Multimedia Design Specialist

City of El Paso•Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general direction, this role designs, develops, maintains, and produces a variety of educational websites, multimedia, graphics, animation, audio, and video productions to support department and program needs. The specialist also assists in the development of public information and media relations. Key responsibilities include designing and developing multimedia for training, communications, and public information, including layouts, graphics, animation, video, and sound for presentations, video productions, multimedia programs, websites, CDs, DVDs, and other electronic media. The role involves updating websites, performing technical duties in the production of video and audio projects, managing media bandwidth for streaming, operating non-linear video and audio editing equipment, editing special effects, and manipulating photos. Additionally, the specialist prepares and provides logos, programs, training materials, and newsletters using professional software, composes and edits copy, and assists in public relations and marketing activities, including writing newsletters, press releases, and radio/TV spots, and arranging interviews. Maintaining social media content is also part of the role.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree or higher in Business or Public Administration, Media Production, Journalism, Public Relations, Mass Communication, Marketing or related field and one (1) year of experience in audio-visual production, to include the use of editing tools software, broadcasting equipment and master control, photography, journalism, or public relations; OR an Associate's degree in Business or Public Administration, Media Production, Journalism, Public Relations, Mass Communication, Marketing, or a related field and two (2) years of experience in audio-visual production, to include the use of editing tools software, broadcasting equipment and master control, photography, journalism, or public relations.
A Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.

Responsibilities

Design, develop and maintain multimedia for training, communications and public information.
Design and develop multimedia-based layouts, graphics, animation, video, sound for department and/or City's use in presentations, video productions, multimedia programs, website, CDs, DVDs, and other electronic media.
Updates websites.
Performs technical duties in the production of video and audio projects, CDs/DVDs, video streaming and other field and video and audio productions.
Run audio board during live webcasts; records, edits and uploads voiceover files; manage media bandwidth to stream video for optimum distribution in online products; operate non-linear video and audio editing equipment including edit controllers, video cameras, hard disk video recorders, digital video storage devices, and audio mixers; edits special effects, composition and design of video and audio productions; edits and manipulates photos; maintain and organize production file archives.
Prepare and provide logos, programs, training materials, newsletters, and other material using professional page layout and graphic design software.
Compose, edit and proofread copy for accuracy, grammar, punctuation, consistency and formatting.
Assist in the planning and executing of public relations and marketing activities to include event coordination and execution.
Write newsletters, press releases and radio and television spots.
Arrange for radio and television interviews.
Maintain social media information, photos and other materials.
Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.