Producer and Director
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Job posting number: #7309702 (Ref:BSU48306)
Posted: June 4, 2025
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Plan, design, produce, and direct instructional, promotional, broadcast and corporate programs for University Media Services.
Ball State University Media Services provides internal and external clients with impactful, high-quality productions for educational, promotional, and corporate projects. Our state-of-the-art facilities enable our Production staff to continue to learn and grow professionally, and help students learn proper workflows and techniques. The Producer/Director is an integral part of the Production team, and serves as a leader on projects, with a focus on directing live sports for ESPN platforms.
Job Function:
Plan, design, produce, and direct instructional, promotional, broadcast and corporate programs for University Media Services.
Minimum Education:
Bachelor’s degree in telecommunications or related field.
Minimum Experience:
At least two years of experience in audio/video production, computerized editing, camera operations, script writing, electronic graphics, lighting, and DVD authoring.
Preferred Experience:
Experience in non-linear editing, such as Adobe Premiere, Avid, Final Cut Pro; three years of experience in computerized editing, camera operations, script writing, electronic graphics, lighting, and DVD authoring.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serve as project manager that is responsible for preliminary project assessment, creation of a project’s financial and resource budgets, and creation of a project team in conjunction with the Production Manager.
- Follow up on production tasks and report project’s status and progress through the utilization of ScheduALL, which is the computer software that tracks resources, financial commitments, and billing statistics of University Media Services (UMS) production projects.
- Consult with UMS associates and other production staff, university faculty, staff and administrators, and corporate clients to design and implement media programs from concept to completion, which includes developing budgets (finances and resources), creating project timelines, communicating and coordinating project activities, directing or supporting on-location and studio crews, traveling when necessary, DVD authoring and creation, conducting computer based post production duties such as editing and sound mixing which incorporate digital effects and digital audio, maintaining a comprehensive log of all work related to specifically assigned projects, and performing post project evaluations.
- Direct sports broadcasts for ESPN3 from on-campus venues. Direct videoboard productions for campus venues. Occasionally serve as Producer for these events. Assist the Sports Producer in the production of features and other content for broadcast and videoboard productions.
- Identify and learn new and emerging technologies to enhance the production of direct instructional, promotional, broadcast and corporate programs for University Media Services.
- Develop, maintain, and assist colleagues with technical knowledge in an environment marked by constant and rapidly changing technology.
- Supervise students the number of which is dependent upon the individual project; supervise other Producer/Directors and production staff dependent upon the scope of the project. Create and design templates and other assets for electronic publications.
- Serve as a mentor for UMS projects, including adherence to approved project outlines, budgets, purchases, production schedules, and final approvals of finished project; monitor progress on a weekly or bi-weekly schedule; seek approval for changes, additions, or revisions to project; set-up criteria to monitor status, approve final scripts, and be present during asset acquisition and post-production; follow all university policies for the recommendation and approval for all purchases, travel, and associated paperwork for the Production Manager; serve as the mentor and producer for the assigned projects with the quality of these projects being reviewed and judged by the Production Manager.
- Provide production leadership for all projects; coordinate and schedule facilities, staff and volunteers; direct the creation of graphics for broadcast, streaming, and other methods of content delivery.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
At Ball State University, we recognize inclusive excellence as an integral endeavor to fulfill our University’s mission and our strategic plan. We recruit, support, and retain a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. We encourage and reward diversity of thought. We promote a work environment that encourages and rewards innovation and creativity. We pledge to keep Inclusive Excellence at the highest level of institutional importance and as a foundation in all that we strive to do. Our over-arching goal for Inclusive Excellence is to adopt a university-wide Inclusive Excellence approach to academic, administrative support, and service functions of the university. We believe Inclusive Excellence must be infused in every step we take.
