• Job Description

  Req#: VIDEO001352

  The Rutgers University Foundation seeks a creative, knowledgeable, and engaging professional to serve as the Videographer Editor. Reporting to the Videographer Editor on the Visual Identity team and Rutgers University Foundation’s Strategic Engagement Communications, the video editor/assistant will support the foundation's efforts to engage alumni and donors through video. The ideal candidate will have two to five years of video production experience, a portfolio or sample reel highlighting the candidate's knowledge of video composition, pre-production and coordination skills, on-set experience, creativity in filming style, and post-production skills.

  Essential Functions

  • Work with the video team to edit videos that create emotional connections with donors and alumni at various stages of brand contact and decision-making (e.g., advertisements, electronic media, event videos, online videos for publications including Rutgers Today, proposals $1 M+, social media, email, and web pages)
  • Assure adherence to Rutgers University video standards and guidelines
  • Collaborate on the development of videos for alumni, foundation, and university partners to ensure video products are on brand
  • Assist in organizing, uploading, and managing the foundation and alumni association YouTube accounts
  • Incorporate video edit feedback from a variety of stakeholders, occasionally in a fast turn-around environment.
  • Act as assistant videographer or key grip and gaffer support on film days
  • Occasionally film and direct smaller productions, single-handedly
  • Assist in load-in, set-builds, and load-out
  • Occasionally attend high-priority meetings and/or events
  • Participate in brainstorms and video concepts
  • Assist the video producer and project manager in scheduling talent for interviews, b-roll shoots, and pre-interview phone calls.

  • Other duties as assigned

  Skills and Abilities

  Consistency

  • Deliver work accurately and on-time
  • Demonstrate the ability to own increasing complex projects/programs with evolving priorities
  • Take initiative to develop strategy
  • Identify, engage and acquire new prospects and move constituents along the continuum

  Contributions

  • Demonstrate creativity and innovation
  • Contribute to and advance the operational goals of the department/project/program

  Competencies

  • Demonstrate mastery of individually defined roles and responsibilities within the department/project/program
  • Demonstrate ability to influence/advance ideas across levels/departments and to be seen as someone who establishes new operational efficiencies
    
    

  Leadership

  • Responsible for complex projects with guidance by leadership
  • Develop comprehensive project leadership (own all project components)

  Education/ Qualifications

  Bachelor's degree and one to three years of progressively responsible experience in alumni engagement, advancement, non-profit or higher education.

  Mental Demands

  Clarity of focus while juggling complex projects or deadlines.

  Working Conditions

  This position requires little physical effort. Will work evenings, weekends, or odd hours to meet resource-raising commitments. Typical working conditions with an absence of disagreeable elements. This position requires some early mornings and late evenings to accommodate meetings, travel, events, and external constituent’s schedules.
  
  

  Workplace Arrangements

  This is classified as an office-centric hybrid position. Colleagues working under an office-centric hybrid arrangement have a primary workstation in a university or foundation location and are in the office between one and five days a week. The frequency with which they are present in the office depends on their role and function and the interdependency of other functions.

  Benefits

  • Office-centric hybrid work schedule
  • Comprehensive medical
  • Comprehensive no cost dental, and no cost vision insurance for employee and dependents
  • 403(b) plan with matching employer contribution
  • Accrual of three weeks of annual vacation time, in addition to accrual of five wellness days each year
  • 9 holidays, as well as four flex days
  • Parental leave
  • Significant tuition reductions
  • Professional development is highly valued at the Rutgers University Foundation, where employees are encouraged to look across the organization to develop new skills and abilities for professional career progression
  • $40 monthly cell phone reimbursement

  Equal Employment Opportunity

  It is Foundation policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants The Foundation prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and/or local laws. Equal employment opportunity applies to hiring, placement, transfer, promotion, demotion, recruitment, advertising or solicitation for employment, treatment during employment, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, selection for training, layoff or termination.

• About the company

  The Rutgers University Foundation makes a big impact on students, faculty, and the community every day. The foundation is seeking talented, highly motivated individuals to join the team during this exciting moment at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

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