Media Specialist

City of Pharr, TX; Pharr (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

PTO

Life & ADD insurance

Retirement plan with 7% employee & 2:1

100%-paid medical

Workers compensation

FMLA

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Job summary

City of Pharr, TX seeks a Media Specialist to oversee the city’s media and Internet presence, aligning with leadership and branding guidelines.

You will plan, produce, and direct media, capture event photography, and develop content for city channels to support marketing and communications goals.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in capturing video, still photography and editing into a final product.
• Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Photoshop) and Final Cut Pro.
• At least four years of social media use or applicable traditional media experience.
• Broad understanding of current social media platforms.

Responsibilities

• Plan, produce, and direct media that advances the City's mission.
• Take still photography at city events for marketing and communications assets.
• Operate and maintain advanced digital video/photographic equipment.
• Develop content across owned and earned social channels and government media channels.

Skills

Video production

Photography

Video editing

Adobe Creative Suite

Final Cut Pro

Social media experience

Social media analytics

Web development HTML/CSS

Team leadership

Texas Driver's License

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Dreamweaver

Adobe Photoshop

Final Cut Pro

Job description

The City of Pharr, in Pharr, TX is actively seeking a dedicated Media Specialist to be responsible for the ongoing management and growth of Pharr's media / Internet presence in alignment with business strategies and direction of the city and its leadership. Are you seeking engaging work? Do you wish to advance your career? This position coordinates assigned projects and facilitates department movements to achieve common goals. This position shall work closely with department director to create ideas for projects and outline the growth of various in-house products.

The Media Specialist earns competitive pay of $42,000.00/yr. We provide great benefits and perks, including paid holidays, paid time off (PTO), life & ADD insurance, a retirement plan with a 7% employee contribution and a city match of 2 to 1, 100%-paid medical with optional dependent coverage, workers compensation and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Additionally, we offer our employees an employee assistance program (EAP).

As a Media Specialist, your day would consist of collaborating with team members to plan for, produce, and/or direct media that advances the City's mission while adhering to visual identity and branding styles and guidelines. You will take still photography at city events for marketing and communications applications, including print and digital assets. As a Media Specialist, you will operate and maintain advanced digital video/photographic equipment and be responsible for developing content across owned and earned social channels and government media channels. This includes videos, photos, blog posts, tweets, status updates, informational graphics, posters, and road-side boards. Your job is essential to the city and the city needs someone like you to perform these duties.

Do you have excellent video and photography skills? Are you attentive to detail? Do you enjoy working as part of a team? Is dependability one of your strengths? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you just might be perfect for this job!

Qualifications For a Media Specialist

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in capturing video, still photography and editing it into a final product.
• Working experience with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Photoshop), and Final Cut Pro software.
• At least four years of social media use or applicable traditional media experience.
• Broad understanding of current social media platforms.
• Experience with leveraging social media management and analytics tools.
• Experience in web development, HTML/CSS, online news production.
• Experience in leading a team/group to achieve assigned tasks.
• Candidate must have a valid Texas Driver's License and acceptable driving record

Must pass a thorough criminal background check due to the sensitivity of the information handled by this position.

Salary: $42000.00 per year