Sr Content Creator (Virtual)

General Information

Location:

US-AZ - Phoenix

Position Type:

Full Time

Virtual Eligible:

Yes

Job Category:

Marketing

Ref #:

6832
Description and Requirements

Are you searching for a rewarding, fulfilling position that offers challenging work and the ability to make a big impact while working side-by-side with a team of fun, innovative people? Ideally, would you like this position to be with an organization that makes a positive contribution to the world? If so…we would love to hear from you!
About Us
University of Phoenix is a leading higher education institution founded in 1976 by Dr. John Sperling. Our mission is to improve the lives of our students, their families and future generations through higher education. Our values (which hopefully you share) are: Brave. Honest. Focused.
Our University values and embraces all team members and their unique perspectives. We fundamentally believe in fostering an environment which deeply respects, celebrates, and actively encourages a diverse workforce. We are committed to hiring – and learning from – those who share our passion to help others achieve their educational aspirations.
We offer excellent benefits, an effective recognition program, and outstanding learning and development tools, including tuition vouchers for employees and their qualified family members.

About the Position

 

A Sr Content Creator partners with colleagues and key stakeholders to create compelling, audience-appropriate, multi-channel, contemporary films that engage and build relationships with all target audiences, including prospective students, current students, alumni and other partners.  An individual uses expert production and post-production skills to create story-driven, cinematic long form films as well as fun, engaging and highly shareable films and experiences for social audiences.  A Sr Content Creator manages, organizes and implements a wide range of projects to elevate the University of Phoenix brand and support student recruitment goals.

 

What You’ll Do

1. Create content, concepts and treatments for story-driven film content; ensure distribution, brand management and analytic assessment to ensure the strategic and editorial direction to enhance the digital reputation of University of Phoenix; maintain the voice and tone of the University on social media channels.

 

2. Develop and design content ideas; present recommendations to department and senior Marketing leadership; produce and edit original short-form films that leverage the strengths and nuances of various social channels; collaborate with the social media team to concept highly sharable, on-brand, social-first content.

 

3. Collaborate closely with department leadership and technical colleagues to light, shoot and edit a wide variety of film projects; utilize film assets as vital branding vehicles for telling the University’s stories, building affinity and increasing the University’s profile and standing among internal and external audiences.

 

4. Innovate with new edit techniques and approaches to stay ahead of the ever-changing social media landscape.

 

5. Mentor junior team members on lighting, camera prep, operational and editorial skills; provide expert guidance to team members regarding creative content development, design and implementation.

 

6. Participate outside of regular business hours, to support projects when necessary, including occasional travel

 

7. Perform other duties as assigned or apparent.

 

NOTE:  The primary accountabilities above are intended to describe the general content and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed above. Specific goals or responsibilities will be documented in the incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate supervisor or manager.

 

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

 

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Bachelor’s Degree and four (4) years of commercial filmmaking experience, either freelance or a production company (or a combination), with a clear understanding of set roles and etiquette; 

OR

• High School Diploma or GED and eight (8) years of commercial filmmaking experience, either freelance or a production company (or a combination), with a clear understanding of set roles and etiquette

 

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Strong still photography skills

• Familiarity with advanced color grading concepts within DaVinci Resolve Studio

• Basic VFX skills (paint-outs, keying, etc.)

• Sound mixing and audio cleanup skills (Audition, Pro Tools and Izotope familiarity)

• Strong familiarity with building and operating professional camera packages (RED, Alexa Mini, Canon C300, A7S ii)

• Director of Photography/Gaffer experience lighting small to mid-sized studio sets and a wide variety of indoor and outdoor locations

• Lightning fast on Adobe Premiere and After Effects, all workflows being second nature

• Strong editorial and cinematic storytelling skills 

• Strong understanding of motion graphics and typography

• Extensive understanding of marketing, advertising and social content spaces with a strong grasp of what’s hot, what’s trending and how this fits within the context of the University of Phoenix brand narrative

• Expert at creating engaging and playful visual storytelling for social media, especially vertical formats and ultra-short content

• Expert-level collaboration skills

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As an Equal Opportunity employer, we particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

If you are an active-duty military member seeking employment when off-duty, compliance with Department of Defense Joint Ethics Regulation, 5500-7-R, is required prior to starting employment with University of Phoenix. You are advised to contact your base Judge Advocate General to seek such approval and answer any questions.

Pay Range


The annual pay range for this position is $63,200 (minimum), $95,500 (midpoint), and $127,800 (maximum).*

*Typical hiring range is between the minimum and midpoint of the above pay range. Actual starting base pay may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, location and budget.

Salary minimum

$63,200

Salary midpoint

$95,500

Salary maximum

$127,800

Manual Salary maximum

122700

Your work is critical to helping adult learners achieve their dreams, and we’re committed to rewarding you for your efforts. We offer a competitive, comprehensive total rewards package designed to help you achieve your health, financial, educational and work-life balance goals.
 
Full-time employees are eligible for:

• Medical, dental and vision plans; Flexible Spending Accounts; Health Savings Accounts; Life and Disability insurance; and our Wellness incentive program;
• Competitive 401(k) employer match;
• Substantial tuition discount for you and eligible dependents; and,
• A generous time off package, including paid vacation, sick time and company holidays.*

*For more details around paid time off benefits, please click here .

Hourly midpoint

44.09

Hourly minimum

29.18

Hourly maximum

58.99

Manual Hourly Midpoint

0.00

Manual Hourly Minimum

0.00

Manual Hourly Maximum

0.00

CA Hourly Rate/Range

$X or $X - $Y

PT Hourly Maximum

117.98

PT Hourly Midpoint

88.17

PT Hourly Minimum

58.37
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