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Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion at Getty
Getty believes diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion are essential to our excellence and to the execution of our mission. The Getty community values differences in the pursuit of inquiry and knowledge, mutual understanding, respect, trust, transparency, and cooperation. We are committed to creating a welcoming workplace that reflects the various backgrounds of the communities we serve and includes individuals who bring a diversity of values and experiences. Individuals of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Job Summary
Our Mission
The J. Paul Getty Museum seeks to inspire curiosity about, and enjoyment and understanding of, the visual arts by collecting, conserving, exhibiting, and interpreting works of art of outstanding quality and historical importance and is one of four programs of the J. Paul Getty Trust. The Museum operates two sites, the Getty Villa in Malibu, which exhibits its collection of Greek and Roman antiquities, and the Getty Center in Brentwood, which displays its collections of European art: Medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, drawings to 1900, and photography to the present day (including non-European works). The Museum mounts approximately 25 temporary exhibitions a year across its two sites, maintains an annual permanent gallery improvement program, and offers wide-ranging and ambitious programming for its visitors.
The Opportunity
This Assistant Digital Media Producer position in the J. Paul Getty Museum is part of a newly created team in the Getty Education Department dedicated to developing digital and virtual learning media and programs for K12 audiences. Reporting to the Education Specialist for Digital and Virtual Learning Experiences, the Assistant Digital Media Producer will support the museum’s Education Department in creating getty.edu as a destination for dynamic and relevant resources to inspire teachers from across the country to integrate the visual arts into their curriculum. They will be responsible for supporting the expansion of virtual programming and digital resources for K-12 school communities by developing new online content as part of the Getty’s website for teachers and students in collaboration with education staff. The ideal candidate is highly organized and comfortable operating independently and working with teams. They also need a solid understanding of online platforms and have experience working in content development for digital projects in an iterative, fast-paced environment and have experience writing, editing, and producing compelling digital content for varied audiences.
Major Job Responsibilities
- Collaborate with supervisor, team, and stakeholders to identify scope of tasks and deliverables associated with assignments
- Coordinate logistics for media production projects including populating and supporting a complex digital production calendar, using project management tools to successfully manage all stages of assignments
- Ensure deadlines are met and communicate diplomatically with a broad range of staff to generate and deliver content
- Write content plans, develop storyboards, edit material, and update project management tools
- Edit, write, and revise content for new and existing web pages and learning platforms, iterating this process numerous times across wireframes through production lifecycle
- Create and produce original and adaptive material for various media channels
- Edit audio and video using post-production techniques to deliver high-quality projects
- Assist in evaluating user experience needs and recommend appropriate mediums
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders including media production crews, writers, and talent on content production
- Manage, gather, and organize assets, ensuring content elements meet technical requirements, and check that rights are clear
- May serve as on-screen talent as assigned
- Perform additional administrative tasks as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
- 1-3 years of experience
- Experience in digital production environment using one or more digital distribution channels such as social media, web, blogs, wikis, etc.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong communicator and collaborator
- Effective technical writing skills
- Basic graphic design skills
- Adept at researching content standards and art object collections online
- Experience developing resources and programs for K-12 audiences
- Experience teaching in and out-of-school settings
- Understanding of evaluation methodologies
- Ability to edit and/or write for different types of audiences as well as for different types of distribution channels
- Must be detail-oriented and have good organizational skills
- Ability to respond to fast-paced web environment and evolving conversations online experience with media creation and production tools
- Ability to edit and/or write for different types of audiences as well as for different types of distribution channels
Benefits and Perks
Here are just some examples that Getty offers/provides for full-time employees:
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance coverage, starting on date of hire. Getty pays 75%-95% of the premium, depending on the plan selected.
- 403(b) Employee Investment retirement plan – with up to 5% Getty Match
- Getty contribution of 6%, on behalf of employee, to 401(a) retirement account
- Educational Assistance and professional development
- Paid Vacation, Sick and Personal Days
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Many positions have bi-weekly Off-Fridays
- On-Site Fitness Center at Getty Center
- Community service opportunities
To learn more about our comprehensive benefits and long list of perks, go to Getty HR.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status.
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