Media Engineer; Digital Media Specialist), KIX Lab

MEDIA SCHOOL (BL-MSCH-IUBLA)

The Media School at Indiana University Bloomington is home to cutting‑edge facilities. The Kinetic Immersion and Extended Reality (KIX) Lab, the home of a Virtual Production Wall , and the adjacent Immersive Embodied Media Studio , is designed to support innovation in research, teaching, outreach and engagement, industry partnerships, as well as creative projects across film, television, audio, games, and immersive media.

We are seeking a KIX Lab Media Engineer to oversee daily operations and provide specialized technical and creative support. The Media Engineer will play a central role in supporting the use and integration of the KIX Lab and the supporting staging facilities, including virtual production, motion capture, immersive audio, and research workflows, infrastructure development and integration, and advanced media technology support.

• Reports to IU KIX Lab Director, Ico Bukvic.
• Operates and supports Pixotope workflows, including camera tracking with Unreal Engine.
• Supports live virtual production wall shoots.
• Supports projects and courses in the Immersive Embodied Media Studio by ensuring its software and hardware is calibrated, properly configured, up‑to‑date, and customized to specific project needs, and by providing assistance and support to faculty and students in using the infrastructure.
• Maintains lab equipment, troubleshoot issues, and coordinate upgrades.
• Develops and manages file systems, workflow pipelines, and production documentation.
• Stays current on trends in virtual production, motion capture, immersive audio, and 3D engines.
• Mentors, coordinates, and (co) supervises student employees and research assistants working in the KIX Lab.
• Coordinates the Lab scheduling.
• Maintains detailed records related to system use, procedures, and operations. Produce reports as needed.
• Provides workshops and one‑on‑one training on the immersive media tools leveraged by the KIX Lab.
• Collaborates with faculty to integrate lab technologies into coursework and leverage it in faculty research.
• Supports interdisciplinary projects with creative and technical input.
• Conducts and supports demonstrations for students, faculty, and interested stakeholders and serve as a liaison for the KIX Lab outreach.
• Guides students in developing portfolio‑ready projects using lab resources.
• Encourages experimentation and innovation in virtual production, motion capture, and immersive audio.
• Showcases student work through demonstrations, screenings, and exhibitions in partnership with faculty and Media School leadership.

• Consults with faculty and staff to establish current and future multimedia systems needs and requirements; develops plans for creating new and renovating learning environments with emphasis on technology infrastructure, room design, ergonomics and technology applications.
• Performs highly specialized tasks to ensure maximum availability and performance of classroom technology and infrastructure including analyzing and devising original solutions for unforeseen and undocumented anomalies.
• Ensures accuracy, completeness and compliance with industry and departmental standards for all projects; reviews and ensures proper documentation of system design issues, resolutions, and updates/changes.
• Identifies, researches, tests, and develops innovative hardware/software solutions and participates in strategic planning to enhance the functionality and reliability of technology operation and control systems.
• May serve as project lead; often provides guidance to junior peers.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in a related field)

• Master's degree in media, Communications, Computer Science, Informatics, Arts, or related field

• 5 years multimedia/instructional systems support, control system programming, or related experience

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a…