CABLE TELEVISION ASSISTANT PRODUCER/WRITER

 The City of Torrance recognizes the principles of diversity and inclusion, and strives to ensure equal opportunities for its workforce, applicants and community members. If you are a person who wants to make a difference, give back to your community, and be a voice for change, apply to the City of Torrance today.  

The Division
The City of Torrance Communications Division encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, including managing social media platforms, maintaining the City website, providing audio-visual services, overseeing CitiCABLE programming, and coordinating public outreach and marketing initiatives. The division also drives public engagement efforts, and provides event coverage to ensure clear and timely communication with the community.

The Position
The City of Torrance is seeking a full-time, experienced Television Producer for Torrance CitiCABLE , the City’s award-winning government access cable television channel. The successful candidate will possess exceptional news writing and producing skills, an engaging on-camera presence, and the ability to create and produce live newscasts, weekly news magazine programs, and a variety of other content, including documentaries, feature stories, news segments, and promotional material for City departments and initiatives. Candidates should be social media savvy with experience creating and producing live remote social media stories. Candidates may work weekends, holiday’s, and adjusted shifts.

As a community liaison and representative of the channel, this position will be tasked with interacting with various members of the community including residents, City staff, and elected officials. The most success candidate will have experience not only on camera, but off camera as well, as this position requires a substantial amount of sourcing, writing, and producing.

For more information about the duties of the position, click here.

Any combination of education and experience that would have provided the required knowledge and skills is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and skills would be:

Education and Experience
Two years of college coursework in journalism, technical or non-fiction writing, television production, or a related field; and six months of experience in commercial, non-commercial, educational, or governmental script writing and producing.

License and Certification
A valid California Class C driver’s license.

Successful candidates will possess the following:

• A degree in Broadcast Journalism;
• Experience in all areas of television production such as coordinating shoots, writing
  scripts, and hosting regularly scheduled programs;
• Self-motivation and ability to source news stories;
• Experience reading from a teleprompter;
• Experience ad-libbing on-camera on a wide range of topics;
• Understanding of sourcing, developing, and presenting public information;
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to interact with news;
• Knowledge of subjects, audiences, City staff, officials, and local dignitaries.

Interested candidates must submit an online application and supplemental questionnaire at www.TorranceCA.Gov/Jobs. The application filing period will remain open until a sufficient number of qualifying applications have been received. First review of applications will be those received by Thursday, February 20, 2025.

Application submission will be accepted on a continuous basis until the position is filled. If a sufficient number of qualified applications are received by the first review date, there is the possibility that the recruitment may close at that time.

Only those candidates who best meet the City and Department's needs will be invited to participate in the examination process, which will consist of the following components:

Performance Test: Weighted 40% (Tentative date March 4, 2025)
Oral Interview: Weighted 60% (Tentative date March 4, 2025)

Visit www.TorranceCA.Gov to find out information about our community.

 

Applicants with disabilities who require special testing arrangements must contact Human Resources prior to the examination date(s). If you have a disability for which you require an accommodation, please contact us at (310) 618-2915 prior to the test date.  

 

As a condition of employment, candidates must pass a background check.

The provisions of this announcement do not constitute an expressed or implied contract, and any provisions contained in this announcement may be modified or revoked without notice.

 

City of Torrance Inclusion Statement

The City of Torrance is a welcoming and culturally-rich community. As a pillar of public service, we strive to be an employer of choice by attracting and retaining a talented workforce where people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, religions, and lifestyles are valued. Our mission is to create an inclusive environment where our staff are empowered to perform at their highest level and contribute towards making a positive impact.
 
 The City is an equal opportunity employer and works towards building collaborative teams from all walks of life without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state and/or local law. Come join us to help cultivate a workplace that welcomes and celebrates the diversity of our employees! 

Salary : $22 - $27