| Job Description: |
Digital Worlds Institute in the College of the Arts seeks a Multimedia Producer. The Multimedia Producer is responsible for the visual identity and media production for the Digital Worlds Institute. This role involves capturing and editing high-quality video and photographic content to document institute events, student projects, and interdisciplinary initiatives. The Multimedia Producer reports to the Associate In Advising and Associate Director and works in close collaboration with the Social Media & Communications Coordinator to align visual assets with the institute’s broader marketing strategy.
- Work directly with the Social Media & Communications Coordinator to plan and execute multimedia content.
- Film and photograph projects highlighting Digital Worlds programs, student spaces, and interdisciplinary experiences.
- Edit short-form video content (Reels style) and long-form features for the website and social channels.
- Maintain care of photo and video equipment; organize and archive the institute’s digital media library.
The University of Florida College of the Arts intends to be a transformative community, responding to and generating foundational shifts in the arts and beyond. As business and academic professionals, artists, scholars, advisors, and teachers, we, the staff of the College, embrace the complexity of our evolving human experience and seek to empower our colleagues, students, and faculty to respond to and shape that experience fearlessly through critical thinking, creativity, constructive questioning, and respectful dialogue. We seek a colleague who engages with openness and enthusiasm for the work and the mission of the college. We seek a colleague who co-creates a workplace that promotes pluralism, curiosity, open discourse, and the well-being of all, while striving for professional and organizational improvement. We seek a colleague who identifies as a trusted steward of resources, balancing institutional requirements and the demand for innovative solutions.
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| Preferred: |
- Possess solid filming, photography, and editing skills, with the ability to craft and maintain a consistent voice and tone with imagery.
- Experience with industry-standard techniques for sound, lighting, and camera equipment.
- Ability to demonstrate critical thinking and an eye for detail and accuracy.
- An interest in thinking creatively, strategically, and collaboratively.
- Evidence of skill in designing and facilitating work that advances curiosity, respect, open intellectual discourse, and the welcome incorporation and well-being of all in an environment of complex differences.
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| Special Instructions to Applicants: |
To ensure consideration, all application documents must be submitted by July 31st, 2026.
Applications must be submitted via the University of Florida’s online application system. Online applications must include the following: (1) a cover letter; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) names and contact information of three professional references; and (4) portfolio or work sample (links to at least two examples of edited video projects – e.g., event recap, short form interview, or promotional reel- and one example of high quality photography. The Search Committee may request additional materials at a later time.
If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call +1 (352) 392- 2477or the Florida Relay System at +1 (800) 955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.
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| About COTA and the University of Florida: |
Digital Worlds Institute (DW) is an interdisciplinary institute that offers academic and research programs at the intersection of the arts, communications, and technology. Founded in 2001 as a partnership between the College of the Arts and the College of Engineering, DW has grown its initiatives across additional units including the Colleges of Education, Journalism & Communications, and the Health Sciences. DW offers both a graduate and an undergraduate program in Digital Arts & Sciences. By bringing together the talents of UF faculty, students, and staff in a multifaceted collaborative environment, the Institute serves as a platform for interdisciplinary research and teaching that would not have occurred within the confines of any one college or department. Through the use of interactive tools and technologies, the Institute promotes transdisciplinary creativity across classrooms, continents, and cultures. For more information, visit www.digitalworlds.ufl.edu.
The College of the Arts is an engine of transformation that generates paradigmatic shifts in the arts and beyond, while nurturing adaptability, innovation, and excellence. We foster an environment where novel creative practice, leading research, and experiential learning thrive. Our students, faculty, and staff interrogate and respond to the ever-changing relationship between technology and the human spirit. We prepare future leaders in artistic professions and creative industries, while developing student capacity for interdisciplinary scholarship that serves and engages local and global communities. The College offers baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees. Approximately 1,600 students are pursuing majors in degrees offered by the College of the Arts under the direction of 150 faculty members in its three accredited schools— the School of Art + Art History, the School of Music, and the School of Theatre + Dance, and in the Center for Arts in Medicine, the Digital Worlds Institute, and the Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship. In addition, the college comprises the University Galleries, and the University level of the New World School of the Arts in Miami.
The University of Florida is a comprehensive learning institution built on a land grant foundation. We are The Gator Nation, a community dedicated to excellence in education and research and shaping a better future for Florida, the nation and the world. Our mission is to enable our students to lead and influence the next generation and beyond for economic, cultural and societal benefit. UF is a graduate research institution with more than 50,000 students and membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities. Gainesville, which is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s most livable cities, is located midway between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Together, the University and the community comprise the educational, medical and cultural center of North Central Florida.
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