Responsibilities

• Serves as the lead of video representative to outside organizations and maintains professional relationships with other departments and government agencies.
• Assists division leadership with guiding and directing graphic design projects and priorities.
• Advises agency staff regarding creative multimedia design trends and provides recommendations.
• Creates, writes, reviews and edits internal and external written materials, prepares presentations and communication materials such as websites, news releases printed and electronic newsletters.
• Collaborates with TDEM Media and Communications staff to address internal and external communications objectives and strategies, including disaster-specific public information campaigns and materials.
• Ensures all productions are completed on time, within budget, and to agreed artistic and technical standards.
• Manages production budgets for all projects.
• Responsible for integrating new technologies and staying abreast of new opportunities in motion graphic and video production and suggesting new ways to implement new trends and technologies.
• Works collaboratively with media and communications team members to produce live-TV appearances, web videos, b-roll, training videos, and additional branded content.
• Works with TDEM Media and Communications team members to design multi-platform visual content and lead all projects through each phase of production including creative development, pre-production, production/shooting, post-production and delivery.

Requirements

• Education – Bachelor’s degree in television, radio, and film from an accredited four-year university.
• Experience – Eight (8) years of related experience in the video production industry, including four (4) years minimum experience managing video producers and multimedia production flow from concept to delivery.
• Additional work experience may be substituted for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis. Thirty (30) semester hours is considered equivalent to one (1) year of experience. A completed advanced degree may also be substituted in lieu of work experience.
• Knowledge of graphic and multimedia design; non-computer-based and media graphics production methods, techniques, and equipment; animation; design principles; printing processes; and publishing industry standards and operations.
• Knowledge of, or the ability to assimilate information related to emergency management, State and Federal regulations, legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Proficient with word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software.
• Strong understanding and capability to operate latest trending gear and styles in the video production industry.
• Adept with Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator) and content management tools.
• Skilled in managing and running multimedia production projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Skilled in project management.
• Excellent organizational, problem solving and time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Experience defining and implementing content delivery processes.
• Ability to proactively identify and recommend improvements to production processes.
• Ability to work independently and as a highly motivated self-starter.
• Ability to develop a network of industry resources.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Ability to anticipate and identify issues and problem solve.
• Ability to negotiate and form consensus, define and drive action items.
• Ability to work extended or non-traditional hours such as evenings, weekends, special events, etc.