City of Austin · 1 day ago
Video Engineer (ATXN Austin Communications and Engagement)
Austin City Hall
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$69K/yr - $86K/yr
4+ years expThe City of Austin is a vibrant community dedicated to shaping one of the nation's most dynamic cities. They are seeking a Video Engineer to perform complex design, installation, maintenance, and repair of video production and control room equipment and information systems used to record and transmit live and recorded productions.
Association
Responsibilities
Oversees day-to-day tasks and assignments for control room operations and staff
Installs, configures, and operates electronic equipment used to record, edit, and transmit video productions
Designs and maintains layouts, flowcharts, and/or schematics of control room and audio and video equipment
Integrates video programming with live web casting and video-on-demand equipment and needs
Creates, revises, and implements Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) related to control room use and equipment for use by City staff
Mixes and regulates sound inputs and feeds and/or coordinates audio feeds with live broadcasts and recordings
Troubleshoots and performs repairs and routine cleaning of audio and video equipment
Sets up, hauls, loads, and unloads equipment; operates cameras, lighting equipment, teleprompters, microphones, and other audio equipment; and monitors and adjusts equipment during recording sessions
Constructs and positions sets, lighting equipment, and other City equipment and property
Determines video production equipment needs and makes recommendation for purchases
Researches technology solutions to address video production needs
Responsible for full range of supervisory activities: selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal
Qualification
Required
Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Radio-TV-Film (RTVF), Electrical Engineering, and Telecommunications or in a field related to the job, plus four (4) years of experience in a field related to the job
Experience may substitute for education up to four (4) years
Valid Texas Class C Driver License
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming
Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods, including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media
Knowledge of web media formats and related applications
Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles
Knowledge of applicable processes, techniques, and methods
Knowledge of City practice, policy, and procedures
Skill in oral and written communication
Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing
Skill in using computers and related software
Skill in data analysis and problem solving
Ability to control operations of equipment or systems
Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities
Ability to train others
Ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or patterns according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations)
Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
Ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions
Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted
Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other City employees and the public
Preferred
Knowledge of network administration and fiber transport of audio/video signals
Knowledgeable of varying types of video production technology
Knowledgeable of video streaming best practices
Experience as network administrator in a video production environment
Experience installing complex video production systems
Ability to troubleshoot technical issues
Benefits
Low-cost medical
Dental
Vision
Paid leave time
A highly competitive retirement plan
Training opportunities
Company
City of Austin
An award-winning employer, the City of Austin has a Council-Manager form of government and employs 13.8K employees.
10001+ employees
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