Media Production Specialist - DPSS

Overview

The County of Riverside Department of Public Social Services seeks a Media Production Specialist which will be located in Moreno Valley, CA. The incumbent in this position will develop and distribute media materials. The Media Production Specialist will also be tasked with keeping the department current with production and editing software. Additionally, the incumbent will plan, develop, and produce audiovisual programs for educational, public information and training purposes.

• Plan, develop, and produce multimedia programs for educational, public information, and training purposes; consult with management, training, and technical staff to determine goals and objectives, and the content and format of planned multimedia programs.
• Conduct subject matter research to collect and determine information of most importance to the intended audience; develop script materials including scene progression, action sequence, dialogue, narration, and sound effects.
• Prepare estimates of production expenses and maintain accurate records; develop production schedules and arrange for field locations, equipment, and personnel.
• Arrange for the use of other production facilities when necessary (e.g., public television studios, cable studios, or private production services).
• Perform or supervise production activities (e.g., casting, staging, directing, lighting, and camera work).
• Perform or supervise post-production work such as editing, sound recording, dubbing and mixing, special effects, titles and graphics, narration, and duplication of completed programs.
• Operate video and sound recorders and other production and editing equipment; perform routine maintenance and minor repair work on media equipment; clean and repair equipment as necessary.
• Participate in the distribution of completed programs to other agencies and educational institutions.
• May periodically capture high-quality photographs during events, incidents, and ceremonies; print photographs in both color and black and white.
• Perform dodging, retouching, filtration, tonal, and contrast control operations; manage image and data files in computer databases.

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree, preferably with a major in communications, telecommunications, broadcasting, media arts technology, instructional media technology, or a related field to the assignment. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on the basis of one year of full-time experience equaling 30 semester or 45 quarter units of the required education.)

Experience: One year in the design and production of multimedia programs, including writing scripts and script outlines, and the use of a variety of media production and editing equipment.

Knowledge: Multimedia program planning and development, including techniques of subject matter research, development and use of scripts, formatting and visualization of ideas and scheduling the use of equipment, personnel, and locations for production; communication theory related to multimedia presentations; techniques, materials, and equipment used in the production of multimedia programs including still and motion photography, staging, lighting, directing, sound and videotape recording, and editing;

operation, capabilities, limitations, and maintenance of a variety of professional level media production equipment.

Ability: Plan, develop, and produce multimedia programs in accordance with defined objectives; read and understand technical materials of varying degrees of complexity and incorporate such information into multimedia formats; write scripts and script outlines including dialogue, narration and production schedules; operate media production equipment (e.g., still cameras, video cameras and recorders, audio mixers and recorders, editing systems, video and audio tape duplicating equipment, lights and reflectors, and other equipment) used in order to produce titles, special effects, or graphics on video tape;

estimate time, cost, personnel, and equipment requirements for multimedia productions; analyze multimedia communication and production problems, devise workable solutions, and take effective courses of action; establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with those involved in the production of multimedia programs.

License/Certificate:
Possession of a valid California Driver’s License is required as the candidate will be traveling to events.

Open to All Applicants. This recruitment is open to all applicants. Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of DPSS may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received. Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the department.

For questions regarding this recruitment, contact Genesis Ochoategui at gochoategui or call .