Position description
Reporting to the Director, Marketing and Communications, the Videographer conceives and produces video content for websites and social media. The primary focus of this position is on creating compelling content for prospective students (recruitment focus), as well as parents, guidance counsellors, and alumni (awareness, engagement, and reputation focus). The Videographer has a strong belief in the impact of effective storytelling through video and the ability to deliver on that through excellent technical skills in video capture and editing.
Position Responsibilities
- In conjunction with the director, colleagues in the department, develop and manage a video work plan as a means of prioritizing important, high-value projects
- Through personal research and in collaboration with other department members, develop ideas for potential video projects (people, events, milestones, programs)
- Planning and executing projects, including scheduling, communication with departments and individuals to be featured in videos
- Shoot and edit video content
- Collect and archive releases from video participants
- Maintaining and archiving video footage and edited video, for future use and/or reference
- Liaise with external video firms, as required
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualifications/skills
- A combination of formal education and direct work experience will be considered when assessing candidates’ qualifications.
- A post-secondary degree or diploma in graphic design or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
- One to three years of relevant experience; this can include work for an organization, agency, and/or freelance assignments.
- Proven experience in developing video content
- Comfortable creating videos in a variety of styles
- Proficiency with Adobe Premiere Pro, AfterEffects and/or other video editing software
- A solid understanding of the video production process
- Video capture
- Ability to collect high-quality moving images using camera/lighting and video techniques
- Record high-quality sound
- Editing:
- Create story-driven scripts, present compelling narrative
- Editing final video incorporating (as required) moving images, still images, sound, sound effects, voiceovers, graphics
- Solid understanding of creating video content to enhance social media posts
- Experience in collaborating/ working with external vendors
- Photography experience would be considered an asset
Personal Attributes and Skills
- Creativity: able to bring new ideas to the table, creative problem-solving
- Understanding of the impact of video as a media form: an appreciation for how video plays a key role in communication and story-telling for our primary target audience, and how it can help articulate an organization’s brand.
- Appreciation for diversity: understanding the importance of translating cultural awareness and sensitivity into projects.
- Independent work habits, while being committed to collaboration in order to generate ideas and refine work-in-progress
- Personal style that enables you to establish and sustain productive and positive working relationships with department colleagues and others across the organization
- Able to articulate yourself effectively in person, in presentation settings, and in writing
- Attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Effective communicator — one-on-one, presentation settings, and in writing
- Strong organizational mindset applied to:
- Personal time management: set and balance competing priorities, work effectively to deadlines
- Archiving: knowing how to set up and maintain an accessible archive of video footage
If you are interested in the challenges and opportunities that this position has to offer, please forward your application to: Human Resources Department, Mount Allison University, 65 York St., Sackville, NB E4L 1E4 Fax: (506) 364-2385, e-mail: hr@mta.ca Review of applications will begin on April 22, 2024.
Mount Allison is committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We encourage applications from members of racialized communities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual and gender identities. We seek candidates with qualifications and knowledge to contribute specifically to the further diversification of our campus community.
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