Digital Media Specialist

Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation's top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It's located in one of the world's safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County's second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide.

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The UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art is a newly unified museum that brings together the academic depth of UC Irvine with the public presence of a major regional art institution. Led by Museum Director Kathryn Kanjo, the museum, brings together two renowned institutions under a shared vision of public access, scholarship, and meaningful cultural engagement across Orange County and beyond.

The museum cares for a collection of more than 9,000 works tracing California art from the nineteenth century to today. As the museum moves toward a single, consolidated home, its work will be centered in the 53,000-square-foot public-facing building in Costa Mesa designed for exhibitions, programs, and community gathering-bringing together education, research, and public engagement under one roof.

As part of the University of California, the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art connects artists, students, scholars, and the public through exhibitions, programs, and collaborations that spark curiosity, deepen understanding, and inspire connection. The museum is entering an exciting new chapter, guided by a vision of curatorial excellence, accessibility, and service to the region's vibrant cultural landscape.

The UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art seeks an organized and creative Digital Media Specialist to join the External Affairs team. Reporting to the Senior Director of External Affairs, this role supports shaping both external storytelling and internal interpretive media for the museum and supports the museum's digital presence across social media, web, and email. The Digital Media Specialist bridges storytelling, technology, and strategy to translate exhibitions, programs, and institutional priorities into dynamic, accessible digital content that connect audiences to the museum and its art. This position will manage and grow the museum's social media platforms through both organic content and paid campaigns, create and edit social video, maintain and update web content using WordPress, and format and distribute email communications. This role involves building and maintaining analytics reports to evaluate what's working and bring data-informed insights to the team. This position works collaboratively across the museum to advance the museum's digital presence across social media, video, photography, and other multimedia platforms, while contributing to interpretive and educational content in close collaboration with colleagues across the institution. The successful candidate for this position will bring a working knowledge of current digital platforms and best practices, ensuring all digital initiatives are executed with both creative integrity and institutional alignment. Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a genuine interest in art and culture strongly desired.

Required:

• Strong visual storytelling skills with a proven ability to translate complex or scholarly ideas into engaging, accessible content for broad and diverse audiences. Demonstrated ability to work within an established brand voice and visual identity - adapting content for different platforms and audiences while maintaining consistency.
• Thorough understanding of technical language and requirements of the assigned work.
• Proficiency with social media platforms, content strategy, and digital content distribution best practices, including thorough knowledge of content management systems and / or relevant web applications used for web production and organization-specific computer application programs. Working knowledge of WordPress, its available functionality and structure. Also, basic familiarity of HTML5 and CSS3 code is ideal.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining consistent quality and brand standards across all content.
• Understanding of digital accessibility best practices, including captioning, alt text, and inclusive design, complemented by a thorough understanding of organization's processes, procedures, and applicable rules and regulations for web communications.
• Experience managing multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, supported by thorough interpersonal communication skills.
• Thorough skills to develop and implement original ideas and correctly identify and effectively solve problems.
• Bachelor's degree in digital media, marketing, communications, journalism, art, or a closely related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
• Demonstrated professional experience in digital media production.

Preferred:

• Experience within arts, culture, higher education, or a comparable environment

Total Rewards

In addition to the salary range listed below, we offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

The expected pay range for this recruitment is $81,600- $95,000 (Annual).

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page - https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact Human Resources at (949) 824-0500 or eec@uci.edu.