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Media Assistant I
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Job ID 75496
Job Funding Source Work-Study, Non-Work-Study
Employer Duderstadt Center Digital Media Commons (DMC)
Category Technical
Job Description

Video Studio Production Assistant

Apply to be a Production Assistant at the state-of-the-art Digital Media Commons Video Studio in the Duderstadt Center (North Campus).

The primary duty of Video Studio Production Assistant is camera operation during productions. Other tasks may include setting up props, assisting with lights, and operating electrical equipment, including microphones, lighting equipment, cameras, and related devices. Production Assistants support the Digital Media Commons (DMC) staff with media creation and event production, including the set-up and operation of lighting, camera and audio systems, post-production video and audio editing, studio maintenance and overall facility support.

This job is a long-term assignment intended for students working for more than one term. Students' hours change weekly according to production schedules. Student staff will take part in many facets of productions, and the Media and Studio Arts team mentors student staff in a wide range of technical and creative skill areas.

 

About the Digital Media Commons Video Studio

The Video Studio is a spacious, 3,000-square-foot production space equipped with comprehensive audio, video, and lighting equipment available to the entire University of Michigan community. It serves as a collaborative space where faculty, students, visiting educators, researchers, and artists of all backgrounds work to produce high-quality video content. Whether using traditional production workflows or exploring bold new technologies, projects represent learning, teaching, and creation in media production. 

Productions vary from traditional "film-style" closed shoots, multi-camera productions, theatrical productions, dance films, workshops, greenscreen and virtual production. 

Educational Value

Employment at the Duderstadt Center Video Studio provides students with real-world, hands-on production experience in an environment that encourages questions, experimentation, and self-growth. Through exposure to professional equipment, procedures, and practices, student employees are well-equipped to apply their developed skills in the professional market. 

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications

  • Experience with, or strong interest in, camera operation, production lighting, video editing, or other production-related skills
  • Experience working collaboratively
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Reliability, punctuality, attention-to-detail & safety-consciousness 
  • Ability to carry out tasks from beginning to end
Hourly Rate $16.00/hour
Hours 5.0 to 20.0 hours per week
Time Frame Fall/Winter
Start Date Fall Semester
End Date Upon student graduation
Primary Contact Sian Christina Olson Dowis
Primary Contact's Email siancd@umich.edu
Supervisor Catherine Miller
Work Location James and Anne Duderstadt Center, 2281 Bonisteel Blvd (North Campus)
Phone 7343558680
Fax N/A