Video Production Specialist (Hybrid) - Olin Business

Position Summary
The Center for Digital Education (CDE) in Olin Business School supports the design and development of Olin’s online, hybrid, and digital learning initiatives. The Video Production Specialist (VPS) collaborates with faculty and other members of the CDE team to create high-quality, dynamic videos rooted in pedagogical best practices. Beyond academic content, this role also leads video production projects for Olin’s Marketing and Communications team and other university stakeholders.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Pre‑production: collaborate with faculty, instructional designers, graphic designers, and digital publishers to navigate the pre‑production process, including ideation, storyboarding, scriptwriting, review, video prototyping, and presentation of creative concepts.

Post‑production: serve as the lead video producer for solo and small‑crew shoots and the lead editor to manage projects through the full post‑production lifecycle, performing professional color grading and high‑fidelity audio mastering to meet strict accessibility standards and collaborating with graphic designers and multimedia developers to integrate visual enhancements.

Production: lead on‑location shoots across campus, the St. Louis area, and occasional travel, selecting optimal shooting sites, managing lighting and backgrounds, capturing high‑quality audio, and ensuring all equipment is staged, protected, and maintained during transit.

Project Management: manage multiple video projects and competing priorities simultaneously using project management systems to track tasks and deadlines, ensuring timely delivery of content, maintaining proactive communication with the CDE team and leadership, providing regular project updates, and escalating potential concerns or roadblocks.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions
Job Location:

Normal office environment

Some travel, locally, nationally, and internationally may be required for on‑location video shooting.

Physical Effort:

Typically sitting at a desk or table

Moving and using filming equipment that might be over 10 lbs.

Prolonged periods of standing.

Equipment:

Office equipment

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.

Certifications/Professional Licenses: None required.

Work Experience: Video and/or Multimedia Production (2 years).

Skills: Not applicable.

Driver’s License: Not required.

Preferred Qualifications

Education: No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Certifications/Professional Licenses: No additional certification or professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Work Experience: Video, Multimedia Production, and/or related (5 years).

Skills: Adobe Audition, Articulate Studio, Color Grading, DaVinci Resolve, Digital Asset Management (DAM), Digital Trends, Educational Media, Graphic Design, Image Editing, Interactive Content, Light Boards, Live Event Filming, Location Shooting, Mastering Audio, Motion Graphics, Multimedia Productions, Panopto, Podcasting, Smart Boards, Sound Effects, Stage Lighting, Video File Conversion Software, Webcasting.

Benefits
Personal:

Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.

Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.

Free Metro transit U‑Pass for eligible employees.

Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan with employee and university contributions starting at 7%.

Wellness:

Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more.

Family:

4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child; family care resources available for continued childcare needs.

WashU covers the cost of tuition for employee and family, including dependent undergraduate‑level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years.

Salary Range: $49,700.00 – $82,100.00 annually.

EEO Statement
Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

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