Visual Media Specialist

The City⠀of Bryan⠀is⠀currently⠀accepting⠀applications⠀for Visual⠀Media⠀Specialist.⠀Under the⠀direction⠀of the⠀Communications⠀&⠀Marketing⠀Director,⠀this⠀position⠀is⠀responsible⠀for⠀conceptualizing,⠀producing,⠀capturing,⠀editing,⠀and⠀organizing⠀video and⠀photo⠀content to⠀promote⠀various⠀initiatives,⠀events,⠀and⠀services⠀offered by⠀the City⠀of Bryan.⠀This⠀includes⠀promotional⠀and⠀educational⠀content,⠀event⠀coverage,⠀government⠀cable-access⠀channel⠀programming,⠀public⠀service⠀announcements,⠀social⠀media⠀collateral,⠀and more.

Responsibilities

• Independently⠀produces⠀professional-quality⠀video⠀projects,⠀including⠀writing⠀storylines,⠀scripts,⠀and⠀interview⠀questions;⠀coordinating⠀filming⠀schedules⠀and⠀locations;⠀setting up⠀and⠀breaking⠀down⠀camera,⠀lighting⠀and audio⠀recording⠀equipment;⠀capturing⠀appropriate⠀b-roll;⠀and⠀editing⠀raw⠀footage⠀through⠀video⠀trimming,⠀color⠀correction,⠀audio⠀editing,⠀adding⠀graphics⠀and⠀effects,⠀and⠀ensuring⠀overall⠀consistency,⠀accuracy,⠀and⠀alignment⠀with⠀messaging⠀goals.
• Manages⠀programming⠀and visual⠀graphics⠀on the⠀City’s⠀government⠀cable-access⠀Channel⠀16.
• Works⠀with the⠀City’s⠀contracted⠀vendor to⠀record and⠀broadcast⠀City⠀Council⠀and⠀Planning⠀and Zoning⠀meetings.
• Documents⠀City⠀events,⠀facilities,⠀projects,⠀initiatives,⠀and etc.⠀by taking⠀high-quality⠀photographs⠀that tell⠀a story,⠀captures⠀candid and⠀staged⠀moments,⠀and⠀showcases⠀key⠀highlights⠀for⠀historical⠀and⠀promotional⠀purposes.
• Takes⠀professional⠀portraits⠀for⠀various⠀City staff⠀and⠀elected⠀officials.
• Operates⠀a drone to⠀capture⠀aerial⠀footage⠀and⠀photography⠀for City⠀projects,⠀events,⠀and⠀promotional⠀materials;⠀ensuring⠀compliance⠀with all⠀regulations⠀regarding⠀drone⠀operation,⠀including⠀obtaining⠀necessary⠀permits⠀and⠀permissions.
• Maintains⠀and⠀troubleshoots⠀photography,⠀videography,⠀and⠀broadcast⠀equipment⠀to ensure⠀optimum⠀operating⠀condition⠀and keeps⠀accurate⠀inventory⠀records.
• Monitors⠀audience⠀engagement,⠀utilizes⠀constructive⠀feedback,⠀and stays⠀updated on⠀industry⠀trends and⠀best⠀practices⠀to enhance⠀future⠀content⠀strategies.
• Ensures⠀that all⠀photo and⠀video⠀content⠀adhere to⠀the City⠀of⠀Bryan’s⠀standards,⠀branding⠀guidelines,⠀and⠀policies.
• Organizes⠀and⠀maintains⠀photo and⠀video⠀assets to⠀ensure⠀easy⠀access and⠀retrieval,⠀including⠀managing⠀the⠀City’s⠀Flickr and⠀YouTube⠀accounts.
• Performs⠀related⠀duties as⠀required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s⠀degree⠀Film⠀Production,⠀Digital⠀Media⠀Production,⠀Communications,⠀Journalism,⠀Visual⠀Arts, or⠀similar⠀field of⠀study plus⠀at least 4⠀years of⠀professional⠀work⠀experience⠀in video⠀production;⠀OR a⠀Master’s⠀degree in⠀the⠀specified⠀areas plus⠀at least 2⠀years of⠀the⠀required⠀work⠀experience;⠀OR an⠀equivalent⠀combination⠀of⠀education,⠀experience,⠀and⠀training⠀may also⠀be⠀considered.
• The⠀position⠀requires a⠀strong⠀competency⠀and⠀proficiency⠀in being⠀able to⠀independently⠀complete⠀video and⠀photography⠀projects⠀from start⠀to⠀finish.
• Possess⠀a FAA Part⠀107 Remote⠀Pilot⠀Certificate⠀or have⠀the⠀ability to⠀obtain the⠀certification⠀within the⠀timeframe⠀set by⠀management.

Job Type:⠀Full-time

Pay:⠀$68,000.00⠀-⠀$75,000.00⠀per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k)⠀matching
• Dental⠀insurance
• Employee⠀assistance⠀program
• Employee⠀discount
• Flexible⠀spending⠀account
• Health⠀insurance
• Health⠀savings⠀account
• Life⠀insurance
• Paid⠀time⠀off
• Professional⠀development⠀assistance
• Retirement⠀plan
• Tuition⠀reimbursement
• Vision⠀insurance