Marketing and Communications Multimedia Graduate Assistant

Job Posting Title:

Marketing and Communications Multimedia Graduate Assistant

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Hiring Department:

Global Engagement

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

20

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt from FLSA

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Dec 31, 2026

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

Marketing and Communications is the creative and marketing team for Texas Global, showcasing the depth and breadth of the University’s global engagement activities across campus and abroad, supporting the mission of the University and enhancing its reputation around the world through strategic messaging, branding, and storytelling.

Purpose

Texas Global is seeking a creative and detail-oriented graduate student with a background in photography, videography, multimedia editing and production, and digital asset management to assist with the Marketing and Communications team’s visual storytelling. This position offers hands-on experience in organizing and executing photo and video shoots, editing videos and photos, assisting in the organization our visual library, and collaborating with our team to enhance and promote our global portfolio through dynamic visual storytelling.

Responsibilities

Photography, Editing and Asset Management ​

• Conduct professional headshot and portrait sessions for Texas Global faculty, staff, students, and leadership.
• Capture and edit high-quality photography for events, programs, marketing campaigns, and editorial stories.
• Organize, tag, archive, and maintain photo and video assets within Texas Global's visual library and digital asset management systems.
• Edit and optimize photos for use across web, social media, print, email, and other marketing channels.
• Assist in developing and maintaining workflows, file naming conventions, metadata standards, and asset organization practices.
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Story Capture and Development

• Collaborate with writers, designers, and marketers to identify visual storytelling opportunities that support strategic communications goals.
• Interview and document students, faculty, staff, alumni, researchers, and program participants through visual storytelling.
• Research story ideas and assist in planning visual coverage for key events and initiatives.

Multimedia Content Creation

• Create and edit photo essays, image galleries, short-form videos, and other visual content for Texas Global's website and digital platforms.
• Capture and edit basic video content to support marketing campaigns, social media, and web storytelling.
• Assist with video shoots, production logistics, and post-production editing as needed.
• Collaborate with social media and web teams to maximize the use of visual assets across platforms.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency in photography, including portrait, event, and documentary-style photography.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop and Premiere Pro.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience editing and organizing large collections of digital photo assets.
• Knowledge of photography equipment, lighting techniques, and camera operation.
• One or more years of experience or coursework in photography, visual storytelling, multimedia production, journalism, communications, or a related field.
• Pursuing a graduate degree in communications, journalism, visual arts, information studies, marketing, or a related discipline.
• Ability to independently plan, execute, and edit photography projects from capture through final delivery.
• Basic video capture and editing skills.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, collaborative, and highly organized with strong time-management skills.
• Strong cross-cultural competency and ability to communicate respectfully and effectively with international students, faculty, staff, alumni, and external partners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong portfolio demonstrating portrait, event, or editorial photography.
• Experience with digital asset management systems, image cataloging, metadata, and archival best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to create visually compelling, brand-aligned content for multiple channels.
• Experience editing short-form marketing or social media video content.
• Knowledge of Drupal, WordPress, or other content management systems.
• Experience working with international populations. Cross-cultural competency and proficiency in a language other than English.
• Knowledge of accessibility, web content, social media, and digital content best practices.

Salary
$20.00/hour
 

Working Conditions

Standard office environment

Ability to occasionally lift and carry boxes weighing up to 30lbs

Required Materials

• Portfolio.
• Cover Letter and Resume/CV.
• 2-3 work references with their contact information.

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Please confirm your eligibility for this position here: http://www.utexas.edu/hr/student/student_acad_employment.html

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

Students in this position may choose to enroll in the UTSaver voluntary retirement programs.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.