UoA Weekly

Project Directors are responsible for overseeing the management of the entire project and production pipeline.

• Overall direction and management of student team.
• Timesheet records and record-keeping.
• Rostered episodes’ pre-production including content curation, content research, and Writer coordination.
• Equipment maintenance or checking in/out.
• Rostered episode shoots’ production including directing, videography, mise-en-scène, thumbnail photography, location coordination and audio.
• Completing rostered episode post-production (cuts, colour/luma-correction, subtitling, transitions, audio, brand compatibility, and format deliveries).
• Operating and oversight of mandatory project meetings (rare/occasional).
• Presenter casting and oversight.
• Contingency management and responsibilities (incl. of team).
• Coordination with Campus Life and Marketing staff members.

Experience: Project Directors should be fluent in both spoken and written English. Experience in videography, directing, video-editing, photography, scriptwriting, mise-en-scène, team and stakeholder management is required.

Time commitment: Approx. 10 hours per month. There are 2 Project Directors who take turns between episodes during semesters and each episode requires about 5 hours of work.

Payment: $125 per episode worked on.

Presenters are responsible for memorising and rehearsing a script, travelling to a filming location and presenting an episode in front of a recording camera.

• Reading, understanding, and rehearsing scripts.
• Participating in programme promotional photoshoots.
• Participating in mandatory project meetings (rare/occasional).

Experience: Prior experience in presenting/public speaking is required. Presenters should be fluent in English and confident pronouncing te reo Māori.

Time commitment: Approx. 2 hours per month. Presenters are rostered for 1 video per month during semesters. Each episode shoot takes approx. 1 hour on location and presenters are expected to spend about an hour rehearsing the script prior.

Payment: $50 per episode worked on.

Crew Members are responsible for assisting with on-site filming.

• Assisting Project Director and Presenter.
• Directing Presenter whilst ensuring script content is well-presented.

Experience: Fluent in spoken and written English.

Time commitment: Approx. 1 hour per month. Crew members are rostered for 1 video per month during semesters. Each episode shoot takes approx. 1 hour on location.

Payment: $25 per episode worked on.