Visuals Editor, KUT/KUTX, Moody College of Communication

Job Posting Title: Visuals Editor, KUT/KUTX, Moody College of Communication ---- Hiring Department: KUT Radio ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS ---- Job Details: Purpose The Visuals Editor works collaboratively across teams at KUT/KUTX/Texas Standard and within the Texas Newsroom network to develop visual stories consistent with the stations’ and public media's mission and style. A connector of people and ideas, this individual upholds and furthers KUT/KUTX’s mission to cover varied communities in Central Texas and beyond. This is a mentor and passionate individual who will lead training efforts in visual storytelling across the station and coach the multimedia team to produce compelling stories. Responsibilities Develops new and innovative ways to tell visual stories consistent with KUT/KUTX's mission and style. Turns complex issues into compelling visual stories that clearly communicate key themes and concepts through photos, videos (short and long-form), galleries, and other visual content for KUT News, Texas Standard and KUTX music. (20%) Plans coverage and assigns work within the Multimedia team. Conveys visual storytelling needs not only with the visuals team but also non-visual production colleagues to help solve problems. (20%) Collaborates with digital teams on the best way to present visual stories on KUT and KUTX digital platforms and social media. Follows trends and developments in social media in collaboration with audience editors. Active participant in the news decision process at KUT News and Texas Standard. (20%) Plans visual coverage of Studio 1A live sessions, pop-up music sessions, music festivals, and other public-facing events for KUTX and NPR Music. (10%) Ensures that all content produced by the multimedia team meets KUT/KUTX standards of accuracy, fairness, and balance, as well as our stations' style. Actively incorporates varied perspectives and voices into the editorial process. Identifies omissions in our coverage and suggests ways to mitigate them. (15%) Develops ongoing training program for staff and interns in photography basics, shooting video, online visual storytelling, and multimedia best practices. Coaches staff in innovative ways to tell visual stories. Works with programming, membership and development, and other departments to provide assets to showcase the station's work. Maintains our visual archive. (15%) Required Qualifications Seven years of experience as a photojournalist/videographer/multimedia producer, including at least five within a news organization. Experience in photographic coverage of daily and spot news, in-depth features, music and culture stories. Ability to produce content on tight deadlines. Ability to research story ideas, schedule and conduct interviews, and shoot compelling photos and videos. Experience covering live events, including multi-camera production work. Experience livestreaming. Knowledge of high-quality video capture and mastery of video-editing software. Knowledge and experience shooting multiple cameras and formats. Mastery of Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, and/or equivalent software. Experience with social media and audience engagement. Experience with multimedia training or education. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate. Preferred Qualifications Experience in production of multi-camera music videos. Experience with editorial decision-making within a news organization. Ability to speak Spanish. Salary Range $69,800- $85,000 Working Conditions Standard office conditions Required Materials Please mark "yes" on the application for required materials. Failure to attach all additional materials listed may affect candidates being considered for the position. Resume/CV 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor Letter of interest Online portfolio Important   for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:  You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:  As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above. ---- Employment Eligibility: Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval. ---- Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per