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Indiana University Bloomington is hiring a Digital Media Specialist, Lead. The role leads the team of Digital Media Specialists at the Jacobs School of Music and oversees the broadcast engineering and production work behind streaming and recording the school's performances and special video projects. It also advises faculty and staff on classroom and performance-space technology, including the design of new and renovated learning environments.

Highlights

Lead a group of Digital Media Specialists, with responsibility for administration, staff evaluation, and hiring and firing.
Oversee the technical workflows and the hardware and software used to stream and record Jacobs School of Music performances and special video projects from a primary control room suite, a secondary recording studio, and remote locations.
Serve as production coordinator and liaison for client requests and faculty projects, and step into lead production roles for streamed events such as director, technical director, camera operator, or engineer in charge.
Consult with faculty and staff on current and future multimedia needs and plan new and renovated learning environments, covering technology infrastructure, room design, ergonomics, and technology applications.
Keep classroom technology and infrastructure available and performing well, devising original solutions for unforeseen and undocumented problems.
Research, test, and develop hardware and software solutions that improve the reliability of technology operation and control systems, while documenting design issues, resolutions, and changes to industry and departmental standards.
Bachelor's degree (preferably in a related field) and 5 years of multimedia or instructional systems support, control system programming, or related experience.
Experience with at least one programming tool such as Crestron, XML, HTML, SIMPL, C/C++, MySQL, or Ethernet/TCP-IP protocols is required; preferred experience spans broadcast engineering, digital audio, video production, lighting, signal flow, and optical fiber data transmission.
In-person position on the IU Bloomington campus that requires evenings and weekends because of the performance schedule and frequently moving objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

Digital Media Specialist, Lead Full Description

Department

JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC (BL-MUS-IUBLA)

Department-Specific Responsibilities

Leads a group of Digital Media Specialists. Responsible for all aspects of administration, staff evaluation, and hiring/firing.
Performs tasks related to all aspects of broadcast engineering and production.
Provides guidance on and oversight of technical workflows, hardware and software selection, and systems needed to stream and video record Jacobs School of Music performances and special video projects in a primary control room suite, a secondary recording studio, and remote locations.
Serves as production coordinator and liaison for client requests, faculty projects.
Serves as needed in lead production roles for streaming events including, director, technical director, camera operator, engineer in charge.

General Responsibilities

Consults with faculty and staff to establish current and future multimedia systems needs and requirements; develops plans for creating new and renovating learning environments with emphasis on technology infrastructure, room design, ergonomics and technology applications.
Performs highly specialized tasks to ensure maximum availability and performance of classroom technology and infrastructure including analyzing and devising original solutions for unforeseen and undocumented anomalies.
Ensures accuracy, completeness and compliance with industry and departmental standards for all projects; reviews and ensures proper documentation of system design issues, resolutions, and updates/changes.
Identifies, researches, tests, and develops innovative hardware/software solutions and participates in strategic planning to enhance the functionality and reliability of technology operation and control systems.
May serve as project lead; often provides guidance to junior peers.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

Bachelor's degree (preferably in a related field).

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

5 years of multimedia/instructional systems support, control system programming, or related experience.

Preferred

Experience with Broadcast engineering, Digital audio, Video production, Lighting, Hardware maintenance, Understanding of signal flow, Optical fiber data transmission, Post-production techniques, Archival standards and best practices.

SKILLS

Required

Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills.
Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
Highly thorough and dependable.
Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
Possesses a high degree of initiative.
Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents.
Experience with one or more programming tools required (Crestron, XML, HTML, SIMPL, C/C++, MySQL, Ethernet/TCP-IP protocols).

Working Conditions / Demands

This position requires the ability to communicate effectively and to operate computers and other related technical equipment. The role is required to maintain and interact with computers and frequently move objects weighing up to 50 pounds. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Work Location

IU Bloomington campus

This is an in-person position.

Work Hours

The ability to work evenings and weekends is required due to the performance schedule.

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
Health savings account with generous IU contributions
Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
Basic group life insurance paid by IU
Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
Generous paid time off plans
Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
Employee assistance program (EAP)

Job Classification

Career Level: Advanced

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Information Technology

Job Family: Instructional Technology

Posting Disclaimer

This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.

If you wish to include a cover letter, you may include it with your resume when uploading attachments.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

Campus Safety and Security

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