Req Id 40465 Job Title Educational Video Management Specialist - Student Service City West Lafayette Job Description
Purdue University Onlines instructional design team seeks a dependable student worker to support a large-scale initiative to showcase course content on Purdues YouTube channel. This role offers hands-on experience with educational technology workflows, video processing, and quality assurance in a higher education environment.
Job Responsibilities
• Execute a structured semi-automated process for identifying, downloading, and processing course videos from our Learning Management System (LMS) and video distribution platform. • Run provided scripts to modify videos and generate metadata and thumbnails for YouTube upload. • Verify successful video rendering and conduct quality checks on metadata. • Maintain accurate records of processed courses and any issues encountered. • Communicate proactively about progress, questions, and roadblocks.
Required Qualifications
Learning agility Ability to quickly understand and follow detailed technical processes even without prior technical experience. Attention to detail Careful verification of outputs and metadata to ensure quality. Communication skills Proactive in asking questions, reporting progress, and escalating issues appropriately. Judgment Ability to distinguish between problems you can troubleshoot independently and those requiring supervisor input.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience following technical procedures or workflows. Basic comfort with digital file management. Prior experience running programs in a terminal or working within a Jupyter notebook.
Learning Opportunities
This position provides experience with:
• Educational technology systems and workflows • Video processing and quality assurance • Process documentation and execution • Working with automated tools and scripts • Professional communication in a higher education setting
Work Environment
Flexible schedule of 10 hours per week with a regularly scheduled weekly meeting. Direct mentorship and training from Lead Instructional Designer.
Hourly Rate: $11.00 Hourly FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Benefits Eligibility: NO
Apply now Posting Start Date: 12/12/26