Media Services Technician

Cityofnewyork; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York City Police Department seeks candidates for the Media Services Technician role within the Legal Bureau's Body-Worn Camera Unit. You will search applications for responsive footage, tag and share cases, apply redactions, and ensure proper production in response to requests from government agencies and prosecutors.

Position requires specialized education in electronics or related fields and experience with audio-visual equipment.

Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree with 24 credits in electronics technology, television production, broadcast communications, film production, or audio production (or equivalent).
• Associate degree with 12 credits in the same areas plus 1 year of full-time related experience is acceptable.
• Certificate or diploma in electronics or related field plus 2 years of related experience is acceptable.
• Four-year high school diploma or educational equivalent plus 3 years of related experience is acceptable.
• Any combination of education/experience equivalent to the above, with a four-year diploma or equivalent as a minimum.

Responsibilities

• Search NYPD applications to locate responsive footage.
• Tag and share responsive footage, and complete required paperwork.
• Review footage and apply redactions per laws and Department policies.
• Download and copy responsive footage for production.
• Handle criminal and civil discovery requests in coordination with prosecutors and related parties.

Education

Bachelor's degree with 24 credits in electronics technology or related fields

Associate degree with 12 credits in electronics technology or related fields plus 1 year full-time experience

Certificate or diploma in electronics plus two years of related experience

Four-year high school diploma and three years of related experience

Combination of education and/or experience equivalent to items 1-4 with four-year diploma or equivalent

Job description

ONLY CANDIDATES WHO ARE PERMANENT IN THE 'MEDIA SERVICES TECHNICIAN' CIVIL SERVICE TITLE WILL BE CONSIDERED

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The New York City Police Department strives to foster a safe and fair city through the strategic deployment of resources, focusing on both crime prevention and addressing quality-of-life concerns while building lasting community relationships.

The Legal Bureau's Body-Worn Camera Unit evaluates legal issues when dealing with body-worn camera video releases to various outlets. The unit searches, reviews, and conducts preliminary investigations related to video footage requests, and applies appropriate redactions to footage where necessary. The unit is responsible for producing footage in response to requests from government agencies, Freedom of Information Law requests, and in matters related to criminal and civil discovery.

Under this posting, the specific duties and responsibilities of MST Level I’s assigned to the Legal Bureau's Body Worn Camera Unit will include:

• Searching NYPD applications to locate responsive footage;
• Tagging all responsive footage, creating a case to share the footage, and completing necessary paperwork documenting a search;
• Reviewing responsive footage and applying appropriate redactions and edits to such footage in accordance with all applicable laws and Department policies;
• Downloading and making copies of responsive footage in any given case to ensure its proper production; and
• Performing such tasks in response to requests for criminal discovery from local and federal prosecutors in compliance with relevant discovery rules, as well as related to civil discovery matters.

HOURS/SHIFT: 0900X1700

MEDIA SERVICES TECHNICIAN - 90622

1. 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional, or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in one or a combination of the following areas of study: electronics technology, television production, broadcast communications, film production, audio production; or
2. 2. An associate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional, or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) including or supplemented by 12 semester credits in one or a combination of the following areas of study: electronics technology, television production, broadcast communications, film production, audio production, still photography, graphic arts or in a related field and one year of satisfactory full-time experience operating, maintaining, and repairing audio-visual, video and related broadcast production equipment; or
3. 3. A certificate or diploma in electronics or another area of study described in "2" above from an accredited vocational or technical high school, approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and two years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "2" above; or
4. 4. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and three years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "2"above; or
5. 5. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1","2","3", or "4" above. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent. Two years of certified experience as a member of a high school audio-visual squad, or one year of work-study experience in an approved NYC Department of Education program which included work with audiovisual or related electronic equipment, may be substituted for six months of the experience described in "2" above. College education above an associate degree including the 12 specialty credits, but less than a baccalaureate degree including the 24 specialty credits, can be substituted for experience on the following basis: 5 college credits including 1 specialty credit, can be substituted for 1 month of experience.

Driver License Requirement: By the time you are appointed to this position, you must have a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York. This license must be m