Job: Interactive Media Producer, Chabot Space & Science Center (Oakland, CA)

Description:

Chabot Space & Science Center seeks a creative, multi-talented individual to support ongoing content development, outreach, production, and maintenance efforts for interactive educational websites and digital media-based exhibits. The Interactive Media Producer will work as part of Chabot’s exhibitions team to support and expand content production, new media initiatives, and educational programming around a new interactive educational website and exhibition on climate change, and will participate in developing new projects.

This full-time position is located on-site in Oakland, CA. Reports to Exhibitions Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Provide daily management and maintenance of website and media-based exhibits.
• Provide user support, responding to inquiries, creating/administering groups, etc.
• Plan and conduct outreach to build online user community though social media efforts, partner organizations, school audiences, etc. Work across departments and collaborate with Education and Marketing staff to lead online outreach effort.
• Review and update existing site content to maintain accuracy and timeliness.
• Review, filter, and select user-submitted content for publishing.
• Track, analyze, and provide monthly reports on site usage, community feedback, and online presence (links, media coverage, social media, etc.).
• Work with outside evaluator to plan and conduct formal evaluation of usage and educational impact of website and exhibition.
• Develop new web and exhibition content (copy, images, video), including research, writing, copyediting, fact-checking, and proofreading.
• Communicate with volunteers and staff to develop additional content.
• Work with users and web design/development team to define additional features and/or modifications to website.
  • emphasis on features and additional content that will support use of website by teachers and students.
• Work with exhibitions team to develop concepts and proposals for new exhibitions and interactive media.
• Prepare project work plans, schedule and organize meetings.
• Create processes and documentation for asset management and site administration.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills and experience:

• Creative self-starter with an ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Minimum 3 years successful related experience in web or interactive media position.
• Requires experience and fluency with digital media tools, including web CMS, manipulating images, light video production. Must be competent using Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, basic HTML/CSS, and have experience and proven success with social media outreach and awareness of new media trends and technologies.
• Excellent writing skills, including some experience creating science content for general/youth audiences.
• Strong communication skills, ability to communicate and work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds, including professional colleagues and Chabot’s public audience.
• Strong design sensibilities (please note: this is not a design position).
• Highly organized with a keen eye for detail.
• Ability to multi-task under tight deadlines.
• Ability to think quickly and improvise when necessary.
• Previous professional experience with online community management a plus.
• Experience with usability testing a plus.
• Interest in science, formal and informal education a plus.
• Reliable transportation is required. Please note that Chabot is not accessible by public transportation.

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary is competitive with other non-profit organizations and will be commensurate with experience. Chabot Space & Science Center offers a comprehensive benefits package including a flexible spending program, medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability, retirement plan 403(b), employee assistance program and generous paid time off. Employees are eligible for these benefits on the first day of the month following 30 days of employment.

To apply:

Application deadline is January 7, 2011. Send cover letter AND resume, using the subject line “Interactive Media Producer.”  Include links to writing samples or online portfolio if available.

email:    tschwarz@chabotspace.og

mail:      Exhibitions Manager

Chabot Space & Science Center

10000 Skyline Blvd. Oakland, CA 94619

*** Chabot Space & Science Center thanks all applicants for their interest; only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.

For more information about Chabot Space & Science Center, visit www.chabotspace.org.