ASU Media Relations & Strategic Communications – Video Editing and Production Assistant Intern
Deadline: Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025
Wage: Paid
Instructions:
Time Type:
Part time
Max Pay – Depends on experience:
$18.00 USD Hourly
Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.
Minimum Qualifications:
Duties are highly technical and/or complex and involve a significant degree of responsibility and judgment. This classification is limited to teaching/research aide type work or those positions requiring highly specialized skills and/or technical knowledge.
Job Description:
Pay Rate: $17.00 – $18.00 per hour, DOE
ASU Media Relations & Strategic Communications is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented video editing assistant to join the award-winning Visual Communications (VisComm) team, a group of video, photo, web, design, and social media professionals whose work is regularly featured across the university and beyond. This role is central to the team’s post-production workflow, with responsibilities that include editing video content — primarily for social media — managing digital assets, and supporting production as needed. To see examples of past projects created by our student team, visit asumrsc.com/video-editing
VisComm operates in a teaching hospital model, where high-performing students carry real responsibility alongside full-time staff. We value individuals who are self-motivated, comfortable working independently, and eager to learn. This position offers hands-on experience across a wide range of projects and serves as a stepping stone for aspiring editors, providing exposure to creative production from concept through distribution.
This position is eligible to fulfill requirements for the JMC 484, MCO 484, MCO 584 and MCO 294 internship courses in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Work samples are required to be considered. Please include a link to your portfolio in a prominent location on both your resume and cover letter. If applicable, also provide links to your public social media account(s).
Hours and location:
Minimum 10 hours per week, scheduled during normal weekday business hours.
In-person position on the Tempe campus, with occasional evening and weekend shoots across the Phoenix Metropolitan area as needed.
ASU Media Relations & Strategic Communications brings together news, public relations, media relations, strategic communications, and creative services experts dedicated to advancing the ASU Charter. Housed in the ASU Office of the President, we serve as central storytellers and communications advisors, collaborating with ASU leaders, faculty, staff, and students to highlight the university’s research, innovations, and impact. A frequent recipient of local, regional, and national awards, our department consists of five units: ASU News, Media Relations, Presidential Communications, Strategic Communications, and Visual Communications (which includes Social Media).
Essential Duties:
Craft short-form video stories under creative direction, including editing interviews into concise, compelling soundbites intercut with raw b-roll for optimized storytelling across social media and news platforms.
Add lower thirds, basic motion graphics, and captions; source licensed music and sound effects.
Receive raw video files to backup, process into color-graded hi-res proxies, and organize in an asset management system, along with audio files and other media.
Assemble b-roll packages for archival and external media use.
Ensure brand alignment across all deliverables.
Provide production support during shoots.
Occasionally, film solo projects (personal transportation may be required; mileage reimbursed at the per diem rate).
Assist with creative projects as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned
Desired Qualifications:
Must have experience editing video in Adobe Premiere Pro (working knowledge of Adobe After Effects and DaVinci Resolve a plus).
Enrollment in a related field of study strongly preferred.
Hands-on production experience, including basic knowledge of camera, audio and lighting setup, with a willingness to take on any role.
Strong visual storytelling skills.
Proactive and self-directed, with sound judgment on when to advance drafts for review and initiative to keep refining edits while awaiting feedback.
Familiarity with social media trends and content creation best practices.
Exceptional organizational skills, professionalism and dependability.
Brings positive energy and strong team morale to every project.
Must have availability to work 10–20 hours per week, with occasional evening and weekend shoots.
The ideal candidate is:
Reliable, prepared, responsive and calm under pressure.
An intelligent and thoughtful communicator who listens well, shares ideas confidently and offers constructive feedback at all levels of collaboration.
Comfortable in a fast-paced, fluid environment; adaptable to shifting priorities and able to pivot quickly in response to current events.
Eager to learn new skills and share knowledge, ideas and inspiration with the team
Working Environment:
Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting, subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse
Required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work.
Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 25 pounds
Regular activities require the ability to quickly change priorities.
Ability to communicate to perform essential functions.
Regular use of standard office equipment, including, but not limited to: computer workstation/laptop (keyboard, monitor, mouse), printer, fax, calculator, copier, telephone, and associated computer/technology peripherals.
Department Statement:
Work samples are required to be considered for this position. Make sure to include links to the social media brand account(s) you have represented in a prominent location on your resume and cover letter, and include your specific experience working with those brand(s).
Driving Requirement:
Driving is not required for this position.
Location:
Campus: Tempe
Funding:
Federal Work Study 70/30% ASU
Instructions to Apply:
Current Employees and Students should apply directly within Workday using the Jobs Hub. Use this link and log in using SSO:
To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:
Cover letter
Resume/CV
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