- Salary
- $71k – $86k/yr
- Location
- City of San Diego, CA, CA, US
- Department
- IT
- Education
- Bachelor
- Visa
- Not sponsored
- Source
- GovernmentJobs
Description
See NOTE(S) below for future wage increases and/or additional compensation opportunities.
Multimedia Production Coordinator positions create and present projects in a variety of media including video, compatible computer files and the Internet, including social media platforms; plan, direct, and produce informational and/or instructional videotape presentations by coordinating and scheduling video production staffing and equipment, operating control room switching equipment, serving as a script writer, technical director, camera operator, editor (via digital desktop technology), audio mixer, and/or lighting director; digitally capture video clips; may analyze and approve production budgets and editing decisions within projected parameters; supervise contract talent and production crews; structure assignments of multimedia production staff; serve as a resource on multimedia issues; evaluate employee performance; convert existing content to web use, and other web-related functions; coordinate all phases of video production; write scripts, shoot video, edit video, create animated video graphics, and compress video files; develop programs related to specific issues; create PSAs, web content, on-air programs, and training videos; document public meetings; take photographs; utilize a range of computer software, including Final Cut Pro X, Motion, Compressor, Adobe Premier, After Effects and Photoshop; produce professional instructional or informational video programs and training support materials using various nonlinear editing applications; assist in web-based training; produce professional instructional or informational video programs for law enforcement agencies; perform video documentation of major incidents and events; provide video coverage of City Council meetings and channel playback scheduling including planning, producing, script writing, filming, and editing; create original artwork and designs using traditional/computerized graphic design concepts and techniques, desktop publishing, digital photo retouching and manipulation, and other computer-aided technology; and perform other duties as assigned.
NOTES:
- Employees in job classifications represented by Municipal Employees Association (MEA) are scheduled to receive the following general wage increases:
- 3.5% effective 7/1/27
- 2% effective 7/1/28
- 2% effective 1/1/29
- Eligible benefitted employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).
- Some Multimedia Production Coordinator positions require early morning, late evening, and weekend hours; involve videotaping scenes that may be graphic in nature; and may include videotaping from a helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft.
EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree in Multimedia Technology/Production, Television and Film Communication, Theater, Journalism, Public Relations, Graphic or Commercial Arts, or a closely related field.
NOTE:
- Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for education lacked on a year-for-year basis. One year of full-time experience = 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units.
EXPERIENCE: One year of full-time multimedia production experience in a multimedia/graphics production center or news organization, or in government video production, or local organization programming, which MUST include at least TWO of the following areas:
- All aspects of professional video production including camera work, editing, and other production and postproduction functions.
- Video preproduction including script writing and programming development.
- Internet/Intranet programming including web design and layout.
- Graphic design using both traditional and computerized techniques.
- Live television production including directing, technical directing, and operating a character generator in a professional television studio.
NOTES:
- Video documentation of private events for individuals, such as weddings, is NOT qualifying.
- City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours. OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered.
NOTE:
- You may be required to provide your own vehicle for which mileage will be reimbursed.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (MUST SUBMIT WITH APPLICATION):
- Proof of degree/transcripts, if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.
- For City of San Diego employees, proof of Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA), if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.
Required documents should be attached electronically to your application. If you are unable to attach at the time of application submittal, you must submit them as soon as possible via fax: (619) 533-3337; or to the Employment Information Center: City of San Diego Personnel Department, 1200 Third Avenue - Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92101. Include your name and the title of the position for which you are applying.Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the responses you provide on the supplemental questions will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in this initial screening process, your application will be reviewed for applicable education, experience, and/or training to ensure all minimum requirements have been met. Successful candidates will be placed on a list which will be used to fill position vacancies during the next six months (180 days). For each vacancy, only those candidates with the most appropriate qualifications will be contacted by the hiring department for an interview.