Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, coordination, and production of a new OPAC multimedia initiative featuring original video and podcast programming. Work with the initiative’s co-leads and other colleagues on program concepts, individual episodes, related digital content, and creative approaches for reaching audiences across platforms.
• Help identify, develop, produce, and edit original multimedia content about Yale’s people, ideas, research, and campus life for a range of editorial, digital, social, and marketing communications needs. Work with colleagues to understand communications goals and determine compelling and appropriate ways to bring stories and university priorities to audiences.
• Create content with specific audiences and platforms in mind, considering how format, length, framing, presentation, and storytelling approach can be tailored to the ways people discover, watch, listen to, share, and engage with content across digital environments.
• Develop and pitch new multimedia concepts, formats, and storytelling approaches, bringing creativity and curiosity to OPAC’s efforts to experiment, expand its storytelling, and find new ways to reach and engage audiences as existing platforms evolve and new ones emerge.
• Contribute editorial and production skills throughout the creative process, including researching subjects, identifying story angles, writing or scripting as appropriate, and applying professional video, audio, producing, and editing skills to create high-quality finished work.
• Extend stories thoughtfully across formats and platforms, identifying opportunities to develop short-form and vertical video, social-first content, audio clips, explainers, and platform-specific adaptations for different audiences.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across OPAC and Yale to take ownership of approved projects, contribute ideas and multimedia expertise, and carry concepts and production through to completion.
• 1. Creates and implements a communications strategy in support of the units short- and long-term goals and objectives; coordinates with other communications professionals to achieve institutional goals; leads the communications process within developed standards and protocols.
• 2. Leads and advises on leadership communications, programs, messages, stakeholder engagement, and activities
• 3. Manages relationships with key campus stakeholders with a high degree of professionalism, judgment and understanding of stakeholder goals.

Requirements

• 1.Demonstrated ability to recognize compelling stories and translate ideas, people, research, and events into engaging multimedia content, with sound editorial judgment and an understanding of what makes a story relevant to an audience.
• 2.Demonstrated experience producing and editing high-quality video and multimedia content, with proficiency in video and audio capture and the technical skills to create polished digital content independently when appropriate or collaboratively.
• 3.Strong understanding of how audiences discover, consume, and engage with content across digital platforms and how storytelling, format, length, framing, and presentation can be adapted for different audiences, environments, and communications goals.
• 4.Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to research subjects, communicate ideas clearly and accessibly, incorporate feedback, and work comfortably with people from varied backgrounds and areas of expertise.
• 5.Highly organized, creative, curious, and collaborative, with the initiative to develop ideas, manage multiple projects and priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt as communications needs evolve.
• Required Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related field and five years of experience in public relations, journalism, corporate communications or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated experience in developing communications for a range of media and working with creative professionals in design, photography, or video.

Preferred

• Experience creating multimedia content for digital audiences and platforms, including editorial, social, brand, or marketing communications. Experience with video editing and production, podcast or audio production, motion graphics, animation, or other multimedia formats.Experience adapting stories across platforms and collaborating with multidisciplinary creative teams