Photographer and Video Producer – IE

Working Title: Photographer and Video Producer – IE

State Role Title: Institutional Employment/Federal Work Study

Position Type: Institutional Employment

Position Status: Part-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt: Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: Marketing and Strategic Communications

Department: 100806 VP Marketing and Strategic Communications

Pay Band: 

Pay Rate: Hourly

Specify Range or Amount: $15 

Is this a JMU solely place? N/A

Is this a grant-funded place? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated place? N/A

Beginning Review Date: 04/14/2026

About JMU:

Situated within the coronary heart of Virginia’s stunning Shenandoah Valley, the town of Harrisonburg is a vibrant group with a inhabitants of roughly 52,000. Harrisonburg is conveniently situated roughly 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA.

JMU is a selective, public establishment with a rising nationwide status for providing experiences that result in an impressive training and supportive surroundings for college students, college and employees. The scholar physique contains roughly 21,000 undergraduate and 1,800 graduate college students, with over 1,000 full-time tutorial college.

JMU affords thriving packages within the liberal arts, science and expertise, {and professional} disciplines on the undergraduate, grasp’s and doctoral ranges. JMU has achieved nationwide recognition for the top quality of its educational packages, give attention to sustaining sturdy scholar/college interplay, and modern college analysis.

General Information:

Marketing and Strategic Communications is looking for two or extra scholar photographers and video manufacturing assistants for the 2026 – 2027 educational 12 months. This paid internship is an thrilling alternative for a scholar to develop their images and video manufacturing expertise in knowledgeable advertising surroundings. This place has a 10-hour per week dedication in the course of the Fall and Spring educational semesters.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. I perceive it’s my accountability to precisely full, signal, and submit timesheets to my supervisor every pay interval. I additionally perceive it is a situation of employment, and after two consecutive time intervals (1 month) of not submitting timesheets, I could possibly be terminated from my place.

2. Coordinate, produce, and/or direct the event of multimedia (Photography and video manufacturing) content material for digital, broadcast, social media, and different supply channels in assist of college objectives.

3. Coordinate, file, and edit video tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

4. Provide basic assist and on-site photograph/audio/video assist for precedence initiatives.

5. Coordinate and seize images as assigned by the supervisor.

6. Respond to photograph/video assignments and venture requests in a immediate, skilled method.

7. Assist the Photography and Video Production Manager, Photographers, and Video Producers on different tasks as mandatory.

8. Complete post-production and enhancing of multimedia content material in a well timed, environment friendly method.

9. Assign related key phrases and tags to picture metadata, and write titles and descriptions.

Qualifications:

Applicants will need to have some expertise with mirrorless or DSLR cameras.
A images or video portfolio. Acceptable portfolio codecs embody a web site, weblog, PDF, public social media web page devoted to images, or different related codecs.

Additional Posting Information:

Conditions of Employment:  

Students have to be degree-seeking college students, enrolled on no less than a half-time foundation (6 credit for undergraduate and 5 credit for graduate).

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to finish an I-9 kind and current documentation of their id and eligibility to work within the United States. James Madison University makes use of the E-Verify system to verify id and work authorization.

EEO Statement:

James Madison University is dedicated to creating and supporting a various and inclusive work and academic group that is freed from all types of discrimination. This establishment doesn’t tolerate discrimination or harassment on the idea of age, coloration, incapacity, gender id or expression, genetic data, nationwide origin, parental standing, political affiliation, race, faith, intercourse, sexual orientation or veteran standing.

We promote entry, inclusion and variety for all college students, college, employees, constituents and packages, believing that these qualities are foundational parts of an impressive training in line with our mission. The college is serious about candidates whose expertise and {qualifications} assist an ongoing dedication to this core high quality.

Anyone having questions regarding discrimination ought to contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.

Reasonable Accommodation:

If you’re a scholar with a incapacity and want help please contact the Office of Disability Services at (540) 568-6705 or [email protected]. You may go to the Office of Disability Services, situated within the Student Success Center, Suite 1202 and they are going to be blissful to help you.