Multimedia Production Specialist
The purpose of the Multimedia Production Specialist is to serve as the primary videographer, photographer, and video editor for the Town of Herndon. They create compelling content that informs and engages residents of businesses within, and visitors to the Town. This position is responsible for planning, capturing, and editing photographs and videos for use across digital platforms, social media, print publications, and public presentations. The role requires creativity, technical expertise, and the ability to tell stories that reflect the Town’s mission and values.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop compelling storytelling strategies that engage the Town’s varied and diverse audience segments.
2. Capture high-quality photos and videos of Town events, programs, facilities, and community activities.
3. Plan and produce video projects, including scripting, storyboarding, filming, and editing.
4. Coordinate studio and field shoots, including setup, breakdown, transportation, and carrying of equipment.
5. Manage end-to-end post-production workflows including media ingestion, editing, audio mixing, motion graphics and exporting to deliver polished video assets that align with project briefs and deadlines.
6. Edit content for use on multiple platforms, ensuring compliance with brand and accessibility standards.
7. Manage live-streaming or recording of public meetings and special events.
8. Maintain content schedules for regular video series published to digital outlets such as YouTube and Instagram.
9. Develop programming for the Herndon Community Television Channel (HCTV), a local cable access station serving Herndon, VA.
10. Recruit and train videography interns and volunteers.
11. Maintain and organize a digital media library including consistent meta data and tagging standards to ensure efficient retrieval and archiving.
12. Operate and maintain photography, videography, and audio equipment for both studio and field environments.
13. Monitor trends in visual storytelling and recommend innovate approaches.
14. Track and report on content performance, production timelines, and viewer engagement to inform continuous improvement.
15. Provide exceptional customer service and professionally represent the Communications team in all internal and external interactions.
Requirements:
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Two years of professional experience in photography and video production, including editing
• Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed for events
• Associate’s degree in photography, videography, communications, or related field preferred
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable record
HOURS/DAYS: 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday (Some Nights and Weekends Based on the Town Council and Special Events Schedule)
Duties involve the ability to exert medium, physical effort, and involves some lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling up to approximately 50 pounds. May also involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation, and operating a computer and office equipment. Duties may also require adequate visual perception, as well as adequate oral communications abilities. Duties may also require some driving, such as to and from meetings.
Duties may risk exposure to adverse, environmental conditions such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, animal pests, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, loud machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, toxic agents, violence, disease and pathogenic substances.