Sheriff's Multimedia Coordinator

The Sheriff's Department is recruiting for a Sheriff's Multimedia Coordinator to produce multimedia projects such as flyers, presentations, videos, and voice-overs for public communication, recruitment, and other marketing projects. Duties may include design of both digital and hard copy content, photography, filming on location, transcoding audio and video, operating equipment, estimating production timeline and expenses, preparing justification reports, maintenance of equipment, advising and training technical staff on effective utilization of designs, audio visual devices and other activities for the Sheriff's department 

 

Travel: A valid California Class C Driver License is required to carry out the essential job-related functions of this position. Mileage reimbursement and proof of automobile liability insurance must be maintained.

Experience: One (1) year of full-time equivalent experience as a videographer in any of the following areas: graphic design, film production, web design, and multimedia (audio/visual) support services. 

Education: Thirty (30) semester (45 quarter) units of completed college-level coursework from an accredited college or university in television or film production, multimedia or educational media, graphic design, marketing, public relations, communication arts or other closely related audio visual studies.  A list of coursework or unofficial transcripts MUST be submitted with the application if the applicant does not possess a completed associate degree in one of the qualifying fields of study.
 

Substitution: One (1) additional year of qualifying experience as described above may substitute for the education requirement. 

Experience in web design and producing multimedia aids for a variety of Sheriff programs is highly desired.  Additionally, highly desired qualifications include excellent communication skills and both education and recent hands-on work experience in a variety of media and video production areas as defined below.
 
The ideal candidate will: portray a professional image and be able to achieve high quality standards; be able to work occasional evenings, weekends and/or holidays for special events as needed; have a broad range of multimedia experience in graphic design, project management, photography, video production, and real time control room operations including presentations, camera switching, audio level adjustments, ability to operate video conferencing equipment, and operate PowerPoint presentations with embedded audio; have experience in broadcasting live video and/or PowerPoint presentations while meeting quality standards; have experience in HD video production, HD video post production/ editing, digital still photography, production and studio lighting, motion graphic design/development, social media encoding; have experience utilizing a variety of multimedia-related software applications, such as Apple Final Cut Pro and Apple Motion Graphics, or equivalent; and have creative abilities to produce content that engages the viewer. Lead experience and a Bachelor's degree is highly desirable.

There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on the information provided in your Application and the Supplemental Questionnaire.  The most highly qualified candidates, based on the evaluation results, will be referred for an interview.  Be sure to include in your application and supplemental questions  your experience in meeting the minimum requirements.

Application Procedure: Please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire by 5:00 PM, Friday, February 7, 2025. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaires.

To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application before the posted filing deadline.  Applicants will be automatically logged-out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline.  Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email.  We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note, if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application we have not received your application.  

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