MEDIA PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN

City-of-Riverside; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Riverside is seeking a Media Production Technician to coordinate city-wide communications and production services for both recorded and live media coverage. You will operate video and still cameras, edit video and photos, and provide writing services.

Responsibilities include scripting and editing content for government meetings, coordinating telecasts, setting up studio and field production elements, and guiding part-time staff and volunteers.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years of experience in professional media production.
• Experience in television and multimedia production, including live and recorded broadcasts.
• Proficiency with analog and digital video formats, production technologies, and workflows.
• Video editing techniques, including single and multi-source and nonlinear editing systems.
• Operating professional audio and audiovisual equipment, including mixers, microphones, consoles, and monitors.
• Planning, shooting, editing, and producing live and recorded television and multimedia content.
• Developing community-focused programming for broadcast and digital platforms.
• Operating professional production equipment, including cameras, lighting, audio, and graphics systems.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to support civic events and meetings.
• Clear and professional verbal and written communication.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with staff, elected officials, and the public.

Responsibilities

• Script, record, and edit commercials and monitor the televising of live government meetings; script, record, and edit long format television shows; photograph various content.
• Coordinate production services related to taped and live telecasts, video programs, and training films.
• Set up, operate and maintain studio, production facilities, and field production elements and equipment including scheduling and staffing, television cameras, video records, microphones, lights and graphic equipment; performs video production activities for gatherings, council meetings, and other governmental events.
• Direct program production from original concept to completed project; attend and participate in various meetings to ensure the completion of all necessary production tasks; communicate within marketing team to help create a cohesive product for the City.
• Assist with special events and ensure proper public awareness of City programs through video documentation.
• Train and provide guidance part-time staff members and/or volunteers needed for live presentations.
• Research, recommend, and implement new equipment and technologies.
• Create videos and training materials for the City of Riverside.
• Assist with Emergency Operations Center (EOC) set up and operation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Flexibility to work evenings/weekends/

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate’s Degree in communications/television production or related field (preferred)

Tools

Video cameras

Lighting equipment

Audio equipment

Nonlinear editing systems

Job description

The City of Riverside, Department of Marketing & Communications, is accepting applications for the position of Media Production Technician to fill one (1) vacancy. The eligibility list established may be used to fill the current and/or upcoming vacancies within this classification for up to six (6) months.

The Media Production Technician coordinates visual and auditory city-wide communications activities and production services related to both recorded and live media coverage. Operates video and still cameras, edits video and photos, provides writing services, and performs related production functions.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Script, record, and edit commercials and monitor the televising of live government meetings; script, record, and edit long format television shows; photograph various content.
• Coordinate production services related to both taped and live telecasts, video programs, and training films.
• Set up, operate and maintain studio, production facilities, and field production elements and equipment including scheduling and staffing, television cameras, video records, microphones, lights and graphic equipment; performs video production activities for gatherings, council meetings, and other governmental events.
• Direct program production from original concept to completed project; attend and participate in various meetings to ensure the completion of all necessary production tasks; communicate within marketing team to help create a cohesive product for the City.
• Assist with special events and ensure proper public awareness of City programs through video documentation.
• Train and provide guidance part-time staff members and/or volunteers needed for live presentations.
• Research, recommend, and implement new equipment and technologies.
• Create videos and training materials for the City of Riverside.
• Assist with Emergency Operations Center (EOC) set up and operation.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

Education

High school graduation or satisfactory equivalent (GED). An Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university in communications, journalism, television production or a closely related field is preferred.

Experience

Three (3) years of experience in professional media production.

Highly Desirable Experience

• Television and multimedia production, including live and recorded broadcasts
• Analog and digital video formats, production technologies, and workflows
• Video editing techniques, including single and multi-source and nonlinear editing systems
• Operating professional audio and audiovisual equipment, including mixers, microphones, consoles, and monitors
• Planning, shooting, editing, and producing live and recorded television and multimedia content
• Developing community-focused programming for broadcast and digital platforms
• Operating professional production equipment, including cameras, lighting, audio, and graphics systems
• Working flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to support civic events and meetings
• Clear and professional verbal and written communication
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with staff, elected officials, and the public

Licenses and Certifications

Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid appropriate Class “C” California Motor Vehicle Operator’s License.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION

1) Completed Employment Application
2) Completed Supplemental Questionnaire

The selection process will begin with an employment application package screening, with the best qualified candidates being invited to participate further in the assessment process. This process may include any combination of written, performance, and oral assessments to evaluate job-related education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Those who successfully complete the selection process will be placed on the eligibility list for this classification.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SCHEDULING ASSESSMENTS

If you are selected to move forward in the assessment process, you may be required to self-schedule your appointment. You will be notified via email of your status and provided with self-scheduling instructions. Please check your email regularly following the closing date of this recruitment.

Positions that require, or may require, a California Commercial Driver’s License are considered Safety Sensitive and are monitored by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Any candidate being considered for a Safety Sensitive position must submit authorization forms to the City immediately upon request to begin the pre-employment process.

It is the responsibility of candidates with a disability requiring accommodation in the assessment process to contact the Human Resources Department in writing to request such accommodation prior to the closing date of this recruitment.

Appointment may be subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment background investigation, drug screen, and/or medical/physical examination.

NOTE: The City reserves the right to modify selection devices and test instruments in accordance with accepted legal, ethical, and professional standards. Candidates may reapply when there is a posting to establish an eligibility list.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Proof of education listed in your application will be requested at the time of conditional offer. Acceptable documentation consists of transcripts or degree, if applicable, by the accredited U.S. college or university.

Education obtained outside the United States (US) require one of the following options:

1. An equivalency statement from an evaluation company certified by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) at http://www.naces.org/members.html or the Association of International Credential Evaluators Inc. at http://aice-eval.org/members/.
2. An advanced-level degree from an accredited US college or university.

All applicants will be notified via e-mail or telephone of their application status and the assessment dates/times/locations after the closing date of this announcement.

THE PROVISIONS OF THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED CONTRACT.