Executive Director of Video and Photography

Executive Director of Video and Photography

Posting Number: req
25225

Department: Chief Marketing Communications

Department Website Link: Mar Com

Location: Tucson Campus, Tucson, AZ, USA

Position Highlights:

The Executive Director of Video and Photography will lead multimedia production and content development in support of the University of Arizona’s marketing, communications, and brand-building efforts. Reporting to the Chief Communications and Marketing Officer and a member of the division’s leadership team, this position will lead a team of videographers, photographers, and producers and collaborate with colleagues across the Marketing and Communications division and the campus.

This position will lead the development and curation of powerful storytelling and marketing assets across a variety of styles and formats that will advance the U of A brand, inspire its audiences, perform effectively across channels, and support the university’s Strategic Imperatives. In close collaboration with colleagues across the division, this position also will guide operational planning for the creation of video and photography assets and help lead digital management of these resources.

In alignment with the division’s working manager model, the executive director will also participate in the creation, curation, and/or the coordination of multimedia content development while establishing and refining workflows, standards, and processes that support effective content production and asset use.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• Lead and manage performance of staff members, student workers, and freelance partners to ensure high-quality work, timely delivery, and alignment with university priorities.
• Support the growth and professional development of staff through coaching, professional development, and performance management, while reinforcing alignment with deadlines, policies, and best practices.
• Manage relationships with freelance video and photography partners to ensure adherence to project expectations and institutional requirements.
• Allocate resources and assign work across staff, students, and freelance partners to balance workloads, meet production demands, and maintain a collaborative, high-performing team.

• Participate directly in the planning, creation, and execution of video and/or photo content, major production projects (e.g. brand shoots, Commencement, etc.), and day-to-day multimedia resource acquisition.
• Lead or support end-to-end production workflows, including pre-production coordination, on-site production, and post-production review and delivery.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to scope production requirements, develop concepts, manage timelines, and align deliverables with project goals.

• Oversee planning and production, editing and review processes, equipment inventory, project workflows, and staff operations.
• Manage and maintain multimedia equipment and technology inventories, ensuring assets are functional, properly tracked, and aligned with current and future production needs.
• Coordinate staff operations, including assigning resources, managing workloads, and supporting day-to-day production needs across projects.

• Ensure that photo and video assets are appropriately documented, ingested, archived, and catalogued in the university’s digital asset management library in accordance with established standards.
• Verify that all required usage rights, permissions, and talent or location releases are properly secured and documented for published visual assets prior to distribution or reuse.
• Help maintain asset metadata, taxonomy, and governance practices to support efficient search,…