Media Support Assistant

OVERVIEW

Job Title: Media Support Assistant

Location: St.Paul

Pay: $16.50

Job Summary:

The media support assitant will report to the chair of the Equipment Committee and the equipment room manager of the Department of Emerging Media, who will coordinate hiring, scheduling, training, and day-to-day supervision in consultation with the department chair. The department chair retains final approval of hiring and other employment decisions and provides oversight of student-worker hours and payroll within the departmental budget.

DutiesMedia Support Assistants may be hired to work a consistent schedule of shifts supporting the equipment room, and others may work shifts based on need supporting the video studio or other media needs, including the media labs or media creation roles. Consequently, duties may include:

Check out media equipment, including video camera kits, lighting kits, audio recorders and still camera kits to students who have reservations.

Check in media equipment, including video camera kits, lighting kits, audio recorders and still camera kits; inspect returning equipment to ensure all items are present and undamaged.

Maintain inventory/reservation file, updating as equipment goes out or is returned.

Report needed repairs and maintenance.

Report overdue or missing equipment.

Assist students or faculty in the media labs on occasion or as needed.

Assist students or faculty in the multicamera studio on occasion or as needed.

Produce or assist in producing media content for the department.

Physical demandsThe employee must regularly lift and move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift or move up to 25 pounds.

Position Type/Expected Hours of WorkExpected shifts will vary as needed.

Please contact Sky Anderson with questions at [email protected]

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education and Experience

Student must be enrolled as a full-time student at the university.

Student must have completed DIMA 240.

Experience with inventory/reservation systems is highly desirable.

Experience with multicamera studio production is highly desirable.

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for student employment, St. Thomas students must be degree seeking at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. Students must be actively enrolled at least part-time in courses for credit. For further information on eligibility please see the Student Employee Toolkit on One StThomas. 

The University of St. Thomas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including

disability and protected veteran status.