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MEDIA SCHOOL (BL-MSCH-IUBLA)

The Media School at Indiana University is built on a decades-long tradition of journalism, film, media, and communication at one of the nation's premier public universities. Our programs focus on teaching, researching, and creating media from academic, creative, and professional perspectives. The Media School is committed to building and supporting a strong community of students, scholars, and staff.

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Provides engineering support during classes and events involving the 5 studios located within Franklin Hall.
• Offers expertise in training, advising, and consulting regarding proper operation and usage of specialized visual and audio production equipment and software in studio or field environments to students, staff, and student employees.
• Consults and works with faculty and/or staff to field student questions, understand upcoming project needs, and develop new projects/policies/procedures/objectives to implement.
• Produces instructional materials for software and equipment used by faculty and students and provides limited instructional support in the classroom and on a 1‑on‑1 basis.
• Maintains and repairs student‑used equipment.
• Stays current with safety protocols, industry best practices, and IU policy. Educate faculty and students regarding these areas and enforce them as needed.
• Creates a positive and functional learning environment for students, faculty, and staff.
• Provides basic classroom support, including troubleshooting printing, server access, and presentation hardware.
• Supports events and activities in Franklin Hall and the RTV Building by training student staff to set up the equipment and/or staff the event. Provides staff support during events when students are not available.
• Is heavily cross‑trained on systems and processes to ensure coverage across the team.

General Responsibilities

• Monitors productions and signals, determines proper operation of broadcast quality equipment, provides troubleshooting guidance, and corrects basic and complex issues involving sound quality, production playback, and file transfer.
• Manages, designs, plans, installs, operates, and maintains video production facilities, tape and server recording and editing equipment, and lighting and stage equipment, including digital cameras, switchers, graphics, routing, recording, playback, encoding, embedding, compression, and multiplexing with multiple layers of audio.
• Assesses equipment needs for productions, procures necessary materials, and configures installation to ensure consistent operations during production.
• Designs and implements preventive maintenance schedules and operating procedures to maintain equipment.
• Regularly tests, adjusts, and evaluates installed systems and approves post‑production media for technical quality for release to other broadcasters.
• May train Broadcast Technicians and/or Audio/Video Technicians on procedures and production equipment operations.

Education

Required

• Bachelor's degree in broadcast engineering, production engineering and/or related field.

Work Experience

Required

• 2 years in a related field.

Preferred

• 4 years in media production.

Licenses and Certificates

Preferred

• Possesses a valid driver’s license with the ability to be insured by Indiana University.

Skills

Required

• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.

Preferred

• Enthusiasm for working with students, faculty, and staff with a customer‑service mindset.
• Knowledge of signal processing/workflows.
• Expertise in podcasting, vodcasting, studio production or radio production.
• Familiarity with media production equipment (DSLR kits, audio kits, single camera film kits).
• Basic knowledge of IT/networking/databases.
• Basic electronics repair and maintenance skills.
• Familiarity with Windows and Mac OS.
• Experience with studio and field lighting.
• Experience with post‑production and production software (Adobe Premiere/Final Cut/Avid, Photoshop, Lyric, Pro Tools, Audition, InDesign, Illustrator).
• Experience with Studio/Audio/Video Recording and I/O Devices.
• Experience with Field Audio/Video Recording Devices.
• Familiarity with studio equipment (jibs, booms, camera pedestals, video switchers, audio boards).

This role regularly requires the ability to effectively communicate. This role frequently requires the ability to handle equipment. This role frequently requires the ability to remain stationary and ascend/descend ladders/stairs. This role requires the ability to move objects weighing up to 25 pounds. The role requires the ability to detect items in close proximity and far away; discern between colors; detect objects in peripheral space of self; discern items in detail; and to have good depth perception. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Location

Franklin Hall
Indiana University Bloomington Campus

This is an in‑person position.

Pay

$52,000.00 - $59,000.00 per year

Hours

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

May support occasional evening and weekend events, generally scheduled well in advance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long‑term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU‑sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Job Details

• Career Level: Career
• FLSA: Exempt
• Job Function: Marketing & Communications
• Job Family: Broadcasting & Production

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non‑Discrimination (includes contact information).

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