Video / Photo Editor
- Employer
- Rhode Island School of Design
- Location
- Rhode Island, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Jun 22, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Arts, Design & Graphic Arts, Other Arts, Communications, Digital Media, Film & Video, Administrative, Business & Administrative Affairs, Public Relations & Marketing (Campus)
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Job Details
Job Summary
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) provides innovative leadership in art and design education and an ongoing commitment to creative experimentation and risk-taking. This progressive, inquisitive attitude permeates RISD’s campus culture, supporting undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, curators, administrators, and support staff who form our community. RISD’s students are diverse, coming from a wide range of geographic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds. The college strives to cultivate a culturally competent campus environment that advances principles of social equity and inclusion, environmental and climate justice, and equal access to resources and opportunities.
RISD’s Media Group is seeking a Video/Photo Editor to join its team of writers, designers, and marketers as they articulate, steward, and amplify the RISD brand. This new role is responsible for capturing the student experience and bringing the institution to life through video content and photography. They will hone our visual standards for video and photography across our marketing channels and manage our growing archive of assets.
The Video/Photo Editor role is multidisciplinary by nature; requiring a creative approach to storytelling, technical proficiency, and willingness to experiment in new mediums and formats. This individual will work closely with team members to concept, produce, shoot and edit video content and photography to support RISD's key marketing initiatives and campaigns via social media content series, short-form documentaries, and web content.
Essential Functions
- Under the direction of the creative director, works with the
creative team to concept, shoot and edit videos that spotlight the
activities of RISD, its faculty, and students across its many
platforms and campaigns.
- Collaborates with communications colleagues within the Media
Group and across the institution to develop strategic long-term
video content plans.
- Provides a wide range of support in both field and studio
photography, video production, and post-production. Also
responsible for shooting day-to-day photography needs, such as
headshots and event coverage.
- Establishes and evolves our guidelines around video and
photography across all channels in concert with our larger brand
systems.
- Manages and develops RISD’s pool of freelance photo and video
talent. Connects other offices and departments to the appropriate
vendors and assists in the briefing and production process.
- Performs administrative duties including managing our archive
of video and photo content, and maintaining our video cameras,
audio, and lighting equipment.
Required Knowledge/Skills/Experience
- A Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of progressively responsible
experience producing media and/or filming/editing, in a corporate,
educational or agency setting or equivalent combination of
education and experience.
- Deep understanding of documentary video production process and
techniques.
- Proficiency in a range of video-related software, including but
not limited to, Final Cut Pro, Compressor, Premiere, After Effects,
and Photoshop.
- Experience with sound recording, mixing and design, color
grading, or motion design is a plus.
- Must thrive in cross-functional teams and exhibit excellent
communication, organizational, and project management skills.
Union:
No
Work Schedule:
35 hours per week
12 months per year
Employment Status:
Full-time; Exempt
Grade:
11/AD
Documents Required to Apply:
Resume
Cover Letter
Reel and/or online portfolio of work
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please upload all required documents.
The successful candidate will be required to meet our pre-employment background screening requirements.
For certain positions, RISD is currently supporting remote work arrangements due to the pandemic. When work resumes in person, employees are expected to perform work on campus.
RISD recognizes diversity and inclusivity as fundamental to its learning community and integral to an art and design education. We welcome candidates whose experience has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. RISD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.
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RISD is a college and museum founded in 1877 in Providence, RI. Today 2,620 students engage in 44 full-time bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, supported by a committed faculty and worldwide network of more than 31,000 alumni.
By cultivating expansive and elastic thinking, RISD equips artists, designers and scholars to generate and challenge the ideas that shape our world.
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