Temporary - Video Production Specialist - Part-Time (Austin Communications & Engagement)

Job Description:

Temporary - Video Production Specialist - Part-Time (Austin Communications & Engagement)

Description

About This Position

We are looking for a control room operator to run production equipment (PTZ cameras, switcher, audio mixer, graphics) for coverage of City Council and other meetings. Must be capable of learning specialized software applications and have an aptitude for operating electronic equipment. Some shifts will require work outside of normal business hours (typically 5 PM to 10 PM, but sometimes later, as needed).

Job Description:

Purpose:

Under general supervision, performs technical work in the production of creative and non-creative video and audio presentations for training, communications, and public information.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Confers with clients to determine program needs, identify production options, assist with script development, and determine overall program content.
  
• Conceptualizes, designs, and coordinates the production of video and audio programs to be used in training and staff development, public information and education presentations, promotional programs, and internal and external informational productions.
  
• Sets up, hauls, loads and unloads equipment; operates cameras, lighting equipment, teleprompters, microphones, and other audio equipment; and monitors and adjusts equipment during taping sessions.
  
• Shoots and edits video, selects music, designs digital video effects, and creates graphics in order to create a finished product using editing systems and equipment.
  
• Writes, either individually or as a member of a team, and edits scripts for video and audio productions.
  
• Duplicates and distributes video and audio programs on various media formats to department employees, the general public, the media, and other stakeholders.
  
• Maintains a video production library by cataloging productions into electronic format.
  
• Creates graphics for use in video production projects and for video bulletin board.
  
• Creates and maintains playback scheduling.
  

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, and guidance to others.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods, including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  
• Knowledge of applicable processes, techniques, and methods.
  
• Knowledge of City practice, policy, and procedures.
  
• Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
  
• Skill in working with Engineering News-Gathering (ENG) cameras.
  
• Skill in using computers and related software applications.
  
• Skill in controlling operations of equipment or systems.
  
• Skill in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
  
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
  
• Ability to use non-linear editing systems.
  
• Ability to train others.
  
• Ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
  
• Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  
• Ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
  
• Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Radio-TV-Film (RTVF), Electrical Engineering, and Telecommunications or in a field related to the job.
  
• Experience may substitute for education up to four (4) years.
  

Licenses and Certifications Required:

Valid Texas Class C Driver License.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with routers, switchers and graphics systems
  
• Experience running audio console
  
• Experience with remote control (PTZ) cameras
  
• Prior work in TV control room or studio
  

Notes to Candidate:

When completing the City of Austin employment application:

Please be sure to detail on the application all previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.

• A detailed, complete employment application is required. It helps us to better evaluate your qualifications and will be used to determine salary if you are selected for this position. Be sure to provide job titles and employment dates for all jobs you wish to be considered.
  
• A résumé is required, but will not substitute for a complete employment application. Please include contact information from previous employers.
  
• A cover letter is also required. In the cover letter candidates should describe, in concise detail, their interest in this position and highlight any prior experience that is relevant to this position
  

If you are selected as a top candidate:

• Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED, undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution.
  
• And are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD- 214 prior to confirming a start date.
  

Assessment

An assessment may be a part of this recruitment.

Location and Hours:

City Hall 301 W 2nd St, Austin, TX
Work hours and days will vary, but up to 20 hours per week. ATXN Operations cover events almost daily between 8am and 11pm. Schedules are determined by the weekly planned event and can be outside regular work times or last minute.

Driving Requirement:

This position requires a valid Texas Driver License or the ability to acquire one by your hire date. External New Hires must meet the Driver Safety Program requirements . To be considered for a driving position, applicants cannot have more than three moving violations or a total of six Driver Record Evaluation points within a period of thirty-six (36) months.

Compensation:

$24.99 - 30.56/hour

Please be aware that the Job Posting Close Date reflects the final day to apply, but the posting will close at 11:59 PM the day before the date listed. All application steps, including attachments and submission, must be fully completed before that time.

We also recommend that you save or print a copy of the job posting for your records. Once a posting has closed, it will no longer be viewable in the system.

The Office may close this posting after seven days.

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The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual's AIDS, AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.

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Closing Date/Time: 2026-09-23