Digital Media Coordinator, Media Production Specialist II, Temporary at The California State University | Sonoma, CA | $5K/mo – $6K/mo

The California State University

Digital Media Coordinator, Media Production Specialist II, Temporary

Sonoma, CA (On-site)

$5K/mo – $6K/moMid Level2+ years expTemporary

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the web presence and multimedia storytelling that drives student recruitment and campus engagement, shaping accessible content, UX improvements, and digital campaigns in collaboration with university partners.

Website content governance and UX improvements to reflect institutional priorities and branding.
Multimedia production (photography/video) to support campaigns and storytelling across digital channels.
Cross‑functional collaboration with leadership, faculty, staff, and partners to promote recruitment, retention, and community engagement.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Oversee website content, support digital campaigns, and create visual assets through photography and videography to enhance online engagement.
Support the university’s strategic marketing and communications efforts through website content administration, user experience improvements, digital storytelling, and multimedia production.
Work independently and collaboratively to oversee website content, support digital campaigns, and create visual assets to promote Sonoma State University to support student recruitment, retention, brand awareness, and community engagement.
Maintain a dynamic, accurate, and accessible web presence that reflects institutional priorities in collaboration with university leadership, faculty, staff, students, and external partners.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration/Marketing/Communications and Media Studies or a related field, including a minimum of two years of experience in marketing and/or communications.
Experience with photography and videography, including shooting, editing, and optimizing multimedia content for digital platforms.
In addition, strong written and verbal communication skills with a solid foundation in grammar, spelling, and the composition of various communication vehicles are required.

Preferred

Higher education experience is highly preferred.
Experience working within a content management system (CMS) highly preferred.
Knowledge of web accessibility standards (ADA/WCAG), search engine optimization (SEO), and user experience (UX) best practices is preferred.
Strong proficiency with computers and knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel), Google Suite, web analytics platforms (e.g., Google Analytics), Adobe Creative Suite (including Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Lightroom, or similar software), and basic HTML/CSS is preferred.

Benefits

This position is eligible for a broad range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurances, retirement (CalPERS), tuition waiver, vacation and sick leave.
In addition, 15 paid holidays are offered each year.

The California State University

The California State University is the largest system of four-year higher education in the country, with 22 campuses, 56,000 faculty and staff and more than 450,000 students.Created in 1960, the mission of the CSU is to provide high-quality, affordable education to meet the ever-changing needs of California. With its commitment to quality, opportunity, and student success, the CSU is renowned for superb teaching, innovative research and for producing job-ready graduates. The CSU powers California and the nation, sending nearly 127,000 career-ready graduates into the workforce each year. In fact, one in every 20 Americans holding a college degree earned it at the CSU and our alumni are 4 million strong.

Founded in 1947

Long Beach, California, USA

92K employees (3,651 in marketing)

www.calstate.edu