Multimedia Production Specialist II

Location: Prairie View, Texas, United States. On-site role with work beyond normal office hours and weekends; ability to lift moderately heavy objects is required.

Company

Prairie View A&M University is a higher education institution whose Marketing department supports university communications, recruitment, advancement, engagement, and branding.

What you will do

• Plan, shoot, edit, and produce photography, videography, motion graphics, and multimedia content for university initiatives.
• Develop creative concepts, scripts, shot lists, storyboards, and visual narratives covering academic programs, student success, research, faculty, athletics, alumni, partnerships, and campus life.
• Perform full production and post-production, including lighting, audio recording, interviewing, editing, color correction, audio enhancement, captioning, animation, file optimization, and content formatting.
• Create and optimize content for websites, social media, digital signage, email marketing, presentations, advertising, broadcast, and other communication channels.
• Review content for technical quality, accessibility, accuracy, brand alignment, and effectiveness; provide event and campaign coverage.
• Coordinate projects, schedules, locations, equipment, participants, deliverables, and stakeholder communications with Creative Services and campus departments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least two years of related experience.
• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Excellent written communication, analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Ability to multitask, work cooperatively, understand instructional needs conceptually, and translate them into multimedia designs.
• Ability to lift moderately heavy objects and work beyond normal office hours and weekends.
• Applicants using experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree must have four years of related experience for the degree equivalency plus the minimum required experience, totaling six years.

Nice to have

• Five years of professional experience in photography, videography, multimedia production, digital media, visual communications, marketing, public relations, advertising, or a related field.
• Experience producing multimedia content in higher education and supporting marketing, communications, branding, recruitment, advancement, advertising, or content marketing initiatives.
• Experience managing digital asset libraries, multimedia archives, project files, and production workflows.
• Experience delivering multimedia content across websites, social media, digital advertising, email marketing, digital signage, presentations, and broadcast.
• Experience creating motion graphics, animations, and captions while managing multiple projects and deadlines.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, including Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Lightroom, and Audition, or comparable professional software.
• Working proficiency in photography, videography, lighting, audio production, video editing, post-production, digital asset management, and multimedia storytelling.
• A strong professional portfolio demonstrating photography, videography, visual storytelling, editing, animation, motion graphics, creative concept development, and multimedia production.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborate with the Manager of Creative Services, Creative Services colleagues, the Office of Marketing and Communications, and campus stakeholders.
• Maintain university brand standards, visual identity, editorial standards, accessibility requirements, and messaging priorities.
• Manage multiple assignments and production schedules while maintaining project records, permissions, releases, equipment inventories, backups, and archives.
• Operate, maintain, inventory, and responsibly store photography, video, audio, lighting, and related production equipment.
• Employment is contingent on credential verification and completion of a criminal history investigation because all positions are security-sensitive.

Hiring process

• Apply through the PVAMU Career Site by November 14, 2026; applications submitted only by email or external job websites will not be considered.
• Attach a resume or curriculum vitae and a cover letter before the closing date.
• Applicants may be subject to immigration-related limitations: the university will not pay the $100,000 H-1B fee, and a Texas moratorium may affect the filing of new H-1B petitions.