Temporary - Video Production Specialist - Part-Time (Austin Communications & Engagement)

About This Position   We are looking for a control room operator to run production equipment (PTZ cameras, switcher, audio mixer, graphics) for coverage of City Council and other meetings. Must be capable of learning specialized software applications and have an aptitude for operating electronic equipment. Some shifts will require work outside of normal business hours (typically 5 PM to 10 PM, but sometimes later, as needed).

Job Description: Purpose: Under general supervision, performs technical work in the production of creative and non-creative video and audio presentations for training, communications, and public information. Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned. Confers with clients to determine program needs, identify production options, assist with script development, and determine overall program content.

Conceptualizes, designs, and coordinates the production of video and audio programs to be used in training and staff development, public information and education presentations, promotional programs, and internal and external informational productions. Sets up, hauls, loads and unloads equipment; operates cameras, lighting equipment, teleprompters, microphones, and other audio equipment; and monitors and adjusts equipment during taping sessions.

Shoots and edits video, selects music, designs digital video effects, and creates graphics in order to create a finished product using editing systems and equipment. Writes, either individually or as a member of a team, and edits scripts for video and audio productions. Duplicates and distributes video and audio programs on various media formats to department employees, the general public, the media, and other stakeholders.

Maintains a video production library by cataloging productions into electronic format. Creates graphics for use in video production projects and for video bulletin board. Creates and maintains playback scheduling. Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, and guidance to others. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods, including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. Knowledge of applicable processes, techniques, and methods. Knowledge of City practice, policy, and procedures. Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing. Skill in working with Engineering News-Gathering (ENG) cameras.

Skill in using computers and related software applications. Skill in controlling operations of equipment or systems. Skill in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities. Ability to use non-linear editing systems. Ability to train others. Ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. Ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. Minimum Qualifications: Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Radio-TV-Film (RTVF), Electrical Engineering, and Telecommunications or in a field related to the job.

Experience may substitute for education up to four (4) years.