Media Specialist

City of Pharr•Pharr, TX

4d•$42,000

About The Position

The City of Pharr, in Pharr, TX is actively seeking a dedicated Media Specialist to be responsible for the ongoing management and growth of Pharr's Media / Internet presence in alignment with business strategies and direction of the city and its leadership. Are you seeking engaging work? Do you wish to advance your career? This position coordinates assigned projects and facilitates department movements to achieve common goals. This position shall work closely with department director to create ideas for projects and outline the growth of various in-house products. The Media Specialist earns competitive pay of $42,000.00 . We provide great benefits and perks, including paid holidays, paid time off (PTO), life & ADD insurance, a retirement plan with a 7% employee contribution and a city match of 2 to 1, 100%-paid medical with optional dependent coverage, workers compensation and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Additionally, we offer our employees an employee assistance program (EAP). If producing, filming, editing, and posting video footage for departments of the city sounds like the right opportunity for you, apply to join our team today! As a Media Specialist, your day would consist of collaborating with team members to plan for, produce, and/or direct media that advances the City's mission while adhering to visual identity and branding styles and guidelines. You will take still photography at city events for marketing and communications applications, including print and digital assets. As a Media Specialist, you will operate and maintain advanced digital video/photographic equipment and be responsible for developing content across owned and earned social channels and government media channels. This includes videos, photos, blog posts, tweets, status updates, informational graphics, posters, and road-side boards. Your job is essential to the city and the city needs someone like you to perform these duties.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Extensive experience in capturing video, still photography and editing it into a final product
Working experience with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Photoshop), and Final Cut Pro software
At least four years of social media use or applicable traditional media experience
Broad understanding of current social media platforms
Experience with leveraging social media management and analytics tools
Experience in web development, HTML/CSS, online news production
Experience in leading a team/group to achieve assigned tasks
Candidate must have a valid Texas Driver's License and acceptable driving record
Applications will be subject to a complete background investigation
Applicants must also take and pass a pre-employment drug test administered by the City of Pharr at the City's expense
Must pass a thorough criminal background check due to the sensitivity of the information handled by this position

Nice To Haves

excellent video and photography skills
attentive to detail
enjoy working as part of a team
dependability

Responsibilities

producing, filming, editing, and posting video footage for departments of the city
collaborating with team members to plan for, produce, and/or direct media that advances the City's mission while adhering to visual identity and branding styles and guidelines
take still photography at city events for marketing and communications applications, including print and digital assets
operate and maintain advanced digital video/photographic equipment
responsible for developing content across owned and earned social channels and government media channels. This includes videos, photos, blog posts, tweets, status updates, informational graphics, posters, and road-side boards