Job Description

COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION

TELEVISION PRODUCER II

PG 16 - NON-EXEMPT

$54,970.66 - $70,174.16 ANNUALLY

Employee Benefits

• Direct Deposit, Bi-Weekly Pay Checks
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life Insurance
• FRS Retirement
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Education Incentives
• Deferred Compensation Plan
• Wellness Incentives
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Free Employee Gym
• Free Employee Health Clinic

Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation. Essential functions and job-related requirements, including physical and cognitive demands, are described below. This job description outlines the general scope of duties and responsibilities and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all tasks that may be assigned.

MAJOR FUNCTION

Intermediate level technical and creative work planning, coordinating, directing and producing television programs for government access channel.

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES

• Under direction, employee works in accordance with government access television standards of producers and sometimes direct and/or assists the activities of lower level production personnel and interns.
• Exercises reasonable initiative and independent judgment in the professional and technical aspects of program production.
• Exercises tact and courtesy when providing technical assistance and advice to personnel and officials regarding programming ideas.
• Work is of more than average physical and mental difficulty and includes all aspects of television production.
• Must be able to work in a high-stress environment with multiple high-priority deadlines and manage simultaneous activities for clients of varying levels of importance.
• Procures, produces, schedules, directs, edits, and programs television shows and public service announcements for telecast.
• Produces telecasts of public meetings and public information programs describing the services or activities of various county departments and agencies.
• Produce, direct, and operate equipment for live and taped remote television productions. Coordinates with event planners to ensure best use of equipment and personnel resources.
• Works in conjunction with county staff to prepare public information programs.
• Instructs others in use of video production equipment and production of television programs.
• Assists broadcast television engineer in microwave, lighting, audio, and remote camera setup and other engineering duties; operates motor vehicle as required.
• Attends and participates in professional group organizations and meetings and stays current on trends and innovations in television programming. Represents Polk County in governmental television matters before the community, professional associations, etc.
• Sets up public address/microphone systems at county functions.
• Maintains effective working relationships with elected officials, county staff, other governmental entities, education professionals, and general public.
• Procures information for community bulletin board.
• Maintains video library.
• Identifies and recommends resource needs to accomplish productions.
• Operates traffic functions in master control for live and pre-recorded programming switching, including encoding and quality control of video and audio signals.
• Coordinates with county Communications Specialists to ensure maximum exposure for high-profile projects.
• Assist in strategic and long-range planning of access channel’s operations, programming, and equipment acquisition.
• Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Must be able to work nights and weekends and travel when necessary.
• Must have knowledge of safety and occupational hazards, such as operating television equipment on or around roadways, electrical equipment and in county vehicles, aircraft and watercraft.
• Must be able to perform in all weather conditions, lift and transport 45 lbs., bend, stoop, sit or stand for long periods of time and drive from location to location.
• Must have visual acuity.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of television production equipment, non-linear editing software, directing, audio, word processing and scripting programs, graphics, traffic and automated playback.
• Work with limited supervision on assigned tasks.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate of an accredited two-year college or university with major course work in communications, television, public relations or a closely related field and three (3) years’ experience in television production.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida’s Driver’s License.
• A comparable combination of related training and experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• This full-time position is based in Polk County, Florida. Flexibility may be required to support emergencies outside of regular business hours.

All employees will be required to work before, during, or after an emergency. During an emergency, employees may temporarily be assigned to work and perform duties outside the normal scope of their position, location and work schedule to fit the needs of the county and its residents.