Human Resources

About the Role: 

You will be the technical backbone of an innovative, creative, and motivated team, responsible for recording, streaming, and providing other support for an array of different events at St. Olaf College. If you enjoy a dynamic workplace with a commitment to the highest level of excellence in equipment design, installation, operation, and maintenance, St. Olaf and Broadcast / Media Services may be the place for you.

What You’ll Do: 

You will possess the ability to support, maintain, design, and install Broadcast Audio / Visual infrastructure. You will be proficient in deployment and management of cloud services related to live and on-demand streaming and distribution, and will have skills and expertise in website and user interface development. You will support departmental activities in audio and video recording, broadcast, and production engineering, and will work collaboratively to ensure a smooth operation of the overall department.

Who You Are:

You’re a great fit if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

• A valid driver’s license and meet St. Olaf College driver authorization criteria with a satisfactory driving record

• 3+ years of experience in specification and maintenance of facility-scale audio and video routing, networking and communications systems

• 3+ years of experience in digital audio field recording, especially acoustic recording of concerts and events featuring classical music

• 3+ years of experience in live video production

It will be helpful if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in audio/video production or related field

• 5+ years of experience in design, installation and maintenance of facility-scale audio and video routing, networking and communications systems

You’ll need to bring the following skills:

• Knowledge of video workflow, equipment and tools including cameras, switchers, recorders, projection systems, transport devices and routers

• Ability to install, troubleshoot and repair broadcast and network cabling

• Knowledge of digital audio workstations, multi-track production, recording and broadcast consoles, audio storage systems, and sound reinforcement systems

• Knowledge of signal processing equipment including equalizers, compressors, limiters, AD/DA converters and outboard mic pre-amps

• Knowledge of ProTools, Adobe Premiere, or similar audio and video editing software

• Knowledge of video compression and delivery encoding/transcoding; cloud-based tools including AWS Media Services; and IP networking systems, protocols and equipment

• Knowledge of classical music broadcast production, recording techniques, microphone selection and application, and propagation patterns of musical instruments

• Skill in Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android systems

• Ability to read and generate schematics and block diagrams, and to interact and work well with musical artists, faculty and students

• Ability and willingness to support, respect and commit to embracing diverse backgrounds, values and points of view to build a strong and inclusive community including faculty, staff, students and constituents

We’re passionate about our work and we’re looking for people like you!

Who We Are:

At St. Olaf College we are dedicated to creating an inclusive and globally engaged community. We believe in fostering different identities, beliefs, and traditions because our differences make us stronger. St. Olaf strives to promote cultural diversity and multicultural understanding and create a campus where individuals of all backgrounds feel accepted and supported. We encourage applications from candidates committed to the enrichment of our diverse community.  

One of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges, St. Olaf serves 3,000 students, ranks #1 among U.S. colleges for the number of students studying abroad, and celebrates carbon-free electrical power.  Its mission is to challenge students to excel in the liberal arts, examine faith and values, and explore meaningful vocation in an inclusive, globally engaged community nourished by Lutheran tradition.  The college is located on a picturesque 300-acre campus in Northfield, Minnesota, a vibrant, restored, historic river town of 20,000 located 45 minutes south of the Twin Cities.

St. Olaf College offers a comprehensive benefits package including a 9% company retirement match, company monthly contributions to a retirement healthcare account, company contributions to eligible employee’s health savings account, significant tuition discount (up to 80% off) at ACM and ELCA colleges and universities for employee’s children, and generous paid time off. For a full review of benefit offerings, see the summary of the benefits program here:  https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/benefits/

A summary of the flexible work policy: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/flexible-work-policy/

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St. Olaf College requires all employees to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccination, as defined by the CDC. A reasonable accommodation may apply because of a disability or sincerely held religious belief. Compliance with St. Olaf's COVID-19 policy is a condition of employment. Under current guidelines, "up to date" means one updated (bivalent) booster, which became available on September 7, 2022. If and when this guidance changes, employees will be required to get additional boosters as indicated by CDC guidelines.