Videographer & Media Producer Job at Discovery Place in Charlotte

Content Summary : Videographer & Media Producer at Charlotte, for Discovery Place Job Details

Job Location

Discovery Place, Inc. - Charlotte, NC

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage

Up to 25%

Job Shift

Job Category

Nonprofit - Social Services

Description

ABOUT US

Discovery Place (DP) brings science, nature, and design together to create transformative experiences that enable our community to understand, enjoy and apply science to their lives. Operating four museums in the greater Charlotte, NC metropolitan area, serving more than 700,000 people a year through Museum visits, interactive in-school educational programming and community outreach initiatives. Founded in 1946, Discovery Place is shaping a future where people embrace science to create opportunities, build hope, solve problems and bring positive change for our world. Come science with us!

General Summary :

Discovery Place seeks an energetic, creative individual to join its award-winning marketing team as a Videographer / Media Producer. This position serves a vital role in a highly collaborative marketing department that supports many internal stakeholders including development efforts, ticket sales and the museum experience teams.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Communications, the Videographer / Media Producer will produce high-quality video and photo content that deepens and broadens engagement with Discovery Place's four museums.

Projects include, but are not limited to, museum exhibition promotional videos, event coverage, leadership vignettes, STEM learning videos, digital ads and social media content-all to be packaged for sharing across various digital channels.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• In collaboration with the Senior Director of Communications, lead project management of video / photo efforts including planning, filming and editing of video projects.
• Shoot high-quality photos and videos using the museum's camera, video and sound equipment, adhering to best filming practices.
• Ensure all photo and video efforts align with Discovery Place's brand guidelines, mission and strategic values.
• Build a comprehensive video library focused on positioning Discovery Place as a thought leader in STEM.
• Create a variety of engaging video content to be used in organic social media posts and paid ads across Discovery Place social media platforms.
• Photograph and film museum exhibits, members-only experiences and special events for social media and other initiatives.
• Archive media assets and maintain a highly organized digital storage system.
• Maintain and build the museum's YouTube channel content.
• Participate in marketing planning and implementation of projects and campaigns.
• Bring an innovative and creative approach that encourages curiosity and new ideas as it relates to video production.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications :

Working Conditions : We are currently working in a hybrid model. This position is in the office several days a week, with opportunities for remote work. This is not a remote-only position. Weekend and evening hours are required as workflow necessitates.

Travel : Ability to travel to our four local museums occasionally, with limited other travel.

Employees of Discovery Place should uphold the mission, vision and values of the organization. We create positive change in our communities through our four core values : (1) science leads us, (2) equity drives us, (3) integrity guides us and (4) innovation energizes us. We value the diversity of opinions and intellectual thought and encourage an environment where employees can share ideas openly.

The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities of this job. Other duties may be assigned. This job description may be changed to include new responsibilities and tasks or change existing ones as management deems necessary.