Associate Director, Multimedia Strategy and Production

Job Summary

The Associate Director, Multimedia Strategy and Production reports to the Senior Director of Communications and is responsible for the strategy, project management, and oversight of video and multi-media content for campaigns, publications, websites, and communications.

Responsibilities

• Acts as an experienced creative producer and project manager, partnering with outside production companies and UChicago Creative to develop high-quality video content, and personally filming and editing only small-scale projects, as needed.
• Oversees and project manages videos for presentations, campaigns, donor stewardship, gift announcements, and other digital communications.
• Develops video strategy and content to support MBSD's priorities used for websites, campaigns, e-news, social media, and other communications.
• Leads video creative development and project management, including concept and script development, creative briefs, budgets, and timelines.
• Directs outside production companies and UChicago Creative on high-production videos filmed in studio and on location.
• Directly films and edits small-scale projects, such as those developed and/or disseminated through apps like Canva and ThankView.
• Selects and manages production companies and creative vendors, including soliciting proposals and quotes, defining scope, managing contracts and budgets, reviewing cuts, and ensuring brand compliance and quality of final deliverables.
• Disseminates video through digital marketing campaigns, including use of automated marketing systems such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud, and social media.
• Oversees video production that portrays faculty research and other work for outreach events and other communications.
• Oversees video production that supports grant applications.
• Manages digital platforms, publication content, and milestone campaigns that share alumni and institutional stories.
• Manages the UChicago MBSAA website and other campaign or event microsites, including timely content updates, analytics, and brand compliance.
• Project manages website rebuilds and redesigns with external web developers, including requirements, timelines, content migration, and launch.
• Coordinates MBSD content for Medicine on the Midway magazine, including story development and communications with featured alumni.
• Coordinates seasonal communications from the Dean of the Pritzker School of Medicine, including New Year, Match Day, and White Coat Ceremony messages.
• Develops story strategy and creative deliverables for institutional milestones, anniversaries, and major celebrations, including interviews with alumni, faculty, and students; coordination of timelines, budgets, and approvals; and partnership with UChicago Creative and other vendors on related video, web, and print content.

Minimum Qualifications

• College or university degree in related field.
• Knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, public relations, marketing, advertising, or business management.
• At least five or more years of progressively responsible experience in multi-media communications, video storytelling, and creative project management, including demonstrated experience managing production companies and creative vendors, budgets, and timelines.
• Working knowledge of video production, including the ability to operate a camera and edit short-form video using tools such as Premiere Pro.
• Familiarity with graphic design software, such as Adobe Illustrator and After Effects.
• Experience managing website content and website redesign projects.
• Experience with digital marketing and communications systems, such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, as well as a demonstrated ability to think creatively.
• Meticulous attention to detail, the ability to respond to constantly shifting priorities, to exercise sound judgment, to anticipate problems and create solutions, and to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• Strong organizational skills as evidenced by a record of meeting or exceeding deadlines.
• Strong project management skills, including managing vendors, budgets, and multiple concurrent timelines.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal direction.

Working Conditions

Office environment. Hybrid schedule, 3 days in-office, 2 days remote.