and reading industry literature
  • Support department with special productions and projects that use the Center's Facility or other college events.
  • All other duties as assigned.


Your Qualifications:

3-5 years of broadcast news production or television facility operations management demonstrating:
  • ENPS (or other newsroom computer system)
  • Familiarity with control room systems, including video servers, audio board, switcher and intercom
  • Control room automation for news production
  • Video acquisition and editing
  • Knowledge of Media Asset Management
  • General understanding of video/computer equipment
  • Basic understanding of computer networking
  • Maintenance/repair skills
  • Strong knowledge of audio/video system setup and base level engineering.


Preferred /Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Education (including hardware, software, and equipment)
  • Bachelor's Degree in Video/Television Production, Broadcast Journalism, or equivalent.
  • Experience with ENPS (or other newsroom computer system),
  • Final Cut Pro X,
  • Control Room Automation for news, preferably Ross Overdrive,
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Xpression Graphics


Grade of Position: A16E

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36.25

Hiring Range: $61,350.00 - $64,300.00


To apply, please visit: https://emerson.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Emerson_College_Staff/job/Boston-Campus/Manager--Journalism-Prod-Ctr_JR002249

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Emerson College is the nation’s only four-year institution dedicated exclusively to majors in communication and the arts in a liberal arts context. Its main campus is located in the center of the dynamic multicultural city of Boston, in close proximity to major publishing houses, arts institutions, and research centers. The college also has campuses in Los Angeles and the Netherlands. Emerson College enrolls over 4,300 graduate and undergraduate students from more than 70 countries and all 50 states.

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Emerson College enrolls over 5,800 graduate and undergraduate students from 49 states and more than 70 countries. Its main campus is located in the dynamic, multicultural city of Boston. The college also has campuses in Los Angeles and the Netherlands. Emerson's commitment to inclusive excellence is supported by a range of resources such as the Office of Internationalization & Equity, the Social Justice Center, and the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning.

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