Photographer and Videographer-Communications & Marketing

Memphis, TN (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 8 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and lead the universitys visual storytelling by directing photography and videography, content creation, and branding across marketing, public relations, and digital channels.

Oversee shoots, editing, and timely delivery of high-quality photos and videos
Collaborate in strategy sessions to align visuals with campaigns and branding standards

Job Description

Responsibilities

Manages photography and videography needs for the university and its units, including coordination of freelancers and the Communications and Marketing staff taking photos/video.
Plans, shoots, edits, and creates content and creative photos and videos for marketing, advertising, public relations, website, email, social media, communications, presentations, etc.
Manages and makes decisions about the style of photos and videos that are taken and produced on behalf of the university.
Ensures consistency and creative, stylistic, and branding standards are met.
Participates in brainstorming, planning, and strategy sessions with Communications and Marketing staff and clients.
Create visual content that supports UT Health Sciences campaigns and initiatives and edit photos/videos as needed.
Provides creative content for websites and social media channels.
Manages projects and prioritizes work to meet deadlines.
Plans and executes photo shoots for press releases and publications.
Catalogs and maintains provided photos/videos.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Art, Visual Communications, Videography, Photography, Journalism, Film, or a related field. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)
One (1) year of relevant photography and videography experience in professional communications, graphic design, advertising/marketing, or a similar environment. Must have a valid Driver’s License.
Ability to take high-quality, professional photos using DSLRs and professional photo equipment.
Photo and video editing and production skills using Adobe Creative Suite, Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects.
Knowledge of lighting for photo, video, and audio production using DSLRs (preferably Canon systems) and audio recorders.
Visual composition skills with the ability to conceptualize and produce storytelling video productions.
Knowledge to effectively use organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow through.
Knowledge to distribute videos via YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Twitter, OneDrive, etc.
Ability to work weekends and evenings as needed.
Ability to edit photos/video and provide those edited files to the client timely.

University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville. Founded in 1794, it is the flagship institution of the statewide University of Tennessee system with nine undergraduate departments and eleven graduate departments and hosts more than 26,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries. In its 2009 ranking of universities, U.S. News & World Report ranked UT 118th among national universities and 52nd among public institutions of higher learning. Its ties to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, established under UT President Andrew Holt and continued under the UT-Battelle partnership, have positioned the University as co-manager and allow for considerable research opportunities for faculty and students enjoyed by few other institutions of comparable standing.Also affiliated with the University are the Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy, the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility, and the University of Tennessee Arboretum, which occupies 250 acres of nearby Oak Ridge, Tennessee and features hundreds of species of plants indigenous to the region. The University is a direct partner of the University of Tennessee Medical Center, the only Level I trauma center in the East Tennessee region and a self-proclaimed 'teaching hospital' due to its aggressive medical research programs and position as the primary career destination for most medical school graduates of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Memphis.

Founded in 1913

USA

6K employees (267 in marketing)

www.utk.edu