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Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 510961
Division/Organization: College of Letters & Science
Department: Communication Arts
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: VILAS COMMUNICATION HALL
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $14 (with potential for merit-based increases)
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Performing and Visual Arts, Communications, Broadcasting, and Media Arts, Education and Training, Customer Service, Information Technology and Computers, Department and Office Assistants, Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Department Overview:

 The Communication Arts Department offers a variety of courses focusing on the principal media and modes of human communication. Our goal is to help students deepen their appreciation of the communication process and increase their communication skills. Whether a course deals with film, electronic media, rhetoric, or interpersonal communication, it is designed to encourage students to enhance and develop their own capacities for critical appraisal, reflection, and expression, and to expand their capacities for participation in the communication-driven social and civic life of the twenty-first century.

Anticipated Start Date:

 2/2/2026

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 Renewed based on eligibility

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 8 Maximum: 12

Schedule:

 Weekly recurring

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: 14.00 

Number of Positions:

 2-3

Qualifications:

 • High school diploma
• Currently enrolled at UW-Madison as an undergraduate
• Expected graduation date May 2027 or later is preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to learn new concepts quickly
• Attention to detail
• Experience in customer service preferred
• Basic knowledge of audio and video equipment and concepts is appreciated, not required
• Experience with video editing software is appreciated, not required

Position Summary/Job Duties:

• Staff the front desk of the Instructional Media Center (IMC)
• Facilitate equipment circulation for video production classes (cameras, microphones, lighting, etc.)
• Facilitate equipment circulation for instructors in courses (laptops, projectors, recorders, etc.)
• Maintain media library (Blu-rays, DVDs)
• Maintain IMC knowledge base
• Digitize legacy media
• Production equipment maintenance (updating camera software, cleaning lenses, etc.)
• Routine facilities cleaning

Physical Demands:

• Ability to lift 35 pounds
• Willingness to do some minor physical labor (moving furniture, painting film sets, etc.)

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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