Job Summary

Employment Summary: The Division of Student Life is committed to making every experience at Purdue University a learning opportunity for students. Employment within our division provides you with the opportunity to work with other great students and leaders. As part of your employment, we incorporate the Leadership and Professional Development Competencies and the Steps to Leaps Learning Pillars into your learning and performance management experience to ensure you are building the skills employers want. 

Job Description: This position is open to any student who has the experience and knowledge to be a Photographer/Videographer. The primary role of the SAO – Purdue Student Union Board Content Support position includes, but is not limited to: photograph events, which are then edited for marketing use, videos for pre- or post-event publicity, content for donors, and other photo/video needs for SAO or PSUB. 

The goal of this position is to give students valuable real-world experience in a marketing and programming environment. This position should work 10-15 hours per week during the current semester. Those hours may be worked in any combination, at the discretion of the direct supervisor. The SAO – Purdue Student Union Board Content Creator position must be reliable, organized, responsible, and flexible. They must also be ambitious, detail-oriented, creative, and driven. They must be able to work with others and provide clients with feedback, operate with integrity, and follow all assignments through to completion. 

Position Responsibilities

•    Exhibit friendliness, diplomacy, and tact 
•    Handle emergency situations and prioritize responsibilities while continuing to provide the highest level of service
•    Maintain confidentiality and exhibit professional conduct when handling sensitive information 
•    Serve and participate on committees within the division to provide feedback from a student lens
•    Present ideas to division senior leadership as identified
•    Responsible for all scheduled shifts (based on class/exam schedules for the semester)
•    Other duties as assigned

Required hours may include days, evenings, weekends, overnight hours, and holidays

Prerequisite(s)

The ideal candidate will have graphic design or photography and videography experience and will have taken related courses; be knowledgeable in Adobe Creative Suites (Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator); be familiar with Mac OS; and have attention to detail and editing skills. Candidate should supply their own camera. 

Qualifications

•    High school diploma or equivalent and minimum of one semester of college coursework successfully completed
•    Must be actively enrolled at Purdue University, Purdue Global
•    Enrolled in/or completion of graphic design or related courses 
•    Previous experience with graphic design or photography/videography
•    Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
•    Flexible and dependable with a strong attention to detail
•    Problem solving, logic and reasoning skills
•    Customer service oriented
•    Ability to multi-task and work within deadlines
•    Ability to work independently and with a team
•    Be timely and organized

Employee Class

Transferable Skill Development

Students employed in this role will develop and demonstrate a number of transferable skills essential for future employment success and be reviewed on these skills in their performance evaluation.  

Communication (Verbal, Written, Non-Verbal, Listen & Observe, Summarize & Distill Information)
•    Demonstrate professional verbal communication in all interactions
•    Demonstrate enthusiasm; engage and connect with customers to promote excellent customer experience
•    Verbally communicates to staff on situations that may arise due to problems
•    Written communication to complete any written records, according to established procedures 

Ways of Thinking (Systems Thinking & Planning, Reflective & Analytical Reasoning, Idea Generation, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Ethics)
•    Utilize policies and knowledge to proactively make decisions and solve problems for area assigned
•    Develop new or novel ideas through critical thinking and creative processes that address issues and/or lead to change 
•    Understand standards and expectations for personal and professional ethical behavior
•    Demonstrate knowledge of the position and operation

Collaboration (Organization Behavior & Teamwork, Appropriate & Productive Relationships, Helping Others & Working Together, Cultural Intelligence & Inclusion, Service & Social Responsibility)
•    Working together with co-workers and demonstrate flexibility in a fast-paced, team atmosphere
•    Establish productive relationships with customers and staff
•    Acknowledge and support customers and staff with unique needs and differing backgrounds
•    Work independently to complete responsibilities 
•    Proactively and willingly acquires new skills, tasks, procedures and projects
•    Provide support to fellow team members

Self-Awareness (Self-Understanding, Continuous Learning, Initiative & Follow-Through, Personal Responsibility, Resiliency)
•    Demonstrate time management skills and attention to detail
•    Demonstrate initiative; Understand and respond to the various needs of customers and staff
•    Maintain positive attitude and enthusiasm in times of ambiguity and peak time of demand
•    Complete work independently in an efficient time manner
•    Demonstrate dependability and responsibility within operation
•    Demonstrate punctuality by always being on time to each shift