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Digital Production Assistant, WGBH, Boston, MA

Posted October 26, 2018

The WGBH Education Department designs, produces, distributes and promotes free digital media resources to support innovative teaching and learning for all ages. Our interactive lessons, award-winning videos, and hands-on activities are designed for classrooms, homes, and community settings and delivered via mobile devices, online, and in print. Through in-person workshops, multimedia presentations, professional development, outreach campaigns, and other community engagement models, we enable our audiences to expand their knowledge, improve their skills, and enrich their lives.  We are a partner with PBS in PBS LearningMedia (pbslearningmedia.org), a digital resources service/platform for K-12 education with 1.6 million registered users and thousands of free digital resources.

Under the supervision of the Senior Producer, the Digital Production Assistant (Content Management) is responsible for ingesting and cataloguing WGBH-produced PK-12 digital education content into the Content Management System for publication on the PBS LearningMedia website.  A secondary responsibility involves supporting the WGBH LearningMedia team’s basic video production and/or graphic design activities for the website.

Bachelor’s degree is required.

Candidates must have:

  • Experience working with content management processes/tools
  • Experience processing image and video files
  • Graphic design skills for software (e.g., Adobe graphic design software)
  • Working knowledge of FileMaker Pro, Word, and Excel
  • Experience with video editing software (Adobe Premiere or Avid)
  • Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively and to cultivate productive working relationships with internal and external clients
  • Ability to multitask, set priorities, and manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment. strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills and a strict attention to detail
  • Two years’ work experience
  • Experience working on a digital platform is preferred.
  • Interest in PK-12 Education a plus

Interested candidates must apply on the WGBH Career Website:

https://www.wgbh.org/foundation/careers

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P-04261 – Digital Production Assistant-Content Management (WGBH Education)