JOB
The City of Port St. Lucie is an equal opportunity employer. This position requires the applicant to successfully pass a drug screening.This position is Essential and is required to report to duty before, during, and immediately after a civil emergency.The City of Port St. Lucie is looking for an experienced, creative, and professional Videographer to join our Communications team. Responsible for the management of day-to-day video production duties as assigned including technical work, planning, producing, recording, editing, and covering special events. Facilitates the development of public trust and confidence in the City.The starting hourly rate for this position is $28.45-$32.71, depending on qualifications.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
The following duties are illustrative for this position. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned. Keeps the mission, vision and values of the City of Port St. Lucie at the forefront of decision making and action; builds strategic and collaborative relationships and interacts with others in a way that builds confidence and trust; provides excellent customer service by taking action to accomplish objectives, maintains high levels of work and productivity by generating innovative solutions to work situations.Responsible for collaborating on City news related video projects and managing video production for assignments.Handles video production, editing, and packaging of feature pieces.Collaborates with news team to determine video projects; interviews talent, plots video story-telling, interviews participants, edits and produces videos to be featured on TV 20, social media, website and other outlets as necessary.Responsible for overseeing video production, taping and editing video projects as assigned.Assists with taping and broadcasting duties to include; public meeting coverage as needed and assigned to include editing of public meetings and managing control room equipment; social media and website videos; and special events i.e., Council Retreats, City Festivals, etc., to include equipment setup and teardown.Responsible for producing, videotaping and editing content for PSL TV 20 programming. Responsible for pre-production duties that include project meetings, collaboration on scripting, location scout; production duties that include video shooting, lighting, audio and b-roll; post-production duties that include editing and program placement.Researches and submits recommendations to the director on acquisition of programming from other sources on the City’s channel or for use in City productions; collaborates with outside sources on joint video projects.Researches video/audio equipment and software and makes recommendations to the director.Assists with updating and maintaining the broadcast infrastructure and associated scheduling devices, which can include drafting scheduling for PSL TV 20 programming.Assists other departments with use of audio/visual needs.Serves as an active essential team member during emergency/incident-reporting chain to provide immediate internal updates and crisis communications in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency events; assists the team in creating, updating, and implementing emergency notification procedures and continuity of operations plans; coordinates related external crisis communications as necessary.Provides individual visual/video communications support to subject matter experts regarding effective communication strategies, tools, and tactical processes; consults with internal customers on development of effective visual/video communication strategies and ongoing customized visual messaging.Maintains a comprehensive and current knowledge of industry trends; maintains an awareness of new products technologies trends and advances in the profession; reads professional literature; maintains professional affiliations; attends workshops and training sessions as appropriate.Maintains working knowledge of a variety of computer operating systems and software programs associated with work activities and applies best practices for creative visual communication applications. Flexible working hours required. This includes participation in an “on-call” staffing schedule rotation, after-working hours assignments, weekend/holiday events or other assignments as identified by the director.Coordinates audio and visual needs for all city projects as requested.Create, capture, and edit content for multiple platforms, from short-form daily social media content to long-form feature content for websites, events, and broadcast projects.Works with our video team to film and produce in-house videos and capture a wide range of high-quality photographs.Manage multiple projects at once while balancing creativity with turnaround time.Stay current with industry trends, practices and technology to create exciting and contemporary content while planning the visual style and tone of projects.Edit videos to have text overlay and special effects.This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive, and the hired employee may be expected to perform additional employment related tasks as needed to accomplish specific projects or assignments.Other duties as may be assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in video production or a related field is preferred. At least two years’ experience in visual communications. Experience in visual communication, graphics, multi-media production or governmental relations are considered beneficial. Experience working in a television news room or video production house highly preferred. Technical experience with sound and audio highly preferred. Drone license (commercial or part 107) preferred. Possession of a valid Florida driver’s license and maintenance of a clean driving history required. A comparable amount of training, education or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.Substantial knowledge of visual communication principles and mass communications theory as applied to make an effective public program.Considerable knowledge of modern office practices with strong emphasis on computer literacy and applications appropriate to accomplishing job functions.Knowledge of Final Cut Pro X and/or Adobe Premiere Pro.Comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices applied to the organization, management and administration of public information policy to interact with the citizens, media and other community stakeholders.Ability to operate sound systems, analog/digital mixing boards, and the Tri-caster system preferred.24-hour availability during emergencies, such as hurricanes, and at other times to be scheduled in coordination with Communications Director.Ability to work effectively with a wide range of audiences — including general public, elected leaders, management and community to create engaging communications.Understanding of lighting and audio components of video production and photography.Understanding of camera theory and techniques.Proficiency with professional Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) gear for videography and photography.Knowledge of current and emerging digital marketing trends for photography & video/animation.Ability to provide an online portfolio/demo reel that demonstrates expertise in shooting and editing both video and photography. Skill in communicating logically, persuasively, and accurately in oral and written forms.Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and the public.Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.Ability to focus on the positive in every situation.Ability to model respect for individuals, teams, and the organization.Ability to stay centered when challenged.Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.Ability to follow through with assigned tasks.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, hear, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and stoop, kneel, and crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 45 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee works inside and office environment and/or a variety of remote locations. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions that may be adverse and extreme (heat, humidity, cold, rain, etc.) and requires the use of safety shoes. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. City of Port St. Lucie
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