DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGER

Job no: 241818-AS
Work type: Partial Remote, Staff-Full Time
Department: G SERV/OMAI-FIRST WAVE
Location: Madison
Categories: Multimedia and Design



Job Summary:

The OMAI/FW Digital Media Manager (DMM) is a digital story-teller and an expert at managing online communities. The DMM is generally responsible for planning, developing, implementing and managing the overall digital marketing strategy for OMAI/FW. They are a multi-hyphenate creative in their own right, with a diverse skill set in photography, videography, editing, creative direction, and social media campaign building. As a documentarian, the DMM's main responsibility is to translate the daily dynamic ongoings and members of the OMAI/FW community onto every digital media platform, specifically in efforts to recruit future FW Scholars, engage and highlight FW alumni, and elevate OMAI/FW optics as an international leader in Hip Hop in Higher Education. In addition, they are responsible for managing, guiding and training content creators and media student intern positions on their team.

As a Multimedia Media Designer at UW-Madison, the DMM designs and develops multimedia solutions and materials in collaboration with other content creators, adhering to project timelines and developing and posting content for a specified unit in support of visually and contextually communicating messages aligned with unit strategy.

About the Job:

Multimedia Designer (CM018)

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Required
Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant academic area (Arts, Fine Arts, Communications, Education, Theater, etc.). Degree or significant coursework and professional experience related to Hip Hop, Urban Arts, or Arts Education, Digital Media, institutional diversity programming and research, issues of diversity, inclusion, and/or organizational change highly preferred.

Qualifications:

Required:
- 3+ years of strong experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Photoshop and Illustrator
- 3+ years of strong experience with photography, videography, creative direction and Final Cut Pro
- HTML/CSS knowledge preferred
- Understanding of the latest web design and professional social media trends and standards;
- Familiarity with logo and brand design
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Self motivation and proven ability to work independently
- Strong organizational skills and ability to work well under pressure; the ability to multitask and to work collaboratively
- Comfortable working evenings and on weekends (particularly to be present at 60%+ of OMAI/FW ongoing events and initiatives on a weekly basis)
- Up to two (2) years experience strongly preferred working on the academic achievement of underrepresented populations, issues of campus climate and inclusion, strategic diversity planning, and/or other related matters, preferably in higher education
- Experience developing curricular and co-curricular art engagement practices and evidence of art outreach/community engagement
- Enthusiastic belief in the mission/vision of OMAI evidenced in a passion for writing performance, teaching, and the use of art as a medium to affect positive dialogue across-the-board engagement

Preferred Qualifications:
- 5+ years of previous design and web editing experience in a professional setting, especially in a cultural arts education setting
- Frontend web design and coding experience
- Familiarity with Prezi and Canva
- A deep knowledge of and passion for Hip Hop, Urban Arts, Youth Spoken Word and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Additional Information:

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Department(s):

A020550-GENERAL SERVICES/A0205/G SERV/OMAI-FIRST WAVE

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position requires some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $50,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

Instructions to Applicants:

To begin the application process, click the button.

You will be asked to provide a cover letter and resume addressing your skills and experience as they relate to the qualifications and duties in this job description.

As applicants move on to next steps in the process, they will be asked to provide names and contact information (e-mail address, phone number, and mailing address) of at least three references.

Contact:

Dan Roen
dan.roen@wisc.edu
608-263-2767
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )





Official Title:

Multimedia Designer(CM018)

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

241818-AS

The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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Applications Open: Nov 8 2021 Central Standard Time
Applications Close: Jan 2 2022 11:55 PM Central Standard Time