About Fordham:

Department: Marketing and Communications

Campus: Lincoln Center (LC) - NYC

Position Summary:

Essential Functions:

• Shoots video and photos on set and on location—on Fordham's campuses and throughout NYC.
• Sets up and takes down cameras, mi­crophones, lighting, props and other equipment.
• Edits footage and photos after shooting.
• Adds lower thirds, captions, and effects to videos that are consistent with Fordham's brand.
• Shoots b-roll.
• Selects, cleans and performs mainte­nance (including some repairs) on equipment when able.
• Experiments with styles and tech­niques, including the design of graphic elements.
• Suggests or selects music.
• Corrects color.
• Manages video and photo archives.
• Maintains appropriate licensing rights for use of music and other intellectual property.
• Collaborates closely with the Marketing team and clients on strategy to deliverables, interprets creative directives, and implements feedback.
• Travels between Fordham's Bronx and Manhattan campuses, and other locations in NYC, as needed—sometimes on short notice.
• Performs work on weekends and evenings when necessary.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3 to 5 years of experience producing multimedia for the purpose of marketing a company or an institution.
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Possess multitasking skills for working on many projects at once with multiple deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for collaborating with clients, staff and students.
• Ability to communicate with diverse professionals in a positive, collegial manner.
• Ability to tell stories visually and create compelling and inspiring narratives.
• Be proficient in telling a cohesive story and develop concepts that support the university and departmental strategic goals.
• Have the physical ability to move and hold recording equip­ment for long periods.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Premiere CC, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Motion graphics technology.
• Knowledge of ADA compliant regulations.
• Knowledge of basic organizational web tools: Google Drive (preferable), email managers, video conference programs, and calendars.
• Demonstrated comprehensive, in-depth knowledge of pre-production/planning, storyboarding, studio and field production, lighting/grip, audio engineering, video composition, and video/image compression for multiple delivery platforms.
• Knowledge of post-production tech­niques.
• Expert knowledge in lighting especially for indoor shoots, sound recording, and editing.
• Experience capturing/importing media, organizing raw media, editing footage and sound files, creating and inserting static and motion graphics, closed captioning, adding music/voice over, media management and archiving project media, and posting to YouTube and other web platforms.
• Up to date with new industry technological advances, software and equipment.
• Strong knowledge of the latest trends and best practices in successful and measurable audience engagement through multimedia projects.
• Possess administrative and project management skills.
• Candidate should have a strong eye for detail and be able to work autonomously as well as a team member.
• Willingness to learn and champion Fordham's Jesuit and Catholic mission and identity.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, media arts, multimedia production, photography, or related field.
• Animation skills.

Minimum Salary: $70,000

Maximum Salary: $80,000

About Fordham University

Fordham Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its 9 colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United kingdom.

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