Flight Media Specialist

Job Description

About Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University:  

At Embry-Riddle, we take pride in our position as the world’s largest and most comprehensive university dedicated to aviation and aerospace. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, our esteemed residential campuses offer a prestigious educational experience. However, our commitment to education knows no borders as our Worldwide campus expands our reach globally, providing a world-class education online and at approximately 110 locations across the United States, Asia, Europe, and Central and South America. This breadth of reach ensures that students can access our exceptional programs without geographical limitations. 

With a history spanning nearly a century, we have continually adapted to the dynamic needs of the industries we support. In the Academic Year 2022-23, we welcomed over 11,100 students to our residential campuses and over 19,000 students at our worldwide campus.  

Join our global community and embark on a journey of academic excellence and limitless possibilities. Employees working more than 30 hours a week can enjoy medical, dental and vision benefits, an amazing retirement plan with immediate vesting that includes a 6% gift and up to 4% match, free tuition for employees and their immediate family members, and a generous personal leave program. To learn more about our benefits and why ERAU has been named a “Great College to Work For” for 13 consecutive years, visit our careers page .

The Opportunity:

The Flight Department in Daytona Beach is seeking a Flight Media Specialist. This position is responsible for producing multimedia content that will modernize and enhance current flight training support material. The position will utilize instructional design methodology applicable to flight training. The Flight Media Specialist will possess in-depth knowledge of all aspects of the video production process, including pre-production, production, and post-production. This encompasses script writing/editing, storyboarding, scheduling and coordinating talent, location scouting, camera operation, lighting setup, audio recording, video and sound processing, and non-linear editing. Some motion graphics experience is necessary. Applicant should be very familiar with the Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Premiere, Audition, After Effects, Photoshop, and Lightroom. 

The Flight Media Specialist will also be responsible for creating materials that can be used for student and instructor recruitment, course support, promotional videos, meetings, presentations, and any other department functions and/or initiatives.

Other responsibilities of this position include the following:

• Coordinating and recording interviews
• Recording and organizing stock footage
• Developing scripts for training videos and other department projects
• Creating new instructor pilot recurrency training and in-service training materials
• Developing and maintaining all department websites and other web-based initiatives
• Collecting, organizing, and maintaining a repository of department photos and videos that can be used for flight department projects

Must also be able to operate camera equipment while flying in a small aircraft and work well as a team member in a variety of environments, both indoors and outdoors.  

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Minimum of 1 to 3 years of related work experience.
• Experience with instruction design method.
• Highly skilled with Microsoft Office, photo/video editing software tools, Adobe, Learning Management Systems, and web design software.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Premiere, Audition, After Effects, Photoshop, and Lightroom.