Media Services Technician, Level 2

City of New York • New York, NY

8d • Onsite

About The Position

THIS OPPORTUNITY IS OPEN TO CURRENT NYPD EMPLOYEES ONLY The mission of the New York Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The NYPD strives to foster a safe city by incorporating Neighborhood Policing into all facets of Department operations and solve the problems that create crime and disorder through an interdependent relationship between people and its police, and by pioneering strategic innovation. The Legal Bureau serves as in-house counsel to the Department and assist members of the service in interpreting local, state, and federal laws. The Bureau represents the Department in a variety of civil matters, produces records and video footage to external oversight bodies and for litigation, reviews and negotiates complex contracts and memoranda of understanding, and assess Department policies, practices, procedures, and forms for legal sufficiency and conformance with the law. The Legal Bureau's Body-Worn Camera Unit evaluates legal issues when dealing with body-worn camera video releases to various outlets. The unit searches, reviews, and conducts preliminary investigations related to video footage requests, and applies appropriate redactions to footage where necessary. The unit is responsible for producing footage in response to requests from government agencies, Freedom of Information Law requests, and in matters related to criminal and civil discovery. The specific duties and responsibilities of a MST Level II assigned to the Legal Bureau's Body Worn Camera Unit will include: - Analyzing and intaking requests from the public and government agencies for NYPD body-worn camera footage; - Utilizing various NYPD systems and application to assist in the processing and investigation of requests; - Examining responsive footage and applying redactions and edits in accordance with all applicable laws and Department policies; and - Reporting results of body worn camera video review to unit supervisors.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional, or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in one or a combination of the following areas of study: electronics technology, television production, broadcast communications, film production, audio production; or
• An associate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional, or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) including or supplemented by 12 semester credits in one or a combination of the following areas of study: electronics technology, television production, broadcast communications, film production, audio production, still photography, graphic arts or in a related field and one year of satisfactory full-time experience operating, maintaining, and repairing audio-visual, video and related broadcast production equipment; or
• A certificate or diploma in electronics or another area of study described in ""2"" above from an accredited vocational or technical high school, approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and two years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in ""2"" above; or
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and three years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in ""2""above; or
• A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to ""1"",""2"",""3", or ""4"" above. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent.
• Two years of certified experience as a member of a high school audio-visual squad, or one year of work-study experience in an approved NYC Department of Education program which included work with audiovisual or related electronic equipment, may be substituted for six months of the experience described in ""2"" above.
• College education above an associate degree including the 12 specialty credits, but less than a baccalaureate degree including the 24 specialty credits, can be substituted for experience on the following basis: 5 college credits including 1 specialty credit, can be substituted for 1 month of experience.
• Driver License Requirement: By the time you are appointed to this position, you must have a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing and intaking requests from the public and government agencies for NYPD body-worn camera footage
• Utilizing various NYPD systems and application to assist in the processing and investigation of requests
• Examining responsive footage and applying redactions and edits in accordance with all applicable laws and Department policies
• Reporting results of body worn camera video review to unit supervisors

Benefits

• health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26
• union benefits such as dental and vision coverage
• paid annual leave and sick leave
• paid holidays
• a pension
• optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees