PA position

Agora PA Position Request

Level 2 employees/ Minimum: $8.50 per hour.

• “requires some technical skills, may supervise (1) employee; may involve physical demanding work environment”

Job Title: Agora Project Production Assistant

Number of positions: 4

Work Location: Campus-wide/Library

Work Schedule: TBD on a biweekly basis per requests

Approximate # of Hours per week: 8

Number of wks: 1 semester (12-13 weeks)

Start Date : Monday, September 13

Supervisor’s Name/ext./email: ?

Contact Name/ext/email: ?

Job Description:

Agora Project Production Assistants will be responsible for the recording, formatting, and archiving of public events at the college. This includes processing requests for filming, the care and management of basic Audio/Visual equipment, and all post production work associated with the creation of a final Agora video. The post-production work will involve basic use of stock editing software such as iMovie, to place credits at the beginning and end of videos. A short enumeration of the tasks is as follows:

production :

• receiving and processing requests
• includes email correspondence with different groups and organizations
• retrieving equipment from AV
• setting up and recording event
• includes the posting of signs
• filling out production log and collecting all relevant documents, including signed release forms
• returning AV equipment

post-production:

• formatting the video file and backing it up
• editing in credits and metadata
• refining sound quality and polishing video
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Agora PA’s will receive training in the specific use of all recording equipment and editing software.

Position Requirements and Preferences:

A minimum level of proficiency and familiarity with computers and audio-visual equipment; the ability to work on a flexible schedule of hours, and in different environments at the college; a interest in the fields of documentary film and digital media.