Photography - Media Assistant

Title: Photography/Media Assistant -967220 (Temp Position)

Location: TN, United States

Job Description

Job Summary 
This position is responsible to the Director of Photography/Videography for assisting the Quillen College of Medicine, ETSU Health, and the greater Division of Health Sciences by providing support to the photography/videography unit of BMC Creative. The successful photography/media assistant will have an understanding of the photography business, a creative mindset, and a proven skill set to perform administrative tasks such as contacting clients and scheduling, and the capability to multi-task. 

Photography/Media Assistant 

Classification: Temporary/Part-Time  

Schedule: Averaging 25-30 hours per week, with a typical schedule being Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. with potential to fluctuate based upon project load.  

Department: Biomedical Communications - 31130 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities  

• Understanding of the necessary components to plan, schedule, and manage the schedule for photography and videography production. Must have the ability to work well under pressure, calmly, multitask, and meet deadlines.  

• Excellent organization skills. This department serves the entire university with photography and videography needs. A well-kept schedule is essential.  

• Must possess excellent communication skills and an ability to find creative solutions for challenging situations. Serves as a liaison between customers and photographers. Regular communication and interaction with customers a big part of the job. Must be able to effectively manage customer expectations and those of the photographers as well. Must possess proper phone etiquette. Ability to take direction and produce requested work reliably.  

• Familiarity of the photography/videography environment, including cameras, lighting, and audio recording.  

• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, After Effect, Photoshop, Audition). Experience in photo and video editing is a plus. Must have experience working on Apple OS. Must be an active listener with the ability to be a team player and interact with a dynamic creative team, including photographers, videographers, marketing directors, creative directors, graphic designers, print production directors, shoot coordinators, and assistants.  

• Ability to interact professionally with a wide variety of photography clients, including students, patients, clinic staff, physicians, College of Medicine leadership, and others. 

• Must have own transportation, a valid TN driver’s license, and willingness to travel to location sites around the Tri-Cities. 

• Must be detail-oriented. 

• Must be flexible to work some evenings, early mornings, and the occasional weekend.  

• Must act, and dress (business casual), in a professional manner.  

• Experience working with a scheduling traffic system is desired.  

• Experience working with a photo archiving system is preferred.  

• Commitment to continually learning and growing skills, and adapting to new technologies as needed 

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in photography, film, digital imaging, art and design, graphics, or media studies is desired; or 1 year of work in a related background. (Studio, marketing rms, news, or related businesses.)  

• Experience working in a photography studio setting, familiarity with photography equipment and professional lingo.  

• Experience in an academic health science setting is desired but not required.  

• Able to lift up to 40 lbs. 

Compensation & Benefits 

• Temporary Position 

• Pay - $20/hour with potential of 80% benefits 

Application Instructions 

• Nonexempt positions are only required to be posted for a minimum of five (5) calendar days. The closing date for this posting is subject to change without notice to applicants. 

• Employmentis  contingent on a satisfactory background check.  

• Documents needed to apply: Cover Letter and Resume 

ETSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

University Overview 

East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is an institution with over 14,000 diverse students highly ranked graduate and undergraduate programs. Located in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of Northeast Tennessee, ETSU serves as a hub for community, discovery, and service. Aligned with the institution's mission, we value efforts to engage in teaching, scholarship, creative activities, and service that involve community partners and address significant societal needs in our region and beyond. Recognized in 2024 as a Great College to Work For, recent strategic initiatives prioritize the institution’s focus on community engagement.