What are the responsibilities and job description for the Videographer position at George Mason University?
Department: University Life
Classification: GMU Worker
Job Category: Part-Time / Hourly Wage
Job Type: Part-Time
Location: Hybrid Eligible
Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible
Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship
Salary: Starting at $19 per hour; commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
The mission of University Life’s (UL) Marketing and Communications is to position UL at the center of an engaged campus community through dynamic, innovative, and purposeful marketing campaigns, provide audience insight and define success using evidence-based metrics and analytics, improve efficiency by implementing new technologies and promoting a common approach to marketing and communications, and strengthen alliances both within UL and between UL and campus culture by devising and executing targeted communications plans and creating connections through collaborative communication efforts.
About the Position:
The Videographer will work as part of a team comprised of marketing and communications professionals.Responsibilities:
- Captures high quality and relevant video content at University Life campus events, on and off campus.
- Edits video content and create videos from start to finish.
- Creates motion graphics and animations that will live within the videos.
- Assists with photography/editing needs when necessary.
Required Qualifications:
- Ability to shoot video in full manual settings;
- Ability to achieve proper exposure across a variety of lighting environments;
- Demonstrated experience with video and photography editing software within the Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Media Encoder, Photoshop etc.);
- Must own professional camera and video equipment (camera bodies, lenses, mics, mobile lighting, lens filters etc.);
- Experience with in-camera: video practices, including the use of tools such as zebras (overexposure warnings), focus peaking, false color, and waveforms;
- Direct hands-on experience in video production from start to finish, including storyboarding, scriptwriting, shooting, editing, and delivery;
- Experience with multiple video editing techniques, including J- and L-cuts, transitions, syncing audio to video, trimming, rearranging clips in the timeline, applying transitions, and performing color corrections;
- Experience organizing and cataloging footage for future use;
- Ability to meet multiple deadlines with accuracy and efficiency;
- Ability to work occasional weekends or evenings to capture footage;
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Teams, etc.); and
- Ability to shoot photography when needed - including good composition, white balance correction, color correction, cropping, clone stamping, basic retouching, and object removal.
Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration, applicants must apply for Videographer at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a Cover Letter/Letter of Intent, Resume and Professional Video Portfolio or samples for review.
Posting Open Date: November 3, 2025
For Full Consideration, Apply by: December 1, 2025
Open Until Filled: Yes
Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer
Salary : $19