NASA Science Multimedia Producer

Description

Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is a private, nonprofit corporation founded in 1969 under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences. Its current membership consists of 105 universities in the U.S. and abroad that have graduate programs in space-related sciences and/or engineering.  USRA focuses on space-related technical competencies with the goal of expanding knowledge and developing technology for the benefit of the academic community, space-related industries, and NASA's mission to "pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research".

USRA seeks a full-time NASA Science Multimedia Producer with a passion for visual science storytelling. The is a chance to work with some of NASA’s most exciting space science themes upcoming missions to Mars, asteroids, and the moon. This position is located at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Develops and produces multimedia products in support of Goddard’s planetary and space science missions.
• Products are created for a wide range of audiences: broadcast media, media websites, educators, students, science center professionals, bloggers, park rangers, and the general public.  
• Produces short form video content, video news releases, live public affairs and news programming, educational vignettes, webcasts, and integrated web content.   
• Responsible for all phases of video production: generating story ideas, writing scripts, directing camera operators, working with animators and data visualizers, editing, captioning, overseeing product distribution.