Director of Media and IT
The University of California, San Diego
About this position
Position Description
The Director of Media and IT provides strategic oversight for the Institute’s technical infrastructure and media operations, translating senior leadership’s objectives into concrete specifications that are executed by supervised staff. Sets and defines adaptable organizational, financial, and operational structures to ensure that networking, production-computing and immersive visualization facilities remain at the cutting edge. Oversees and manages Media, Events and IT groups, QI auditorium, theater, art gallery, video production studio, visualization systems, collaboration spaces and other technical infrastructure throughout Atkinson Hall, guaranteeing continuous evolution of these resources to support world-class research and education. The Director partners with external partners and campus instructional designers, project managers, and faculty advisers, to direct media teams that plan, produce, and edit professional-level online, hybrid, educational, and documentary videos, as well as other visual media. Manages and has independent oversight of the media services recharge of $550K. Oversee and directs the pre-production planning, multi-camera direction, audio-visual processing, and formatting media for web and other delivery platforms. The Director is the chief technical expert for media services, guiding the integration, setup and troubleshooting of presentation technologies across public venues. Manages media services, IT and educational production services for QI and across campus and external partner venues. This position drives a broad campus-wide impact by delivering essential media and IT services to all Vice Chancellor areas, professional schools, Health Sciences, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), as well as affiliated research institutes like Sanford Burnham Prebys, regional hubs like Park & Market, and other external customers.
Qualifications
Advanced knowledge of financial, operational and staff management. Advanced knowledge of short and long range planning. Interpersonal communication skills. Advanced management skills to lead, direct, motivate staff, maintain fiscal integrity, formulate and implement operation procedures, and ensure compliance with all campus policies and procedures. Experience supporting faculty use of technology to further the instructional and research mission of the University, or first-hand use of a variety of technologies essential. Thorough knowledge of subject area sufficient for strategic planning, technology assessment and direction. Advanced technical skills / experience including Mac / PC, web development, on-line conferencing, multimedia, presentation tools, and emerging technologies. Requires supervisory and staff development skills. Demonstrated skill in managing technical staff. Manages, through subordinate supervisors, the coordination of activities of a department with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods, and employees. Experienced in leading change management activities and managing their impact across the unit or department. Experience of analyzing buy vs. build procurement for products for effective and efficient technology use. Experience in the management of ongoing technology infrastructure acquisition and expansion, to include the identification and integration of suitable emerging technologies. Thorough knowledge of technical concepts and basic operating principles of data communications, computer hardware, vendor IT products, and software. Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively present technical topics to individuals and groups with potentially varied levels of technical sophistication. Ability to understand the process involved to adapt, integrate, and modify existing programs or vendor-supplied products for use within the technical environment. Strong knowledge and understanding of service delivery principles.