Digital Media Producer

The Thomas Jefferson Foundation has a twofold mission of preservation and education, and was incorporated in 1923 to preserve Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Today, the Foundation seeks to bring history forward into national and global dialogues by engaging audiences with Jefferson's world and ideas, and sharing the history of everyone who lived and labored ticello is recognized as a National Historic Landmark, a United Nations World Heritage Site and a Site of Conscience.

Monticello is looking for a creative, curious, and technically skilled Digital Media Producer to help tell the stories of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello through video, photography, and digital storytelling. In this hands‑on role, you’ll create compelling content for marketing campaigns, social media, advertising, and institutional initiatives—capturing everything from sweeping mountaintop views and behind‑the‑scenes preservation work to educational programs, special events, and national celebrations.

The ideal candidate is an experienced visual storyteller with strong video production skills, a cinematic eye, and a passion for creating content that inspires, informs, and sparks conversation. You’re equally comfortable behind a camera, in the editing suite, and collaborating with colleagues across the organization. Most importantly, you’re excited by the challenge of bringing history to life for audiences across a wide range of digital platforms.

If you love telling meaningful stories, creating beautiful content, and working at one of America’s most iconic historic sites, we’d love to hear from you.

$59,000 - $66,000

• Films and edits a wide range of video content to support marketing, advertising, and programming initiatives.
• Leads the production of single- and multi‑camera presentations by exercising creative and technical control of video and audio recording. This may require functioning independently as videographer, producer, and/or director, supervising supporting staff, directing on‑camera and voice talent, and editing final deliverables.
• Exercises creative and technical decision‑making ahead of production by analyzing projects for artistic, editorial, technical, time, material, and budgeting requirements.
• Plans and schedules productions, including determining equipment, crew, talent, and location requirements.
• Produces both long‑form and short‑form content across a variety of aspect ratios and deliverables for web, social, broadcast, and internal platforms.

Supports photography production in support of Monticello’s marketing, communications, retail, development, programmatic, and operational efforts to ensure comprehensive visual coverage beyond video needs.

Maintains and actively uses an FAA Part 107 certification to pilot drones for video graphic and photographic projects.

Helps develop creative briefs, shot lists, and editorial strategies/calendars aligned with marketing and communications priorities.

• Prepares, uploads, names, tags, categorizes video and photo assets in Media Valet in alignment with Monticello’s style guide and metadata standards.
• Maintains files, graphics, project assets, and records of expenses, supplies, and associated production costs.
• Provides budget details for equipment costs and lifecycle replacement expectations.
• Communicates with Monticello staff and outside vendors regarding asset standards, transfer protocols, and content requirements.
• Collaborates with the Director of Marketing & Communications to identify gaps in visual coverage of Monticello’s…