Job Description

Title: Admissions Videographer

Position Type: Staff Full-Time

Days Per Week: M-F, select Saturdays

Hours Per Week: 40

VP Area: Admissions and Financial Aid

Department: Admissions

Location: Elon Main Campus

The Admissions Videographer will capture and create video content that drives digital engagement among prospective Elon University students, their families, and school/independent counselors. Working closely with University Communications and taking direction from Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid, this person’s work will help advance the institution’s enrollment goals through enhanced digital engagement across various platforms. The work produced by this role will also support the enrollment efforts at our Queens campus in Charlotte, NC. This role will be based on Elon’s main campus in Elon, NC, and 75% of your work will be focused on Elon-based initiatives. This person’s work will also support content creation for our Queens campus in Charlotte, NC. This will account for 25% of the work, and this person will be expected to travel to Queens as needed.

Benefits of Working at Elon

As an Elon University employee, you’ll join an internationally acclaimed university with a commitment to fostering a thriving community. Ranked among the most innovative, creative and best-run universities in the nation, Elon’s personal approach to education extends to employees, whose growth, professional development and success is a hallmark of our training and advancement opportunities.

Elon University’s home is the charming town of Elon, North Carolina, a small, friendly community located a short distance from the beach and the mountains, and among the vibrant cities of Greensboro, Raleigh and Durham. In addition to the beautiful canopy of historic oak trees iconic to our campus, you’ll find boundless opportunities for family-friendly recreation, cultural events and outdoor activities. Hiking, water sports, fine dining and entertainment are just a few of the many happenings in the Elon area, making the region one of the nation’s premier travel destinations.

Employees at Elon enjoy a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes:

28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.

Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses

Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.

Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.

Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.

Free use of campus fitness facilities.

Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and our Division I Phoenix athletics.

Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service. After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities.

Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences and perspectives of our community members. As an equal opportunity employer, Elon’s principles of diversity extend to race and gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of one’s identity. At Elon, our employees respect human differences, passion for lifelong learning, emphasis on personal integrity and an ethic of service.

Minimum Required Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in communications, cinema & television arts, broadcast journalism or related field and at least two years of professional experience in videography or filmmaking.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Experience in developing and creating compelling video content for use on multiple platforms.

Project management and organizational skills with experience balancing multiple projects and deadlines at one time.

Experience of video production, including but not limited to shooting, non-linear editing, color correction and audio editing.

Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Lightroom, etc.)

Significant experience with Macintosh operating systems.

Demonstrated self-direction, initiative and follow-through and ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Job Duties

• Content Creation Create meaningful long- and short-form videos to enhance digital engagement and connections with prospective students, their families, and school/independent counselors. Coordinate the conceptualization, planning, capturing, editing preproduction, production and postproduction of videos, including but not limited to conceptual development via storyboarding, script writing/editing, staging, audio recording, directing talent and camera work and subsequent video editing. Capture creative content that reflects the value of the Elon student experience that supports recruitment, campus visit and event programming, email and social media campaigns, website landing pages, the university’s presence on third-party college search sites like Niche and the Acorn Account, the university’s enrollment portal. Work closely with Admissions leadership and University Communications to produce work that drives stronger conversion rates across each stage of the enrollment process, specifically those highlighted in the divisional priorities. Ability to think strategically to align content with university and admissions goals. Ensure all content aligns with university brand and accessibility standards while introducing innovative, creative approaches to storytelling.
• Operations Maintain a digital catalog of video content and completed projects.
• Inclusive Community Building Community is foundational to Elon and a shared responsibility within our residential campus. All who work at Elon should demonstrate an understanding of and engagement with Elon’s foundational commitment to relationships, mentoring and collaboration in a close-knit residential community. We embrace the shared responsibility to foster inclusive excellence within a strong residential community. Accordingly, employees are expected to join together and build connections in activities that foster an active and engaged campus environment and engage in professional development to support the shared responsibility of enriching diversity, equity, and inclusion through meaningful relationships and mentoring at Elon. Employees are encouraged to, for example, attend or participate in campus activities such as College Coffee, Numen Lumen, campus cultural events, athletic events, continuing education, professional development opportunities and trainings, employee resource groups and other university-sponsored activities to demonstrate an active commitment to the Elon community.

Special Instructions to Applicants: Applicants must submit a cover letter that specifically addresses their prior experience actually shooting video content. Please include details about the kind of camera you typically use. If you have a digital portfolio or website cataloging your work, make sure it's included with your resume.