Creative Assistant - Videography

Liberty University • Lynchburg, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Creative Assistant – Videography serves as the video lead and support for a variety of projects for the Office of Student Life, which includes five unique teams: Residence Life, Housing, Commuter Life, Graduate Life, and Online Life. The Creative Team of Student Life has the privilege of supporting a variety of project and program needs from the design of graphics and development of videos, to event support through capturing photos and videos. The Creative Team of Student Life is highly collaborative, therefore regular partnering with social media, design, and photography Creative Assistants should be expected. This collaborative nature of the team may provide opportunity to help execute social media strategy, design graphics, copywrite, and photo event coverage. While outside the standard scope of video work, these opportunities will support individual growth in these areas while also strengthening team.

Requirements

• Must be a Liberty University student.
• Experience in content creation (videography, video editing, etc.)
• Ability to operate a DSLR/Cinema Camera and accessories.
• Ability to use Adobe Suite (Premiere Pro).
• Effectively communicates in both verbal and written forms to convey clear, well-articulated information.
• Able to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.
• Demonstrates strong organization, project management, and managerial skills.
• Possesses excellent computer skills, necessary for Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Task oriented and dedicated, meets deadlines while going the extra mile and producing quality work products.
• Anticipates needs and takes steps to meet those needs before they crop up, taking a proactive and intentional approach to their duties.
• Sincere and affable, is able to build relational rapport quickly, establishing productive relationships across a variety of departments and contexts.
• Develops priorities for their team, and provides tangible steps and tasks to enable their team to achieve these priorities.
• Intentional to show care for others, exhibiting intentionality, conscientiousness, and emotional intelligence in interpersonal interactions.
• Detail-oriented, catching and fixing small errors and details in both visual and written communications.
• Manages their own schedule, project timelines, as well as the schedules of their team with punctuality and proactivity.
• Frequently required to travel to local and campus locations.
• Frequently required to sit for extended periods to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard.
• Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate and review OSL media content.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the building.
• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business.
• Regularly lift 20 or fewer pounds.
• Proof of a valid Virginia driver’s license, an acceptable DMV record, and liability insurance is required.

Nice To Haves

• Liberty University student in a creative/communications field of study.
• Demonstrable experience in content creation (videography, graphic design, photography, copywriting, etc.)
• Proficient ability to operate a DSLR/Cinema Camera and accessories.
• Proficient ability to use Adobe Suite (After Effects, Premiere Pro).
• Demonstrable experience creating Motion Graphics.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the video lead or support for a variety of projects for the Office of Student Life including event recaps, standup interviews, documentary-style field shooting, and B-roll shoots.
• Direct and manage on-set talent, edit, color correct, and animate video assets, and strategize video capture plans with the team.
• Ingest, manage, and archive video content and digital files in Dropbox.
• Research current video trends, styles, and applications.
• Serve as a liaison with internal and external partners to coordinate locations, develop strategy documents, and video delivery.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees