University Library Specialist, Learning Spaces & Services (We are no longer accepting applications for this role)

The University Library Specialist (ULS) is responsible for providing expert assistance to patrons in the NC State University Libraries Studios. The position manages day-to-day operations of the Hill Library Digital Media Lab, including hiring, training and supervising student employees, upholding the Libraries’ standards for great customer service, and ensuring proper use and maintenance of tools and technologies within the space. The ULS fosters a welcoming and inclusive environment for new and returning users of the space. 

The Digital Media Lab is a teaching and learning space with five small studios and a computing lab that provides resources around audio production, graphic design, videography, and music making to all NC State students, staff, and faculty regardless of prior experience.

Duties include but are not limited to the following: 

Digital Media Lab Management:

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Digital Media Lab, ensuring a safe, organized, and welcoming environment that supports creativity and learning for all users.
• Manage the maintenance, organization, and accessibility of digital media software and hardware to ensure they are functional and up-to-date.
• Help develop and implement policies that enhance the user experience, grow awareness and usage, and ensure optimal functioning of the space.
• Coordinate the Studios technology lending program, adding and removing items, creating kits and supporting documentation.

Student Supervision and Mentorship:

• Recruit, oversee, and guide a group of student assistants, making sure they receive the necessary training to offer outstanding assistance and advice within the Digital Media Lab.
• Create a collaborative team environment that emphasizes skill development, customer service, and a passion for media making and learning.

Digital Media Support:

• Maintain a strong understanding of digital media technologies, including some combination of audio (e.g., podcasting, music recording, editing, production), video (e.g., videography, editing, publishing), photography (e.g., adjusting settings, editing, digitizing), or graphic design (e.g., illustration, digital painting, desktop publishing).
• Support digital media technologies for users including audio, video, and graphic design tools. 
• Provide expert guidance and hands-on demonstrations including consultations, workshops, and training sessions. 
• Support NC State campus community events like Make-A-Thon and State of the Sciences.
• Stay abreast of the latest trends and technologies in the digital media and educational fields, integrating them into the Digital Media Lab.

Ask Us Management

• As part of the evening shift, staffs the main service point in the Hill and Hunt Libraries; provides customer service and troubleshoots problems in a high-volume, high-technology research library.
• Communicates the tools and services of the Studios internally and externally to ensure broad awareness.

This position is based in North Carolina. This position is eligible for flexible hours and a hybrid work environment, based on departmental and operational needs. This position will require a majority of onsite work.