Hybrid Audiovisual Production Specialist bei Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Hybrid
- Junior
- Optionales Büro in Washington
OPEN DATE: August 13, 2025
CLOSING DATE: August 27, 2025
POSITION TYPE: Trust Fund
APPOINTMENT TYPE: Indefinite
SCHEDULE: Full Time
DUTY LOCATION: Washington, DC
What are Trust Fund Positions?
Trust Fund positions are unique to the Smithsonian. They are paid for from a variety of sources, including the Smithsonian endowment, revenue from our business activities, donations, grants and contracts. Trust employees are not part of the civil service, nor does trust fund employment lead to Federal status. The salary ranges for trust positions are generally the same as for federal positions and in many cases trust and federal employees work side by side. Trust employees have their own benefit program, which may include Health, Dental & Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Transit/Commuter Benefits, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, Annual and Sick Leave, Family Friendly Leave, 403b Retirement Plan, Discounts for Smithsonian Memberships, Museum Stores and Restaurants, Credit Union, Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center (Child Care), Flexible Spending Account (Health & Dependent Care).
Conditions of Employment
- Pass Pre-employment Background Check and Subsequent Background Investigation for position designated.
- Complete a Probationary Period.
- Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer.
- The position is open to all candidates eligible to work in the United States. Proof of eligibility to work in U.S. is not required to apply.
- Applicants must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
OVERVIEW
About the National Museum of Asian Art
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) is committed to preserving, exhibiting, researching, and interpreting art in ways that deepen the public and scholarly understandings of Asia and the world. NMAA opened in 1923 as America’s first national art museum and the first Asian art museum in the United States. The museum now stewards one of the world’s most important collections of Asian art, with works dating from antiquity to the present, from China, Japan, Korea, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the pre-Islamic Near East, and the Islamic world (inclusive of Central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa). The museum also stewards an important collection of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American art.
Today, NMAA is emerging as a leading national and global resource for understanding the arts, cultures, and societies of Asia, especially at their intersection with America. Guided by the belief that the future of art museums lies in collaboration, increased access, and transparency, NMAA is fostering new ways to engage with its audiences while maintaining its commitment to excellence.
NMAA celebrated its centennial in 2023 and is determined to make the museum’s second century as accomplished as its first. The museum is building on its core strengths—the quality and depth of our collections, scholarship, and conservation—while embracing experimentation and new approaches to its work. The museum is transforming digitally, physically, and programmatically to draw in new audiences to celebrate, learn, and connect with Asian and American art and cultures, past and present.
Located on the National Mall in Washington, DC, the museum is free and open 364 days a year. The Smithsonian, which is the world’s largest museum complex, welcomes twenty to thirty million visitors yearly. For more information about the National Museum of Asian Art, please visit asia.si.edu.
The Opportunity
The National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) is seeking a Multimedia Assistant to support the museum’s video and multimedia initiatives. The assistant will work under the direction of the Senior Producer for Video and Interactive Multimedia and alongside other digital technology staff to set up, operate, record, and edit video, audio, and other multimedia materials. The assistant must be able to work independently to complete the required tasks and produce all deliverables.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Video and Media Content Production
- Assists with video recording set up, camera operation, recording, and post-production.
- Records footage and b-roll of the scheduled events and exhibitions both on-site and online using high-end video equipment and built-in PTZ camera system (Tricaster).
- Edits digital media content elements into finished products using effective communication methods to engage target audiences and meet project goals.
- Produces clear, consistent, and intelligible images and sound that meet museum standards.
- Captures and edits short videos for marketing, social media, and websites.
- Adapts exhibition and program-related content for digital platforms, in partnership with curators and other content creators.
- Contributes to the development of new methods and technology for connecting the museum with its target audience using digital media platforms.
Content and Project Management
- Works collaboratively with Digital Media staff on a variety of content management focused tasks and projects, including metadata tagging and assets ingestion.
- Works collaboratively with communication staff on a variety of content collaboration focused tasks and projects, including captioning, audio description and publication.
- Works closely with team members and clients throughout the lifecycle of an event to ensure all needs are met.
- Assists with media assets gathering and selection, research, interpretation and adaptation of existing content.
Projects and Tasks
- Provides AV support as needed, such as transport, set up, configures, stagehand support, and sounds checks, for 15-20 scheduled events.
- Assists with multimedia installation and maintenance in the exhibit gallery, such as speakers, projectors, wireless audio systems, accessibility components, projection screens, and digital media playback systems.
- Works collaboratively with Digital Media and Technology staff on a variety of operationally focused tasks and projects, including equipment moves, equipment cleaning and organization, equipment tests and calibration, and informal inventories.
- Troubleshoots technical problems quickly and deploys effective solutions.
Administrative
- Conducts equipment research both independently and with the assistance of Senior Producer for Video and Interactive Multimedia.
- Maintains a working knowledge of digital media principles and procedures.
- Follows NMAA procedures and completes administrative tasks in a timely and accurate manner.
- Communicates clearly, effectively, and regularly with the team and supervisor.
Performs other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Education and Experience: To qualify for this position, applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in a related area of study from an accredited four-year college or university and/or 2-3 years of related experience (described below); or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required:
- Full knowledge of typical audiovisual production principles, methods, and practices to effectively communicate information through audiovisual means.
- Skill to operate various audiovisual equipment and components ranging from small to large with different operating characteristics and features.
- Ability to set up and operate audiovisual equipment.
- Ability to plan and organize work on assigned productions from selecting and arranging in final sequence the filmed, taped or recorded scenes to be used, as well as the music, sound and narration.
- Ability to coordinate logistics, control expenses and arrange procurements.
- Skill in written and oral communication to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships with team members and customers, and to draft a variety of written materials.
Education completed outside the United States must be deemed equivalent to higher education programs of U.S. Institutions by an organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials. This documentation is the responsibility of the applicant and should be included as part of your application package.
Any false statement in your application may result in rejection of your application and may also result in termination after employment begins.
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Resumes should include a description of your paid and non-paid work experience that is related to this job; starting and ending dates of job (month and year); and average number of hours worked per week.
What To Expect Next: Once the vacancy announcement closes, a review of your resume will be compared against the qualification and experience requirements related to this job. After review of applicant resumes is complete, qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager.
Relocation expenses are not paid.
The Smithsonian Institution provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation should contact [email protected]. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. To learn more, please review the Smithsonian’s Accommodation Procedures (https://www.si.edu/OEO/IndividualswithDisabilities).
The Smithsonian Institution provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation should contact [email protected]. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. To learn more, please review the Smithsonian’s Accommodation Procedures (https://www.si.edu/OEO/IndividualswithDisabilities).
The Smithsonian Institution is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To review The Smithsonian's EEO program information, please click the following: https://www.si.edu/oeo
