Educational Video Management Specialist - Student Service

Purdue University purdue.edu Open · verified Sep 18, 2026

West Lafayette Mid-level Video Production

Mid-level Video Production role at Purdue University. West Lafayette.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Use a defined workflow to find, download, and prepare course videos from the LMS and video platform
Run supplied scripts that adapt videos and create YouTube metadata and thumbnails
Check rendered videos and metadata for accuracy before upload
Track completed courses and document any problems
Share progress, questions, and obstacles with the team

What you bring

You can learn and follow detailed technical instructions, even without technical experience
You carefully review files, video outputs, and metadata for errors
You ask questions, report status, and raise issues when needed
You can resolve routine problems independently and know when to involve a supervisor
Experience with technical workflows, digital files, terminal programs, or Jupyter notebooks is preferred

Who this fits

This suits a dependable student worker who wants practical experience with educational technology, video processing, automated tools, and quality assurance. You’ll work a flexible schedule of ten hours each week and attend a recurring weekly meeting, with training and mentorship from a lead instructional designer.

From the employer

Job Summary

Purdue University Online’s instructional design team seeks a dependable student worker to support a large-scale initiative to showcase course content on Purdue's YouTube channel. This role offers hands-on experience with educational technology workflows, video processing, and quality assurance in a higher education environment.

Job Responsibilities

Execute a structured, semi-automated process for identifying, downloading, and processing course videos from our Learning Management System (LMS) and video distribution platform
Run provided scripts to modify videos and generate metadata and thumbnails for YouTube upload
Verify successful video rendering and conduct quality checks on metadata
Maintain accurate records of processed courses and any issues encountered
Communicate proactively about progress, questions, and roadblocks

Required Qualifications

Learning agility: Ability to quickly understand and follow detailed technical processes, even without prior technical experience
Attention to detail: Careful verification of outputs and metadata to ensure quality
Communication skills: Proactive in asking questions, reporting progress, and escalating issues appropriately
Judgment: Ability to distinguish between problems you can troubleshoot independently and those requiring supervisor input

Preferred Qualifictions

Prior experience following technical procedures or workflows
Basic comfort with digital file management
Prior experience running programs in a terminal or working within a Jupyter notebook

Learning Opportunities

This position provides experience with:
- Educational technology systems and workflows
- Video processing and quality assurance
- Process documentation and execution
- Working with automated tools and scripts
- Professional communication in a higher education setting

Work Environment

Flexible schedule of 10 hours per week, with a regularly scheduled weekly meeting
Direct mentorship and training from Lead Instructional Designer

Hourly Rate

$11.00/Hour

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt