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Core Job Summary
The Multimedia Instructional Specialist serves UM faculty and staff multimedia instructional needs including communicating with each of the clients to understand their needs, set interim deadlines, and manage and complete multiple projects in a timely manner. The Multimedia Instructional Specialist provides ideas and insights and makes revisions based on each client’s input and feedback while being involved in the full creative process, from concept to production. The incumbent produces electronic, print, and multi-media pieces.
Core Job Functions
- Participates in the development of a consistent multi-media strategy, thereby increasing the awareness of the University’s brand, programs, and services; organizes and manages multi-media channels to reach planned goals and objectives; engages users and enhances the University’s image as an innovative, professional, and approachable service-oriented agency.
- Produces new innovative, user-friendly content for websites to improve overall visitor experience (i.e., virtual tours, videos, and audio presentations); enhances user interface and functionality of the website and other multi-media outreach efforts; ensures internal and external audiences are reached by effectively utilizing the intranet/internet and broadcast media.
- Works with a wide range of project formats including flat, video, 3D, and web; works with computer-aided design (CAD) software, video and photo editing programs, and Web development software to provide educational tools and materials; uses desktop and electronic publishing software.
- Assesses the content that is being produced and ensures that it is aligned with University values; ensures that content is in compliance and adheres to multi-media standards, policies, and all relevant rules, procedures, and guidelines.
- Develops scripts, treatments, and concepts that positively depict UM employees, clients, missions, programs, functions, and services; researches and recommends effective technical solutions for multi-media production and delivery problems.
- Conducts quality assurance and testing to ensure that multi-media products perform as expected on targeted audiences.
- Edits existing video files: extracts, combines, and manipulates existing videos to create clips and trailers; and adds logos, watermarks, etc., to existing videos.
- Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.
Core Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required
Experience:
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience required
Certification and Licensing:
- Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
- Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
- Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
- Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.
This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.
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Job Status:
Full time
Employee Type:
Staff
Pay Grade:
A8
