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Job:
Videographer Graduate Assistant
Reporting to the Editorial Director in the Office of Communications, the Graduate Assistant will be responsible for capturing high-quality video and audio recordings of events for archival, educational, and institutional purposes.
The ideal candidate will be technically proficient, dependable, detail-oriented, and comfortable independently managing video and audio equipment in a variety of live event settings.
Job Description:
Reporting to the Editorial Director in the Office of Communications, the Graduate Assistant will be responsible for capturing high-quality video and audio recordings of events for archival, educational, and institutional purposes.
The ideal candidate will be technically proficient, dependable, detail-oriented, and comfortable independently managing video and audio equipment in a variety of live event settings.
Key Responsibilities
- Record lectures, panel discussions, performances, academic presentations, and other campus events as assigned.
- Set up, operate, and break down video and audio equipment, including cameras, tripods, and microphones.
- Ensure recordings are properly framed, properly lit, clearly audible, and consistently captured throughout each event.
- Conduct basic post-production work, including trimming footage, adjusting audio levels as needed, basic color correction and exporting recordings in appropriate formats.
- Organize, label, and transfer video files to ensure recordings are accessible for archival purposes.
- Troubleshoot basic technical issues related to video and audio recording.
- Other responsibilities as needed
Required Qualifications
- Current enrollment in a graduate degree program.
- Demonstrated experience with video recording and basic editing.
- Familiarity with video production and sound equipment.
- Working knowledge of video editing software.
- Understanding of fundamental videography principles, including camera framing, exposure, lighting, and audio capture.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to work independently and reliably meet scheduled commitments.
- Attention to detail and the ability to anticipate and resolve basic technical challenges.
- Knows how to operate and set up Sony PXW-X200 XDCAM, tripod, shotgun microphone, xlr cables, headphones, media cards, and reader.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience recording live events, lectures, panels, performances, or similar programming.
- Experience working in higher education, cultural institutions, or other live event environments.
- Familiarity with recording in venues with varied lighting and audio conditions.
- Experience managing and organizing digital video files for archival purposes.
Skills, Qualifications & Requirements:
Key Responsibilities
- Record lectures, panel discussions, performances, academic presentations, and other campus events as assigned.
- Set up, operate, and break down video and audio equipment, including cameras, tripods, and microphones.
- Ensure recordings are properly framed, properly lit, clearly audible, and consistently captured throughout each event.
- Conduct basic post-production work, including trimming footage, adjusting audio levels as needed, basic color correction and exporting recordings in appropriate formats.
- Organize, label, and transfer video files to ensure recordings are accessible for archival purposes.
- Troubleshoot basic technical issues related to video and audio recording.
- Other responsibilities as needed
Required Qualifications
- Current enrollment in a graduate degree program.
- Demonstrated experience with video recording and basic editing.
- Familiarity with video production and sound equipment.
- Working knowledge of video editing software.
- Understanding of fundamental videography principles, including camera framing, exposure, lighting, and audio capture.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to work independently and reliably meet scheduled commitments.
- Attention to detail and the ability to anticipate and resolve basic technical challenges.
- Knows how to operate and set up Sony PXW-X200 XDCAM, tripod, shotgun microphone, xlr cables, headphones, media cards, and reader.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience recording live events, lectures, panels, performances, or similar programming.
- Experience working in higher education, cultural institutions, or other live event environments.
- Familiarity with recording in venues with varied lighting and audio conditions.
- Experience managing and organizing digital video files for archival purposes.
|Salary: $33/hr
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the College's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
Company:
Barnard College
Time Type:
Part time
