Digital Media Specialist

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Media Services, Level A

Job Title

Digital Media Specialist

Department

Administrative Leadership | Arts Instructional Support and Information Technology

Compensation Range

$5,365.42 - $7,709.92 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

August 14, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

August 31, 2028

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

The Digital Media Specialist manages the technological development of innovative media projects across diverse platforms and technologies. This role combines expertise in media production, creative technology, and collaborative initiatives. The incumbent provides technical support to the Bachelor of Media Studies (BMS) program, assisting students, faculty, and staff in producing and presenting public facing digital media projects for research, knowledge exchange and community-engaged purposes.

Key responsibilities include procuring and maintaining specialized media equipment, services and facilities, creating multimedia assets, and web content. The role also involves training users in media technologies, leading workshops, and developing resources to promote effective and responsible use of multimedia tools. The Digital Media Specialist also supports the broader Faculty of Arts through Arts ISIT, extending their expertise to enhance faculty-wide digital media and educational initiatives.

Organizational Status

Reports to the Arts ISIT Senior Manager, Learning Centre, with a dotted line to BMS Chair. Works closely with BMS instructors, faculty, students, and administrative staff. This position coordinates with other Arts ISIT staff and could collaborate with other technical staff other units on campus, such as ARC, EML, HIVE, to keep current emerging technological developments and media needs of the University Community and as applied in industry.

Work Performed
- Provides consultation and supports for collaborative faculty, student, community partner research work in studio, lab, public-facing and field settings.
- Facilitates the training and use of a wide range of media equipment use, including but not limited to digital cameras, audio recorders, speakers, lighting, 3D and flatbed scanners, projectors, touch capable monitors, XR headsets and sensors.
- Provides technical support and troubleshooting for media production hardware and software use, including installation, configuration, and maintenance. This may/can include:

- Building and maintaining frontend interfaces using JavaScript, React, and other frameworks; manage backend systems for digital asset storage, access, and archiving.
- Providing technical support for web, interactive media, and data visualization projects using frameworks and platforms such as JavaScript, React, Touch Designer and XR tools while helping to maintain accessible and functional digital platforms.
- Supporting the creation and editing of audio, video, photographic, effects and/or 3D content using industry-standard tools including DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Creative Suite, Nuke, Unity, Blender and Multimodal Generative workflows, while maintaining high production standards.
- Designing, implementing and managing real-time physical interactive experiences for live performances using Touch Designer to integrate video, sound, and 3D data pipelines; develop XR environments for immersive experiences.
- Optimizing cloud-based solutions for data visualization workflows using platforms like Tableau.
- Directs collaborative project workflows of various research projects with digital outputs using project management tools and methods (e.g. Agile, Miro and Tableau) to plan and develop project timelines, task delegation, and content management strategies for the BMS CAPSTONE course.
- Management of digital media operations of Bachelor of Media Studies program, researches and coordinates the arrangements and lending/ booking of media equipment and studio spaces using a reservation system, ensuring resources are available and in optimal working condition.
- Develops and manages budgets, reconciling issues that could affect the cost, quality and/or timing of research proj