Department
MEDIA SCHOOL (BL-MSCH-IUBLA)
Department Information
The Media School at Indiana University (IU) is built on a decades-long tradition of journalism, film, media, and communication at one of the nations premier public universities. Our programs focus on teaching, researching, and creating media from academic, creative, and professional perspectives. The Media School is committed to building and supporting a strong community of students, scholars, practitioners, and staff.
Job Summary
Department-Specific Responsibilities
- Provides long-term strategic direction, lifecycle planning, and equipment replacement strategies for classrooms, broadcast studios, podcast/audio labs, editing suites, and technology spaces across multiple school locations.
- Supervises and leads full- and part-time technical specialists and facilities staff across multiple school locations. Cultivates a customer-service-oriented team culture grounded in collaboration and innovation.
- Leads major facilities renovations, studio upgrades, and technology rollouts in close coordination with vendors and university partners such as Capital Planning and Facilities and University Information Technology Services (UITS).
- Establishes effective technical support and escalation processes for faculty, staff, and students. Partners with UITS and University Information Security Office (UISO) teams to maintain secure, reliable connectivity for broadcast, streaming, audiovisual, and other network-connected systems.
- Oversees building safety, security, and emergency preparedness by establishing, communicating, and enforcing safety protocols in partnership with IU Police Department, fire marshals, and university risk offices.
- Partners with academic leadership, faculty, Indiana Public Media (IPM), and Media Productions to ensure facilities and technical resources align with teaching, production, and research goals.
- Researches and introduce emerging media technologies, operational standards, and policies that foster efficient, safe, and modern learning and production environments.
- Assesses physical space utilization and advise leadership on optimizing classroom and studio spaces to meet strategic school objectives.
- Acts as a change manager during facility upgrades and operational shifts.
General Responsibilities
- Directs operations for technical aspects of the radio, television, and/or cinema broadcasting function for the university.
- Hires, trains, evaluates, coaches, assigns work, sets goals and objectives, determines staffing needs, and directs the work of lower-level Broadcast Operations Leaders, Technical Specialists, Broadcast Technicians, and/or Audio/Visual Technicians.
- Determines equipment needs for radio, television, and/or cinema facilities, including infrastructure, hardware/software, training, operations, policy, and internet streaming and webcasting; plans, purchases, and oversees installation and maintenance of radio, television, and/or cinema equipment and software.
- Develops and implements processes, standards, and policies that impact broadcasting and production technology and equipment, while remaining compliant with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and other applicable regulations.
- Researches industry trends and best practices, explores new and existing technology and equipment, and makes strategic recommendations to achieve long-term broadcasting and production goals.
- Administers capital equipment budget, including solicitation and coordination of requests, needs assessment, and final determination of specifications; initiates equipment grant application process and administration of awarded grants including allocation and reporting.
- Coordinates and/or troubleshoots signal transmission with cable and satellite services providers to align technical systems, scheduling, and procedures.
Qualifications
Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.
EDUCATION
Required
- Bachelors degree in broadcast, electrical, or electronics engineering; telecommunications management, IT, or related field
WORK EXPERIENCE
Required
- 4 years technical experience in public broadcasting, audio/video/IP production, Engineer in Charge, systems design, or related field
- 1 year of management experience in relevant field
Preferred
- 3 years of senior management experience in relevant field
- Experience providing or overseeing IT support in a technology-intensive environment, including troubleshooting computers, software, user accounts, classroom or studio systems, and network-connected media equipment
SKILLS
Required
- Proficient written and verbal communication skills
- Maintains a high degree of professionalism
- Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
- Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent collaboration and team building skills
- Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback
- Instills commitment to organizational goals
- Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision-making skills
- Effective conflict management skills
- Builds and manages effective teams
Preferred
- Demonstrated experience managing media and learning facilities
- Proven success in long-term planning, equipment replacement strategies, and space utilization analysis
- Substantial management experience, including supervising staff, improving workflows, and maximizing staff resources
- Demonstrated success in fostering a positive, collaborative, customer service-focused culture
- Experience leading complex capital projects
- Strong working knowledge of facility safety standards, emergency preparedness, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance
- Demonstrated success at effective change management
- Working knowledge of network and cybersecurity practices for IP-based broadcast, streaming, audiovisual, and building systems, including access controls, network segmentation, patching, monitoring, and incident escalation
- Enthusiasm for exploring emerging digital media technologies
Working Conditions / Demands
This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Work Location
Indiana University Bloomington Campus
Franklin Hall, Radio and TV Building, and other Media School facilities
This is an in-person position.
Advertised Salary
$86,000 - $96,000 annually
Work Hours
8am-5pm, although the facilities and technology team provides ongoing technical support after 5pm and supports occasional evening and weekend events.
Benefits Overview
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
- Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
- Health savings account with generous IU contributions
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Basic group life insurance paid by IU
- Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
- Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
- 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
- Generous paid time off plans
- Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.
Job Classification
Career Level: Sr. Operational
FLSA: Exempt
Job Function: Marketing & Communications
Job Family: Broadcasting & Production
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