The Department of Recreational Sports is currently looking for a Multimedia Assistant to join our energetic team and move Gators towards lifelong wellbeing! Multimedia Assistants are visually minded, storytellers at heart, and energized by creative challenges and reimagining what’s possible.
Successful candidates will begin work at the beginning of Fall 2026.
For more information about the role and onboarding process, visit https://recsports.ufl.edu/about/student-employment/
Overview
The Multimedia Assistant within Marketing at Recreational Sports is visually minded, a storyteller at heart, and energized by creative challenges and reimagining what’s possible. This position will work alongside the Division’s Multimedia Specialist to create multimedia that showcase and support the Gator student experience at RecSports.
RecSports Team Member Responsibilities
- Develop professional relationships with co-workers, participants, and guests
- Uphold and exceed the expectations of the Cornerstones of RecSports Service: accountability, anticipating needs, attitude, and atmosphere
- Demonstrate a desire to learn and apply knowledge as a RecSports ambassador
- Take ownership of RecSports facilities and programs by exhibiting a responsible work ethic
- Promote and maintain cleanliness and appearance within and surrounding RecSports facilities
- Enforce RecSports policies and procedures to promote participant safety and satisfaction
- Respond to all emergency situations and adhere to established protocol including pre- and post- incident procedures
- All RecSports employees are expected to abide by the RecSports Student Staff Code of Conduct that clarifies shared expectations and standards in effort to best serve our patrons, develop each team member, and prepare student employees for future career endeavors
RecSports Fall Kick-Off 2026: Tuesday, August 18
- Fall Kick-Off is our all-staff event to discuss department-wide updates, facilitate unit training sessions, as well as cultivate community and positive energy within our RecSports team. All RecSports Student Staff are expected to attend and will be paid for their training time.
- Fall Kick-Off is scheduled for August 18, 2026. Please mark your calendars as this is mandatory for all staff! In addition, please hold your calendars for August 12-18, 2026 for mandatory unit-specific trainings.
Unit-Specific Job Responsibilities
- Film, photograph and edit projects highlighting RecSports programs, student spaces and student experiences
- Although this is a combined photo and video role, candidates with strong skills and interest in predominately one of the disciplines are still invited to apply
- Assist in the planning, development and execution of production plans
- Maintain care of photo and video equipment
- Build and maintain professional relationships with clients, co-workers and vendors in an agency style work environment with both student and professional staff including graphic designers, marketing assistants, communication specialists and more
Additional Information
- The department’s camera ecosystem consists of Blackmagic Cinema Cameras and Canon Digital SLRs
- Student Life Marketing utilizes Adobe Creative Cloud (Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere, Audition, After Effects, Media Encoder, Bridge), PhotoMechanic, and Davinci Resolve for post-production workflows
