PSCC-Coordinator, Visual Media (TPT)

Title:Coordinator, Visual Media (TPT)

Department: Marketing & Communications

Campus: Hardin Valley

Closing Date: 09/27/2024

Type of Appointment:  Temporary Part-Time

Pay Rate: $22.34 per hour

Work Hours:32 hours per week

Position Summary: The role of the visual media coordinator is to support the college’s internal and external marketing efforts through the means of photography and videography, as well as coordinating all of the planning, scheduling, and writing required to produce various forms of media that will promote the college and support its brand. This position requires cataloguing and archiving media to maintain and sort the College’s visual media servers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

30% Use skills and knowledge of video production and editing to initiate, conceptualize, and produce video projects to promote Pellissippi State. Projects may include advertisements, academic program videos, testimonials, updates from the President and promotions of upcoming events, as well as video shorts and skits for social media. Must be able to tell a story through video and positively support the College’s image and goals. Responsible for all pre-production (pre-interviews, gathering information, transporting equipment), production (directing shoots, setting up lighting, composing shots, shooting footage, sound recording) and post-production (editing footage, designing and implementing graphics, selecting music, designing sound). Must be able to output to television and web applications.

30% Use skills and knowledge of photography to shoot still photographs to document the activities and events of the College; provide illustrative images to support news releases, ads, and publications; produce multimedia presentations as requested for use in events and speeches; provide daily photos for social media and web use; and capture the essence of the people, programs, and activities of the College. Responsible for editing photographs to make them ready for use by the college. Catalog and store all digital resources on media server in an organized fashion for archival purposes, and to make available for other college employees. Provide suggestions for media upon request. Talent scout, schedule, and communicate with subjects for photography and video shoots, and gathering bios and leads for potential stories and marketing materials.

10% Collaborates with others in the department to maintain assets and contribute to the College’s social media accounts. Produces, edits, and updates content that is newsworthy, relevant and engaging on a variety of platforms.

7.5% Supervise student employees (Federal Work Study, Student Employment   Program, etc.) that are placed within visual media.

7.5% Coordinate with the Marketing & Communications team and other PSCC employees to discuss goals and directives that will promote the college.

10% Monitor emails and photo and video requests and reply back in a timely and attentive manner. Approve or deny requests depending on their overall usefulness towards the college mission

5% Stay up to date with current visual media trends, maintaining an awareness of industry standards and techniques, and participate in professional development both within the media field and in college employee training seminars.

Note: The College reserves the right to change or reassign job duties, or combine positions at any time.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in video production, photography, communications, journalism, broadcasting or related field.
• Three years of experience in a visual media-oriented field.

Part-time work experience is calculated at 50% credit of full-time work experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• • Takes initiative to get things done without being prompted
  • Ability to write stories and capture images that tell a story
  • Must have an acute attention to detail in order to make photos as eye catching and visually pleasing as possible. 
  • Ability to interview others
  • Possesses knowledge of audience when completing projects
  • Ability to engage in the college’s mission and values

Special Instructions to Applicants: To be considered for a position at Pellissippi State, you must create an on-line application. Your skills, abilities, qualifications, and years of experience will be evaluated using only what is recorded on your application. Please note: attaching a resume does not substitute for completion of the application form. Part-time work experience is calculated at 50% of full-time experience. Please note: to scan, upload, or attach documents, a computer and scanner are available at the Hardin Valley Campus Educational Resources Center, if needed. 

Pellissippi State Community College is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA employer

If you have any problems or questions please contact Pellissippi State Community College’s Human Resource Office at 865-694-6607 or by email at recruiting@pstcc.edu.

If you are interested in this position, click on the link to the top right to apply.

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