About the opportunity
The Learning Innovation Office (LIO) plays a pivotal role in advancing the Business School's education agenda. It brings together contemporary education design, media and digital capability, and a strong focus on an outstanding student experience to support the development of scalable, high-impact programs for modern learners across a portfolio of future-focused initiatives.
The Learning Innovation Office is now seeking a Learning Media Producer to create multimedia learning experiences aimed at enhancing traditional, blended, and online education at the Business School. This role requires a demonstrated understanding of learning media technologies and contemporary pedagogical approaches, together with a high level of production expertise. You will be responsible for independently planning, producing, filming, and editing content as required.
The role also involves actively researching, adopting, and integrating emerging technologies, tools, and methodologies to continually enhance and expand the team's production capabilities and creative approaches. You will collaborate with subject matter experts and be expected to anticipate and resolve issues that arise.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
* manage multiple production streams across a complex program of work, including coordinating teams, delivering production plans, providing specialist guidance on learning media, supporting educator capability through digital media literacy initiatives and leading learning media analytics and reporting
* lead the development, production, and delivery of high-quality media assets to enhance learning and engagement, including hands-on filming and editing and creative collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
* build and maintain strong relationships with academics, faculty staff, and stakeholders to support the delivery of high-quality multimedia learning experiences
* mentor and manage student and junior staff, implement stakeholder strategies, and communicate learning media processes across the team and faculty
* proactively research, test, and integrate emerging production technologies and techniques to expand the team's capabilities and create resources to optimise workflows and build specialised expertise within the team
About you
* significant experience in one or more of the following: digital video production, feature or short-from documentary, broadcast television, studio operations
* experience in learning curriculum design, preferably in a tertiary education environment with a passion for education and creating first-class learning experiences for students
* experience in video content creation and production, with extensive practical experience in media production and postproduction
* advanced Adobe Creative Cloud experience, particularly using Premiere Pro. After Effects and Photoshop experience advantageous
* strong teamwork, collaboration and relationship building skills to effectively liaise with other areas in the university
To be considered for the role
* this role requires balancing the delivery of high-quality media content with the demands of volume and scale. Please describe a project in which you played a leading role that demonstrates how you have successfully managed this challenge. Include a link to the relevant work
* please describe a project that presented a significant challenge due to its complexity and/or scale. Outline the approach or solution you implemented and how it led to a successful outcome. Include a link to the relevant work
* to help us understand your ability to develop a creative response from an initial brief, please provide an example of a project where you played a leading role in shaping the creative approach. Include a link to the relevant work
* the Learning Media Producer is expected to self-shoot, produce, direct, and edit to a very high standard. Please provide a link to your portfolio and clearly identify the role you played in each production.
Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
Pre-employment checks
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.
EEO statement
At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Platinum Employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion.
How to apply
Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page. For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply. For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Cassie Denley, Recruitment Operations by email to cassie.denley@sydney.edu.au.
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