Archiving Services

Due to the large amount of video and image material that ESO’s Creative Team produces itself and receives from external sources, we need support in structuring and processing this material for our productions and in managing our archives. This is necessary to make our workflows more efficient and to support our team in numerous productions. For this role we are looking for a highly motivated student of audiovisual media or a comparable degree programme, who will be working hand in hand with the seasoned professionals of ESO’s Creative Team and under their guidance.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Structuring data, such as video footage and images, including naming and meta tagging, according to ESO guidelines.
• Structuring interviews, including setting up timelines in Adobe Premiere, transcriptions, shortening and cleaning material .
• Creating footage compilations.
• Basic post-production according to guidelines, including colour correction, shortening and cleaning footage.
• Additional audiovisual tasks depending on the demand within the team.

Key Competencies and requirements for the delivery of the services:

• Experience in video editing and in producing audiovisual media. We kindly ask for a demo reel or video portfolio to evaluate these skills.
• Experience working with the Adobe Creative Suite, in particular with Adobe Premiere.
• Experience in the field of post-production is a strong plus.
• A workplace suitable for remote work.

Language Skills:

The position requires an excellent command of English. Spanish or German language skills are a plus.

Location:

Remote working. Working hours are flexible. The working student will be available via email with a response time of two business days, except during annual leave periods.

Remuneration and Contract:

The applicant must be enrolled as a student and be at least 18 years of age. The work can be performed remotely alongside your studies. The scope is eight hours per week at an hourly rate of 17EUR, which can be done flexibly. The estimated hours per year are 350.

Application:

If you are interested in working in areas of frontline science and technology and in a stimulating international environment, please visit http://www.eso.org for further details.

Applicants are invited to apply online at http://jobs.eso.org/. Applications must be completed in English and should include a motivation letter and CV.

For any additional questions please contact vacancy@eso.org.

Deadline for applications is 30 September 2024.

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ESO Values

An important element in any successful employment relationship is harmony in values between an organisation and its people.

The ESO Values are:

ESO strives for excellence through innovation.

ESO provides outstanding services to its communities.

ESO fosters diversity & inclusion.

ESO believes in the key role of sustainability for its future.

Achieving the above are recognized as only possible on the basis of personal values and attitudes that we expect from our employees: respect, integrity, accountability, commitment, collaboration, and clear & open communication.

Applicants to any ESO role are asked to reflect on their affinity with these values and advised they may be asked about them if called for interview.

Diversity

ESO has established diversity as an important value of the Organisation, is committed to providing an equal opportunities environment and is actively seeking to promote a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce. Please visit https://www.eso.org/public/about-eso/sustainability/dei-at-eso/ for further details.

Nationality

No nationality is in principle excluded from employment at ESO, however, recruitment preference will be given to nationals of our Member States, host states and strategic partners: Australia, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Chile, irrespective of gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity or religion.