University of California San Diego

Director of Media and IT - 141248

Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Advanced knowledge of financial and staff management.
  • Experience supporting faculty in technology use for research and education.
  • Thorough understanding of technical concepts and data communications.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate technical staff.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills for diverse audiences.
  • Expertise in managing technology procurement and infrastructure acquisition.
  • Proven experience in change management and operational procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic oversight for media and IT operations.
  • Set and define operational structures to keep technical resources cutting-edge.
  • Manage and oversee multimedia production teams and services.
  • Direct pre-production planning and execution of media projects.
  • Guide integration and troubleshooting of presentation technologies.
  • Drive media and IT services impact across campus and external partners.
  • Oversee fiscal management of media services recharge.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • Engagement with a diverse range of external partners.
  • Collaboration with a wide array of academic disciplines and research institutes.
  • Access to advanced technical infrastructure and resources.
  • Involvement in impactful projects that support world-class research and education.
Full Job Description
Payroll Title:
EDUC TCHL MGR 1 Department:
QUALCOMM INSTITUTE Hiring Pay Scale
$100,100 - $143,800 / Year Worksite:
Campus Appointment Type:
Career Appointment Percent:
100% Union:
Uncovered Total Openings:
1 Work Schedule:
8 hrs/day

#141248 Director of Media and IT
Filing Deadline: Fri 9/11/2026
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DESCRIPTION

The Director of Media and IT provides strategic oversight for the Institute's technical infrastructure and media operations, translating senior leadership's objectives into concrete specifications that are executed by supervised staff. Sets and defines adaptable organizational, financial, and operational structures to ensure that networking, production-computing and immersive visualization facilities remain at the cutting edge. Oversees and manages Media, Events and IT groups, QI auditorium, theater, art gallery, video production studio, visualization systems, collaboration spaces and other technical infrastructure throughout Atkinson Hall, guaranteeing continuous evolution of these resources to support world-class research and education.

The Director partners with external partners and campus instructional designers, project managers, and faculty advisers, to direct media teams that plan, produce, and edit professional-level online, hybrid, educational, and documentary videos, as well as other visual media. Manages and has independent oversight of the media services recharge of $550K. Oversee and directs the pre-production planning, multi-camera direction, audio-visual processing, and formatting media for web and other delivery platforms.

The Director is the chief technical expert for media services, guiding the integration, setup and troubleshooting of presentation technologies across public venues. Manages media services, IT and educational production services for QI and across campus and external partner venues. This position drives a broad campus-wide impact by delivering essential media and IT services to all Vice Chancellor areas, professional schools, Health Sciences, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), as well as affiliated research institutes like Sanford Burnham Prebys, regional hubs like Park & Market, and other external customers.

QUALIFICATIONS
  • Advanced knowledge of financial, operational and staff management.
  • Advanced knowledge of short and long range planning.
  • Interpersonal communication skills.
  • Advanced management skills to lead, direct, motivate staff, maintain fiscal integrity, formulate and implement operation procedures, and ensure compliance with all campus policies and procedures.
  • Experience supporting faculty use of technology to further the instructional and research mission of the University, or first-hand use of a variety of technologies essential.
  • Thorough knowledge of subject area sufficient for strategic planning, technology assessment and direction. Advanced technical skills / experience including Mac / PC, web development, on-line conferencing, multimedia, presentation tools, and emerging technologies.
  • Requires supervisory and staff development skills. Demonstrated skill in managing technical staff.
  • Manages, through subordinate supervisors, the coordination of activities of a department with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods, and employees.
  • Experienced in leading change management activities and managing their impact across the unit or department.
  • Experience of analyzing buy vs. build procurement for products for effective and efficient technology use. Experience in the management of ongoing technology infrastructure acquisition and expansion, to include the identification and integration of suitable emerging technologies.
  • Thorough knowledge of technical concepts and basic operating principles of data communications, computer hardware, vendor IT products, and software. Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively present technical topics to individuals and groups with potentially varied levels of technical sophistication.
  • Ability to understand the process involved to adapt, integrate, and modify existing programs or vendor-supplied products for use within the technical environment.
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of service delivery principles.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
  • Employee must be available to work evenings and weekends.
  • Job offer is contingent upon satisfactory clearance based on background check results.
  • Job offer is contingent upon satisfactory clearance based on Background Check results.
Pay Transparency Act

Annual Full Pay Range: $100,100 - $187,500 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)

Hourly Equivalent: $47.94 - $89.80

Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).

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About University of California San Diego

The University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego is the seventh-oldest of the 10 University of California campuses and offers over 200 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, enrolling approximately 38,325 students. UC San Diego is organized into six undergraduate residential colleges (Revelle, John Muir, Thurgood Marshall, Earl Warren, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Sixth College) and five academic divisions (Arts and Humanities, Biological Sciences, Jacobs School of Engineering, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences). The university operates 19 organized research units (ORUs), including the Center for Energy Research, Qualcomm Institute (a branch of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology), and the San Diego Supercomputer Center.
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