DPA Grant-Specific Videographer-Graduate School

Full-Time, ON-SITE

Montana Technological University provides a comprehensive benefits package for all eligible positions that includes health, dental and vision insurance, mandatory retirement plan with employer contribution, partial tuition waiver, and a wellness program.

Applications received by October 31, 2024 will be guaranteed full review and consideration.  Applications received after that date may be considered until an adequate applicant pool has been established.

MT Tech is seeking a talented and experienced Videographer to join our new team. This grant-funded position is essential for creating engaging and up-to-date content for DPA-grant funded courses. The successful candidate will work with faculty and instructional designers to create the highest-quality course content in addition to professional-level promotional content that introduces the unique opportunities offered by this program.

Duties:

The DPA-grant specific videographer will:

• Work closely with industry reps, the external advisory board, and MT Tech’s internal University Relations office in the creation of promotional content that introduces the unique opportunities offered by this program. 

• Work with the thematic teams to design top-quality asynchronous audio/video content for a target audience of professional-level students in the four areas of engineering: metallurgical, geological, mining, and environmental.

• Assist and advise the DPA-IDs with creating video/audio content that adheres to best practice in alignment, intellectual property, RSI, and accessibility, and can be used for gamification, VR/AR, and AI, etc.

• Coordinate with the Director of the Center for Academic Innovation, the Subject Matter Experts, the facilitators, and the GAs through discussions, work-sharing, and course reviews to ensure that all course content is exactly what is wanted and is presented in accessible, logical, usable ways.

• Participate in course design reviews and revise course video/audio content as needed.

• Coordinate with the Director of the Center for Academic Innovation to stay on schedule and produce completed deliverables on time and ready to be taught presented.

  Required Qualifications:

• Education: BS in videography/audiography or related field OR portfolio of work

• Ability to apply best practice techniques to video planning and production.

• Demonstrated experience creating video content for use in distance learning 

• Experience designing to meet the requirements of accreditation and regulatory compliance, especially producing for accessibility.

• Ability to work well with faculty who are highly skilled experts in their fields, including talking through the planning process of video production to create the most effective product.

• Must be able to meet deadlines and work on various parts of a project simultaneously (i.e., as one video is being reviewed, another might be just getting started, and another might be in editing)

• Be available for regular meetings with the faculty and any other relevant individuals (IDs, TAs, SMEs, etc.)

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with instructors in one of the four thematic areas of engineering: metallurgical, geological, mining, and environmental.

• Experience as an online student in higher ed, preferably in a STEM discipline. 

• Experience building engaging content best practice for usability and accessibility.

• Experience with Quality Matters or other, similar, quality assurance programs for distance learning. 

  For full consideration application materials must be complete.  

  Please include: 

• Cover letter addressing qualifications,

• Resume

• Contact information for 3 professional references. 

  For full consideration application materials must be complete.

  Any offer of employment is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check.

  Montana Tech is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination. As such, the University does not discriminate in the admission, access to or conduct of its educational programs and activities nor in its employment policies and practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, creed, service in the uniformed services (as defined in state and federal law), veteran status, gender, age, political beliefs, marital or family status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation or preference. In support of the University’s mission to be inclusive and diverse, applications from qualified minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged. Montana Tech makes accommodation for any known disability that may interfere with an applicant’s ability to compete in the hiring process or an employee’s ability to perform the duties of the job. In compliance with the Montana Veteran’s Employment Preference Act, Montana Tech provides preference in employment to veterans, disabled veterans, and certain eligible relatives of veterans.

  To claim veteran’s preference please complete the employment (veteran’s) preference form located on the employment page and email to humanresources@mtech.edu. You must include the job title of the position in which you are applying.

  Employment (veteran's) preference form

  To request an accommodation for the application or interview, please contact Cathy Isakson 406-496-4380; cisakson@mtech.edu

  Why Work at Tech?

  Help meet the changing needs of society by providing a transformative student experience by helping develop leaders for tomorrow by advancing science, engineering and technology.

  In addition, Montana Tech offers an attractive benefits package* which includes:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance with low deductibles and comprehensive coverage.

• Generous employer contribution toward monthly health care benefits worth $6.08 per hour.

• 5.9% retirement employer contribution for eligible employees

• 11 Holidays per year

• 3 weeks of Annual Leave to start

• Generous sick leave policy that can be used for sick children, doctor and dentist appointments as well as bereavement.

• 6 credits of coursework free per year (fees not included)

• Life and Disability Insurance

• Reduced tuition for dependents after 4 months of employment for eligible employees

• Employee Assistance and a Wellness Program

• Optional Retirement Plan for eligible employees

• Possible remote work days with supervisor approval and eligible positions.

  • Benefits are dependent on position type and terms and conditions of eligibility.

  Montana Technological University, Butte Montana, is nestled in the Heart of the Rocky Mountains along the Continental Divide, where I-15 and I-90 intersect. We are home to the largest National Historic District in the country. Montana Tech is a special focus institution with a reputation for excellence and value. Montana Tech is ranked #1 in the nation by CollegeNET.

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