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POSITION:  Production Coordinator *Part-Time, up to 19 hours per week (Non-Exempt)

HSU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION: Audio/Visual Media Producer I

DEPARTMENT:  Media Services

SUPERVISOR TITLE:  Director of Media Services

FLSA STATUS:  Non-Exempt

EXEMPTION:  N/A

LOCATION: HSU Campus, Abilene, Texas

TARGET HIRE DATE:  As Soon As Possible

HSU CHRISTIAN STANDARD REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT –Candidate must profess a Christian Faith, maintain membership in a local congregation, and respect the values and distinctives central to the historically Baptist values of HSU as reflected in the University’s Statement of Faith.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Human Resources 325-670-1259 or careers@hsutx.edu 

SUMMARY/SCOPE:

The Production Coordinator at Hardin-Simmons University plays a vital role in managing and supporting various types of productions, including athletic events, campus activities, and live streaming. Under the guidance of the Director of Media Services and/or the Assistant Director of Media Productions, the Production Coordinator is tasked with ensuring the successful organization, setup, and execution of these events. This includes defining functional objectives, participating in media services projects, overseeing workflows, identifying and resolving problems, and evaluating work methods and procedures. Provide editing support for projects as assigned using Adobe Premiere Pro. Their efforts contribute to reinforcing the mission, vision, and values of Hardin-Simmons University.

HSU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: These examples do not include all possible tasks & do not limit the assignment of related tasks.

Strategy

Responsible for managing and supporting various types of productions, including athletic events, campus activities, and live streaming.

Provides information and assistance to faculty, staff, student workers and/or students regarding the operation of audio, video, lighting, and assistive technology, and related devices and software.

Assists in the recommendation of audio, video, lighting, and emerging technology purchases, processes equipment and software orders; assists in the evaluation of equipment purchased and works with vendors to resolve problems.

Assists in planning processes and systems facilitating the organization, archival, viewing, and use of captured media resources both internally and externally.

Provide editing support for projects as assigned using Adobe Premiere Pro.

Collaboration

Assist Director of Media Services in the assessment of needs and seeks cooperative application of HSU media services strategy and best practices across all applicable university units.

Dialogue with clients and organizational staff about creative ideas, requirements, and challenges inherent to media service technology integration and projects.

Serve as a valued source of knowledge for technical video, audio, lighting, and staging for the HSU community, providing regular opportunities for training of student workers as well as faculty, staff, and students through campus education initiatives.

Collaborate with Media Services and University Marketing leadership and other team members; properly align campaigns, initiatives, marketing pieces, publications and projects together with media services for maximum impact.

Implementation

Lead, support, and coordinate live-event production for the execution and assistance of day-to-day presentations of athletic, campus, live streaming, and other HSU production needs and significant campus events.

Provide expert, production assistance in broadcast video, audio, lighting, and staging for HSU on and/or off-campus events.

Assist in the creation and administration of interactive and searchable archives of captured HSU content and other media resources utilized by the institution.

Develop and maintain detailed records to track media services resource assets, maintenance, repair, life expectancy of equipment and to plan for replacements.

Administration

Assist in overseeing student workers, fostering the team to ensure that there is strength in the media services area and new people are given opportunity to grow and develop.
Other duties as assigned by Media Services leadership.

Key Skills and Requirements

Passionate desire to implement production tools in compelling ways to advance the cause of Christ and capture the hearts and minds of audiences within Christian higher education and around the globe.

Exceptionally organized and detail-oriented with very advanced coordinating skills. Position requires great strength in organization and the implementation of production events across the university.

Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem solution skills are required to work with a wide range of people and provide excellent, world-class live events for our university.

Desire to attain ownership in individual responsibilities and the activities of the university. Can develop strategic goals independent and with support from management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

There are no supervisor responsibilities required for this position.

COMPETENCIES:   This is your opportunity to demonstrate how your education and/or experience in your current or previous job relates to each function of this position.

Interview decisions are partially based on this information.

On a separate sheet of paper, write a paragraph for each competency listed below describing your background and qualifications in each area.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies.

Continuous Learning - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; seeks feedback to improve performance; pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.

Job Knowledge - Competent in required job skills and knowledge; exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; keeps abreast of current developments; requires minimal supervision; displays understanding of how job relates to others; uses resources effectively.

Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments.

Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings.

Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values; benefits organization through outside activities; supports affirmative action and respects diversity.

QUALIFICATIONS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES (Language, Mathematical, Reasoning and Computer Skills):

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals as well as calculate figures and amounts such as discounts and percentages.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

COMPUTER SKILLS: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Computer, NewTek Tricaster, 3Play, NewBlue, Final Cut, Adobe CC, Excel, PowerPoint and Word processing abilities.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree college in related field involving coursework in live-event production, broadcast, and/or computer science or visual production related field preferred.

Relevant experience may substitute for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Two years’ experience working with various types of computer software and hardware, operating broadcast video, audio, and lighting equipment required.

Two years of relevant live event production and team leadership experience required.

Must be exceptionally organized and detail-oriented with very advanced coordinating skills. Position requires great strength in organization and the implementation of production events across the university.

Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem solution skills are required to work with a wide range of people and provide excellent, world-class live events for our university.

Must have desire to attain ownership in individual responsibilities and the activities of the university. Can develop strategic goals independent and with support from management.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

None are required for this position at this time.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.

This is an active position. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions.

The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts and high, precarious places.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

This is a Non-Exempt/Hourly, Part Time/No Benefits (19 Hours Per Week) Staff Position.  

Working beyond a normal 19-hour week is a definite when events are scheduled, including irregular work hours including some nights and weekend work will be required as needed to meet project deadlines, etc.

All hours worked beyond 40 hours in a single work week will be compensated at time and a half, per FLSA guidelines.

Must have and maintain a valid Class C Driver’s License and maintain a clear driving record to be insurable under the university liability policy.

Must be able to drive to complete work assignments on and off campus, as needed.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: For more information concerning benefits offered to HSU employees, see the HSU Benefits Summary on the HSU website.

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT:

HSU complies with all applicable anti-discrimination laws including those prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age, sex, pregnancy, race, color, national origin, disability, genetic information and military service. HSU is a private university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and may lawfully consider an applicant’s religion as a selection criterion. HSU is committed to hiring faculty and staff who share an active Christian faith and fully support HSU’s mission. 

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HSU provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, except when the accommodation would impose an undue hardship. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be directed to Human Resources.

BACKGROUND SCREEN:

HSU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, genetic information, national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal law. HSU is committed to maintaining a safe and secure campus environment and protecting the university’s financial and physical assets. Therefore, Hardin-Simmons University conducts background checks. Depending on the position, applicants may also be required to consent to a credit check as part of the background check process. As a non-profit institution of higher education committed to Christian faith and values, the University exercises its rights under state and federal law to use religion as a factor in making employment decisions.