Job No: 542058; 08/12/2024

Photographer
Media Production Specialist II
Office of Strategic Communications

Salary Range: $23.92 - $43.27/Hourly (Budgeted Hiring Salary Range: $30 - $35/Hourly)

Work Schedule: Hours to be arranged, on-call; non-exempt classification. Temporary position ends on/or before June 30, 2025; may be extended.

Essential Functions: As a member of the Strategic Communications team, the incumbent performs a broad range of assignments with major responsibility for contributing to the University's image management, requiring both highly professional photography and production and web authoring abilities. The incumbent will act as a university photographer and will handle an extensive range of photo assignments, as well as multimedia productions for presentations, publications, and the university's presence. Capture and produce high quality images for web, media, and marketing purposes. Oversee image management and organization. Care, maintenance and caretaker of university property. Work as team member in providing resources in fulfillment of public affairs/university objectives. Seek to continually stay abreast of emerging techniques and capabilities. Provide creative input to others. Considerable knowledge of digital capabilities and use of web. Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications & Experience: Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university, and at least one year of experience working under deadline projects. Basic knowledge of and skill in still photography and videography. Thorough knowledge of composition, production techniques, and use of photography equipment including Studio lights. Must be familiar with Adobe software, Photo Mechanic, and basic video editing is a plus: Premiere or Final Cut Pro. Must be familiar with capturing high action sports photography and delivering images under deadline. Ability to work some nights and weekends covering athletics/games assignments. Strong research skills and broad knowledge of resources and techniques which communicate information through multimedia productions. Strong organizational skills to coordinate image captioning and familiarity with a DAM (Digital Assets Management) System, like Photo Shelter/Libris. The incumbent must have a demonstrated interest and/or ability in working in a multicultural/multiethnic environment. A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who may apply for the position.

California State University, Los Angeles, as part of the CSU system, is a State of California Employer. As such, the University requires all employees upon date of hire to reside in the State of California. As of January 1, 2022 the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.

Desired Qualifications: Sports photography experience, familiar with non-linear editing (NLE) video editing programs.

Closing Date: Review of applications will begin on 8/26/2024 and will continue until the position is filled; however, the position may close when an adequate number of qualified applications are received. A COMPLETED ON-LINE CAL STATE LA EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION IS REQUIRED. RESUMES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF A COMPLETED APPLICATION.

The person holding this position is considered a "mandated reporter" under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 revised July 21, 2017, as a condition of employment.

In addition to meeting fully its obligations under federal and state law, California State University, Los Angeles is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can live and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual. To that end, all qualified individuals will receive equal consideration without regard to economic status, race, ethnicity, color, religion, disability, national origin or cultural background, political views, sex or sexual orientation, gender, or other personal characteristics or beliefs.

Candidates must demonstrate ability and/or interest in working in a multicultural/multiethnic environment. Certain positions require fingerprinting. The University actively encourages qualified minorities, women and persons with a disability to apply.  Upon request, reasonable accommodation will be provided to individuals with protected disabilities to (a) complete the employment process and (b) perform essential job functions when this does not cause an undue hardship. We are an Equal Opportunity/Title IX Employer.

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