Job Summary
Job Title: RecWell Gaming Broadcast Specialist – Student Service
Division: Student Life
Department: RecWell
Compensation Hours/Week
$10.25/hour Weekly average, approximately 8-15 hours per week
Required hours may include days, evenings, weekends and holidays
(Most events occur on evenings and weekends)
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
The primary role of the RecWell Gaming Broadcast Specialist position is to assist in the complete execution of live esports broadcasts for varsity teams in Overwatch 2, Marvel Rivals, Valorant, Rocket League, and League of Legends, as well as tournaments and special events. This includes setting up production equipment, preparing game-specific video feeds and overlays, operating the live show from our broadcast studio, monitoring stream quality, and neatly tearing down after an event. The goal of this position is to give students valuable real-world experience in a professional live production environment, with opportunities to serve as a technical director, manage graphics, and observe gameplay. This position should work 8-15 hours per week during the current semester, which may be worked in any combination at the discretion of the direct supervisor.
Prerequisites
The ideal candidate:
- Has basic knowledge of at least two of our varsity esports titles (Overwatch 2, Marvel Rivals, Valorant,
Rocket League, League of Legends) - Is enthusiastic about technology and live broadcasting
- Is familiar with production tools such as OBS Studio, VMix, Bitfocus Companion, NDI, and computer networking; and basic audio and lighting equipment
- Brings a collaborative attitude and works well under pressure
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent and minimum of one semester of college coursework successfully completed
- Must be actively enrolled at Purdue University or Purdue Global
- Previous work or volunteer experience within live streaming, video production, or esports preferred, not required
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
- Flexible and dependable with a strong attention to detail
- Problem solving, logic and reasoning skills
- Ability to multi-task and work within deadlines
- Ability to work independently and with a team
- Be punctual and organized
Responsibilities
Position Responsibilities
- Operate the broadcast studio during live events, overseeing audio and video
- Assist with setup and teardown of production equipment, including camera, lighting, and audio
- Coordinate with commentators, game observers and other production staff to ensure broadcasts run smoothly
- Serve as in-game observer when needed for certain titles
- Perform occasional live chat moderation and answer audience questions about the event
- 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
Core Competencies
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 accurate food usage records and food temperatures 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