Digital Media Coordinator

Digital Media Coordinator

Texas A&M Engineering is a large employer in the great and growing cities of Bryan/College Station, offering thousands of career opportunities in a wide variety of fields. We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity, and service. Texas A&M Engineering offers competitive salaries, full benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service.

Job Description

Purpose:

The Digital Media Coordinator, position is designed to meet the needs of a unit where multifaceted expertise is required. This position is designed to support the technological and digital media needs of the Center, much of which involves two symposia, the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia, and Asia Turbomachinery & Pump Symposium.

Responsibilities:

• Complete website updates and performance monitoring for the Turbo Lab's three sites. Responsible for compliance, accessibility, and maintenance of Turbo Lab sites. Primary technical support for website function, publication, & availability. Assist and Consult with Senior Program Manager & Turbo Lab Communications Department to create pages as needed. Maximize function and capability of Turbo Lab sites.
• Consult with Senior Program Manager on details/method of & lead distribution of contents of proceedings for symposia. Responsible for maximizing distribution to exclusive groups prior to and while on show site. Lead search for, securing of, and programming for dependable, capable method of distribution.
• Primary contact to TAMU Library Services on loading Proceedings for public consumption with Oaktrust. Lead formatting of & transfer of data. Primary contact for ensuring public availability within Turbo Lab guidelines. Responsible for other general upkeep/improvements to proceedings repository.
• Lead the build of and optimization of Turbo Lab's registration & program submission software. Primary contact for contracting, editing, troubleshooting, and technical support in event platform, Aventri. Provide technical support and assistance with look and feel on event registration platform, Aventri. Responsible for working knowledge of software capability & maximizing full benefits of registration/program platform(s). Provides advice and enacts improvements with Turbo Lab staff.
• Assist & Consult with Turbo Lab Communications Department & Senior Program Manager on build out and test of mobile app for symposia. Responsible for publishing, monitoring, access to, and improvements for future events. Primary contact for user process and show-site technical support. Maintain instructions and consult on best practice for knowledge distribution to users in outreach & show-site awareness.
• Provide on-site registration and technological support at annual Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia in Houston. Responsible for vendor relations and contracting with badge printing technical services in conjunction with Turbo Lab staff. Primary contact for ensuring badge printing set-up and proper printing of badge information according to Turbo Lab guidelines/process. Pre- and Show-Site technical support therein.
• Perform duties similar to the above tasks in support of the Center's activities beyond the main symposia throughout the calendar year.
• Primary Turbo Lab Staff contact for IT compliance. Responsible for execution of & supply support for IT tickets for Turbo Lab Staff. Monitors Turbo Lab shared email address(es) as assigned. Assist & Consult with Turbo Lab Staff on equipment improvements. Maintains & tracks Turbo Lab Staff equipment for inventory with Senior Program Manager and Lab Manager.

What we need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

What is helpful:

• Some experience in website design, software systems operation/optimization, and programming.

About the Turbomachinery Laboratory

The Turbomachinery Laboratory (Turbo Lab) conducts fundamental and applied research within three thematic areas: Rotordynamics and Mechanical Systems; Thermal Fluids and Combustion; and Computational and Modeling Design. This research is sponsored by a combination of government and industry sources, both domestically and internationally, through traditional grants and contracts and covers the entire range of specialties of the Turbo Lab research groups. The Turbo Lab's acclaimed Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia (TPS) is held annually in Houston, Texas, and its sister event, the Asia Turbomachinery and Pump Symposium (ATPS), biennially in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Both feature a world-class exhibit hall and cutting-edge technical program.

Texas A&M Engineering provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits.
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Vision, Dental, Life, and Long-Term Disability insurance options.
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS), a defined benefit retirement plan with 8.25% employer contribution.
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Deferred Account 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation Program 457(b).
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional development opportunities.
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program release time offered to employees to promote work/life balance.

Helpful Applicant Information

Required Materials for Application:

• Resume/CV
• Three work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor/former supervisor.
• Letter of interest

Compensation Philosophy:

• Recruit and retain high-performing workforce through competitive compensation and career development including career pathing, coaching and skills development.
• Offer total rewards, flexible benefits, professional development, performance recognition and work-life balance.
• Ensure resources are readily available and utilized to attract and retain the highest quality researchers, faculty, and staff.

Employment Eligibility Verification

• If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in delay of start date.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.