Visual Content Creator

Blacksburg, VA (On-site)

$60K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 21 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and produce multimedia storytelling from concept through delivery, driving social content strategy and cross‑team collaboration to showcase the college's impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • envision, produce, capture, edit, and distribute compelling photo and video content that showcases the impact of the college.
  • identify storytelling opportunities
  • capture photography and video in a wide variety of settings
  • edit content for multiple platforms
  • produce multimedia content from concept to completion
  • oversee day-to-day management and growth of the college’s social media channels by developing platform-specific strategies, publishing content, monitoring trends and performance, and collaborating with university social media teams and college communicators
  • work independently on many assignments while partnering with faculty, staff, students, and university partners to develop visual stories that support strategic communications, recruitment, advancement, research visibility, and public engagement

Requirements

  • Skilled in video production, photography, visual communications, journalism, new media, marketing, communications, or a related field.
  • Demonstrated experience producing high-quality photography and video from concept through final delivery to digital, print, and/or social media platforms.
  • Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, including Premiere Pro, Lightroom, Photoshop, and After Effects or other professional photo and video editing software.
  • Experience managing organizational social media accounts and developing platform-specific content.
  • Experience with professional camera systems, lighting, and audio equipment.

Preferred

  • Experience covering live events and producing rapid-turnaround multimedia content.
  • Experience creating content optimized for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and emerging social platforms.
  • Knowledge of social media strategy, analytics, audience engagement, and platform best practices.
  • Understanding of branding, accessibility, and digital communications best practices.
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Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech takes a hands-on, engaging approach to education, preparing scholars to be leaders in their fields and communities. As the commonwealth’s most comprehensive university and its leading research institution, Virginia Tech offers 215 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to 31,000 students and manages a research portfolio of $450 million. The university fulfills its land-grant mission of transforming knowledge to practice through technological leadership and by fueling economic growth and job creation locally, regionally, and across Virginia.

Founded in 1969
Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
16K employees (666 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$60K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Creative median pay in the United States

$110K/yr

Most pay falls between $83K and $155K. Based on 2,631 salaries.

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Funding

Total Funding
$24.1M
Last Raise
$585.3K
Grant, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2025
    Grant
  • Jun 2024
    Grant • $585.3K
  • Feb 2024
    Grant • $450K

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
7.3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$340.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
38.2%
Direct
54.7%
Referral
5.3%
Social
0.7%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~15.6K
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Visual Content Creator

Virginia Tech · Blacksburg, VA · On-site