Job Details
A portfolio is required to be considered for this role. Please attach with resume.
Job Summary
The Videographer is responsible for assisting in and developing compelling videos to support University Communications marketing strategies and propel the University of Richmond brand across channels including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and others. The Videographer will assist with professional filming, editing, and providing a finished product. The position collaborates with others on scripts and concepts. Support in the creation of university-level brand storytelling, with audio and video content, by helping take concepts from script to completion. This will include but is not limited to filming, recording audio, lighting set up, teleprompting, audio and video editing, color grading, audio design, and motion graphics.
Job Duties
- Capture high-quality video footage and audio files using professional-grade equipment
- Stay current with industry trends and best practices to continually improve video production quality
- Manage and maintain video equipment, including cameras, lighting, and sound equipment
- Update/edit video content in response to feedback from University Communications colleagues and campus partners as requested
- Support senior videographer and video editor as needed
- Manage, organize, and maintain production files and video libraries
- Work within University brand guidelines to produce videos for the University's communication channels utilizing:
- Effective storytelling techniques
- Cuts, splices, transitions, and titles
- Sound effects and audio track
- Motion graphic animation
- Color grading and enhancement
- Creative collaboration
Working conditions/physical efforts:
- Standing or sitting for prolonged periods
- Walking
- Lifting and carrying - up to 50 pounds
- Working hours outside of regular office hours, including evenings and weekends
Qualifications
Knowledge, skills & ability:
- Video camera usage
- Audio setup and recording
- Lighting set up
- Video editing software, including Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Audition, Media Encoder, DaVinci Resolve, and Avid Media Composer
- Animation and graphic software including Adobe After Effects and the Adobe Creative Suite
- Color grading, audio mixing, and video output format knowledge
- A keen eye, attention to detail, and artistic ability
- Ability to work from storyboards
- Ability to manage multiple projects from concept to final delivery by meeting deadlines
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills that allow collaboration across teams
- Excellent time management skills
- Critical thinking and creative problem-solving talents
Education & Experience:
- A bachelor's degree in film production, media studies, communications, or equivalent
- A minimum of one year of proven work experience as a Videographer, portfolio required
Work Schedule
- Full-time; Exempt position
- Monday-Friday 8:30-5:00PM. This position will require you to work outside of regular office hours to include evenings and weekends.
Pay Structure
Grade 5 ($43,867 to $58,136 annually)
Organization
Working at University of Richmond
Founded in 1830, the University of Richmond is one of America's premier private universities. The University blends the intimacy of a small college with exceptional academic, research, and cultural opportunities usually found only at large institutions. A nationally ranked liberal arts university, Richmond offers a unique combination of undergraduate and graduate programs through its schools of arts and sciences, business, leadership studies, law, and continuing studies. The 350-acre suburban campus, including a 10-acre lake, is consistently cited by The Princeton Review as one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation.
With approximately 3,000 undergraduate students, Richmond offers 55 majors, 42 minors, and 12 concentrations at the bachelor's level. Graduate students can choose from six master's degrees programs, an MBA program, a juris doctorate, and six dual-degree programs in law. Continuing studies options include programs at the associate, bachelor, and master levels, in addition to numerous non-credit offerings.
Richmond faculty members are outstanding leaders in their fields. Of the 312 full-time faculty at the University, 98 percent hold doctorate or terminal degrees. Richmond has a student-faculty ratio of 9:1, with zero classes taught by teaching assistants. Our faculty members are in the classrooms and the labs, working closely with students to maximize their educational experiences.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Richmond one of the best liberal arts universities in the nation and in the top 35 for undergraduate research. BusinessWeek ranked The Robins School of Business in the top 20 nationally and fourth for academic quality, as well as among the top 15 part-time MBA programs. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine named Richmond in the top 25 for best value among private colleges and universities
As locals like to say, Richmond is "easy to love" because of its rich history, stunning architecture, natural beauty and quality of life. It's been named one of the top cities in which to live and work by numerous national sources, including Forbes magazine. As the capital of Virginia, Richmond is home to the state legislature, a growing number of Fortune 500 companies and industries ranging from finance to agriculture. In fact, Forbes also recently ranked Richmond as the sixth best city to get a job in the U.S. Nearly one million people live in the Greater Richmond region and enjoy an array of cultural opportunities including 35 museums; numerous theatre companies; a symphony, a ballet and an opera; a thriving public forum; three professional, minor-league sports teams; a coliseum for major concerts and sporting events; and much more. Located just 100 miles south of Washington, D.C., Richmond is only 90 minutes from Virginia's beaches and 90 minutes from the spectacular Blue Ridge Mountains.
UR is committed to developing a diverse faculty, staff and student body, and to modeling an inclusive campus community which values the expression of differences in ways that promote excellence in teaching, learning, personal development and institutional success. In keeping with this commitment, our academic community welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds and candidates who support diversity. EOE