Multimedia Production Coordinator

City of San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of San Diego seeks a Multimedia Production Coordinator to create and present projects across video, web, and social media. You will coordinate production staffing, operate control room equipment, and contribute as writer, director, camera operator, editor, and audio/lighting technician.

You will develop PSAs, training videos, and public meeting footage; manage budgets and deadlines; and ensure quality using industry software like Final Cut Pro X, Motion, Compressor, Adobe Premiere,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Multimedia Technology/Production or related field.
• One year of full-time multimedia production experience with at least two areas: production, script writing, web design, graphic design, or live TV production.

Responsibilities

• Create and present video projects across media and online platforms.
• Coordinate staffing, equipment, scripting, directing, shooting, and editing throughout production.

Skills

Multimedia production

Video editing

Script writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Final Cut Pro X

Motion

Compressor

Adobe Premiere

After Effects

Photoshop

Job description

See NOTE(S) below for future wage increases and/or additional compensation opportunities.

Multimedia Production Coordinator positions create and present projects in a variety of media including video, compatible computer files and the Internet, including social media platforms; plan, direct, and produce informational and/or instructional videotape presentations by coordinating and scheduling video production staffing and equipment, operating control room switching equipment, serving as a script writer, technical director, camera operator, editor (via digital desktop technology), audio mixer, and/or lighting director; digitally capture video clips; may analyze and approve production budgets and editing decisions within projected parameters; supervise contract talent and production crews; structure assignments of multimedia production staff; serve as a resource on multimedia issues; evaluate employee performance; convert existing content to web use, and other web-related functions; coordinate all phases of video production; write scripts, shoot video, edit video, create animated video graphics, and compress video files; develop programs related to specific issues; create PSAs, web content, on-air programs, and training videos; document public meetings; take photographs; utilize a range of computer software, including Final Cut Pro X, Motion, Compressor, Adobe Premier, After Effects and Photoshop; produce professional instructional or informational video programs and training support materials using various nonlinear editing applications; assist in web-based training; produce professional instructional or informational video programs for law enforcement agencies; perform video documentation of major incidents and events; provide video coverage of City Council meetings and channel playback scheduling including planning, producing, script writing, filming, and editing; create original artwork and designs using traditional/computerized graphic design concepts and techniques, desktop publishing, digital photo retouching and manipulation, and other computer-aided technology; and perform other duties as assigned.

NOTES:

• Employees in job classifications represented by Municipal Employees Association (MEA) are scheduled to receive the following general wage increases:
  • 3.5% effective 7/1/27
  • 2% effective 7/1/28
  • 2% effective 1/1/29
• Eligible benefitted employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).
• Some Multimedia Production Coordinator positions require early morning, late evening, and weekend hours; involve videotaping scenes that may be graphic in nature; and may include videotaping from a helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft.

You must meet the following requirements on the date you apply, unless otherwise indicated.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree in Multimedia Technology/Production, Television and Film Communication, Theater, Journalism, Public Relations, Graphic or Commercial Arts, or a closely related field.

NOTE

• Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for education lacked on a year-for-year basis. One year of full-time experience = 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units.

EXPERIENCE

One year of full-time multimedia production experience in a multimedia/graphics production center or news organization, or in government video production, or local organization programming, which MUST include at least TWO of the following areas:

1. All aspects of professional video production including camera work, editing, and other production and postproduction functions.
2. Video preproduction including script writing and programming development.
3. Internet/Intranet programming including web design and layout.
4. Graphic design using both traditional and computerized techniques.
5. Live television production including directing, technical directing, and operating a character generator in a professional television studio.

NOTES

• Video documentation of private events for individuals, such as weddings, is NOT qualifying.
• City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours. OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered.

LICENSE

A valid California Class C Driver License may be required at the time of hire.

NOTE

• You may be required to provide your own vehicle for which mileage will be reimbursed.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (MUST SUBMIT WITH APPLICATION)

• Proof of degree/transcripts, if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.
• For City of San Diego employees, proof of Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA), if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

Employment offers are conditional pending the results of all screening processes applicable to this position, which may include the following: confirmation of citizenship or legal right to work in the United States; completion of a pre-employment medical review and exam (which may include drug and alcohol testing); reference checks; and fingerprinting. Fingerprints will be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice for a conviction record report. Certain positions may require additional screening processes, including a polygraph examination and/or background investigation. All screening processes must be successfully completed before employment begins. A positive test result for alcohol, cannabis/marijuana, illegal drugs, or inadequately explained prescription drugs, or misrepresentation, falsification, or omission of pertinent facts in any step of the screening or selection process, may be cause for disqualification or termination of employment. Nothing in this job posting constitutes an express or implied contract for employment with the City of San Diego. Candidates must notify the Personnel Department of any change to their name, mailing address, email address, or phone number, otherwise they may miss employment opportunities.