SPMC Production Specialist

This position is responsible for providing assistance to the Sun Prairie Media Center staff with live and pre-recorded KIDS-4 video and audio productions, video and audio editing, and filming community events or later air on SPMC platforms. This position requires working with a wide variety of people, including 4^th-8^th graders enrolled in the KIDS-4 program, SPMC staff, SPMC member producers, and others. This position also involves filming SPASD sports/activities, assisting with in-studio productions, creation of social media and website content, and data entry. This work is performed under the direct supervision of the Sun Prairie Media Center Production Managers. 

• Assisting with video productions, particularly KIDS-4 programming.
• Working with KIDS-4 participants and production managers to lead KIDS-4 crew sessions.
• Completing video editing projects as assigned.
• Filming community events as assigned; could require evening or weekend hours.
• Filming live sports and activities for broadcast as assigned; could require evening or weekend hours.
• Basic troubleshooting of audio and video equipment and software programs.
• Maintaining some databases; electronic file organization.
• Training and assisting volunteers on the use of video and audio equipment and software as needed.
• Creation and publishing of social media and website content as assigned.
• Performing other related job duties as required.

Knowledge of	Knowledge of the general use of office equipment including computers, smartphones, and relevant software programs.
Ability to	Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload; manage, and meet deadlines. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, coworkers, KIDS-4 participants, KIDS-4 families, and the general public. Ability to quickly learn/adapt to audio/visual equipment and related software.
Skills in	Skills in oral and written communications. Skills in problem-solving.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
 

• Work is performed under general office conditions as well as outdoors for certain community events; hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stand and talk or hear; use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. 
• The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee may be occasionally exposed to adverse weather conditions such as heat, cold, wetness and humidity.
• Work hours may vary as attendance at community events may be required; this may require evenings, weekends and /or holidays.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

The above is intended to describe the general content of the requirements for the performance of this job.  It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.