Kennesaw State University · 1 month ago
Director, Photography and Videography
Kennesaw, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
7+ years expKennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country, dedicated to transforming lives through academic excellence and innovative research. The Director of Photography and Videography will lead the photo and video team, guiding the creation of high-quality multimedia productions that amplify the university's brand and support various campus departments.
Education
Responsibilities
Manages the teams of staff videographers and photographers, as well as student assistants
Provides creative oversight to the teams, ensuring the creative consistently reflects and elevates the university’s brand identity and messaging
Oversees all levels of media creation and quality control
Collaborates with stakeholders to develop concepts that reflect brand identity and messaging, translating marketing goals into compelling stories and images
Supports the video team as they script, pitch, storyboard, shoot, and work their way through post-production
Manages photography strategy, including production and editing content, for numerous distribution channels and collateral needs
Coordinates with marketing, design, and content teams to integrate photography and videography into broader creative strategies
Collaborates with a variety of divisions across the University (e.g., the President’s office, the Provost’s office, Advancement & Alumni initiatives, Athletics, etc.), as well as the marketing and communications teams for the colleges
Coaches staff through the creative process from concept to delivery
Balances the workload of the team across timelines along with Project Management
Works closely with the DAM team to maintain assets and related workflows to ensure long term usability of digital material
Oversees cost-effective strategies and maintenance of the video media management workflow process and equipment
Develops guidelines and visual standards and engages in ongoing benchmarking of best practices to ensure strong, state-of-the-art services and creative outcomes
Creates photography and video content guidelines across all aspects of the production process
Helps identify more efficient, innovative, and creative processes for content creation
Ensures projects are completed on time, within budget, and at the highest creative standard
Keeps current on industry trends in media, software, and camera formats
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education in Production (video or photo), Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field
Current, valid, and unrestricted driver's license
Seven (7) years of experience in photography and multimedia, photography management, and digital asset management
Preferred
Part 107 FAA-certified UAS drone pilot
Advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a related field
Experience with Adobe Suite (e.g., Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Premiere Pro)
Prior experience with planning and execution of visual content
Experience with maintaining a Digital Asset Library/Management system
Experience leading creative ideation and concept development processes
Working knowledge of Asana or similar systems for project management
Company
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw State University is a public, coeducational, comprehensive university located in Kennesaw, Georgia
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.31MKey Investors
National Cemetery Administration
2024-06-17Grant· $0.31M
2022-03-02Grant
Leadership Team
Anna Bilyeu
Educational Technology Specialist/Project Lead with KSU iTeach
Steven Smalt
Accounting Professor
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