Instructional Media Production Manager

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Incumbent in this position will be expected in Atlanta, GA.

About the College of Lifetime Learning at Georgia Institute of Technology

Our vision is that every learner and employer will have access to quality education delivered at scale at any place, any time, and any stage of life. Our mission is to use education, research, and service to address challenges in learning access, effectiveness, and relevance.

The College of Lifetime Learning is formed of highly impactful teams that have independently served K-12, degreed and professional education, and research needs. To this comprehensive foundation, the College is adding faculty to shape and lead a new field, the study of learning itself.

Together, we will enable learning that is accessible, affordable, impactful, and achievable for learners at all stages of life so individuals, governments, and businesses can drive economic prosperity and improve the human condition.

Responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction to Georgia Tech College of Lifetime Learnings growing portfolio of interactive media production including Online Masters program (distance learning) courses, ensuring sustainability and market relevancy. The role oversees Georgia Tech's online credit-bearing Online Masters Program (distance learning) courses, select undergraduate online courses, high school dual enrollment, and special event support. Additionally, the role will guide the identification, integration, and continuous evaluation of technologies that allow for efficient and effective asynchronous content capture as well as technologies for faculty, student, and staff use. Responsible for setting employee goals, assessing employee performance and providing feedback, and making pay recommendations

This position will interact on a regular basis with: GTPE leadership, faculty, and staff.
This position typically will advise and counsel: Faculty, staff and external stakeholders.
This position will supervise: Assigned staff.

Job Duty 1 -
Supervise and manage daily operations of the video production team.

Job Duty 2 -
Oversee all stages of the asynchronous and synchronous media production including pre-semester preparations, staff training, AV infrastructure testing, filming, post-production, and quality control, in the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center and the Institute's distance learning classrooms to ensure consistency in quality and implementation.

Job Duty 3 -
Research, evaluate and develop applicable technologies and equipment for use in media production operations and serve as a consultant for media production infrastructure, room design, and operations with external partners across campus.

Job Duty 4 -
Interfaces with unit AV/IT support staff, Online Masters academic program management and colleges, and other units to plan, prioritize, and implement production objectives.

Job Duty 5 -
Assist in performing advanced technical troubleshooting for video/audio production problems and video conferencing problems.

Job Duty 6 -
Oversees media production resource planning and allocation based on project priorities.

Job Duty 7 -
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Other Required Qualifications
Distance Learning Master Control Operators certificate

Required Experience
Eight to ten years of job related experience

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's Degree

Preferred Experience
Ten or more years of experience

$90,979.00 - $107,355.00

SKILLS
Specialized skills required for this job: This job requires advanced understanding of synchronous and asynchronous audio and video production techniques and equipment operation; advanced understanding of videoconferencing equipment and operations; working knowledge of IP networks, electronic encoding, streaming and capture, and basic computer operations; familiarity with higher ed policies, student information systems, and learning management systems; effective communication and organizational skills, customer service skills and experience, attention to detail.

Specialized skills preferred: Experience in higher education media production or instructional technology environments.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening