What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senate Videographer position at City of Victoria TX?
General Summary
This is skilled, creative work in the Senate’s Office of Multimedia Communications and Instructional Design. The employee must have experience designing, laying out, composing, and reproducing a variety of graphics materials and be generally familiar with multimedia software applications. The employee must have technical and creative skills in documenting legislative action and events through photography, videography, and graphic design. An employee in this position must be flexible and have the ability to handle multiple time sensitive tasks simultaneously.
This is a nonpartisan position. The employee is expected to work with all Senators to produce video content that conveys priorities of individual Senators as well as the Senate as a legislative body. The employee is expected to manage the Senate Studio facility, including facilitating the taping of videos and media interviews of Senators, and other officials authorized by the Senate President to utilize Senate facilities.
The employee will also work to develop training materials for use by Senators and Senate Professional Staff.
The employee is expected to be aware of and seek to incorporate evolving techniques for video content in order to maintain modern, fresh video content for Senators.
Night and weekend work is common during Interim Committee Weeks and Regular Sessions of the Florida Legislature as well as any Special Session of the Legislature. The employee will accrue Compensatory Leave for work in excess of 40 hours per week. Flexibility to extended working hours based on the Legislature’s schedule is required.
Examples of Work Performed
Salary commensurate with experience.
The Legislature offers a competitive benefits package.
Application Deadline
Open until filled.
Accommodation for Disability
If an accommodation is needed for a disability, please notify Human Resources at (850) 488-6803.
Working for the Florida Legislature includes a lucrative benefits package, including affordable health insurance options, free dental, long-term disability and employee life insurance, as well as competitive retirement. Employees have access to a college tuition waiver program, an employee assistance program, paid annual and sick leave, and paid holidays. Learn more below!
Health and Dental Insurance
Employees have a choice of participating in the State Self Insured Plan or a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) if available in the county of residence or employment (Standard and High Deductible Investor plans are available). Full-time employees pay $30 per month for family coverage or $8.34 per month for individual coverage. Part-time employees pay premiums based on the total hours of work. For dental insurance, the Legislature offers a PPO plan that offers choice of dentist and pays from 50 to 100 percent of usual, customary, and reasonable charges. There is a $1500 maximum benefit per plan year. The Legislature pays the total premium for full-time employees and part-time employees pay premiums based on the total hours of work.
Leave Accrual Benefits
Annual Leave accrues as follows based on creditable state service:
Up to 5 years - 11 hours per month 5 to 10 years - 13 hours per month Over 10 years - 15 hours per month
Sick Leave accrues at 9 hours per month for all full-time employees.
Life and Disability Insurance
Group Term life Insurance with an accidental death and dismemberment benefit provides $25,000 coverage. The Legislature pays the total premium for full-time employees and part-time employees pay premiums based on the total hours of work. For disability insurance, the Legislature offers a Group Long Term Disability Insurance Plan that provides a monthly benefit of 60 percent of covered monthly earnings after an elimination period of 360 days. The Legislature pays the total premium.
Retirement
Participation in the Florida Retirement System is compulsory for all salaried staff, except certain re-employed retirees. New employees have until the end of the eighth month following their first month of employment to select a retirement plan, from the traditional pension plan or the investment plan. New employees will receive an informational packet approximately two months after the hire date. Members and staff contribute 3% of their salary towards retirement and the Legislature pays the remainder of the premium.
Florida Pre-Tax Plan And Deferred Compensation Plan
This state sponsored program includes Supplemental Insurance Plans, Health Savings Account (when enrolled with an Investor Health Plan), and a Flexible Spending Program on a pretax basis. The Supplemental Insurance Plans include hospitalization, cancer/intensive care, dental, vision, and accidental/disability. The Flexible Spending Program includes healthcare and dependent care accounts. A competitive Deferred Compensation Plan is also offered. The State of Florida Deferred Compensation Plan offers a number of investment options including variable annuities, mutual funds, and a bank, with a variety of contract providers.
Paid Holidays
New Year's Day - Martin Luther King Day - Memorial Day - Independence Day - Labor Day - Veteran's Day - Thanksgiving Day - Friday After Thanksgiving - Christmas Day - Personal Holiday
Total Compensation Statement
The Total Compensation Statement provides a monetary value of each benefit listed below as well as a total annual compensation estimate. The annual salary amount used in this example is $40,000. Note: All values are based on individual plans.
This is skilled, creative work in the Senate’s Office of Multimedia Communications and Instructional Design. The employee must have experience designing, laying out, composing, and reproducing a variety of graphics materials and be generally familiar with multimedia software applications. The employee must have technical and creative skills in documenting legislative action and events through photography, videography, and graphic design. An employee in this position must be flexible and have the ability to handle multiple time sensitive tasks simultaneously.
This is a nonpartisan position. The employee is expected to work with all Senators to produce video content that conveys priorities of individual Senators as well as the Senate as a legislative body. The employee is expected to manage the Senate Studio facility, including facilitating the taping of videos and media interviews of Senators, and other officials authorized by the Senate President to utilize Senate facilities.
The employee will also work to develop training materials for use by Senators and Senate Professional Staff.
The employee is expected to be aware of and seek to incorporate evolving techniques for video content in order to maintain modern, fresh video content for Senators.
Night and weekend work is common during Interim Committee Weeks and Regular Sessions of the Florida Legislature as well as any Special Session of the Legislature. The employee will accrue Compensatory Leave for work in excess of 40 hours per week. Flexibility to extended working hours based on the Legislature’s schedule is required.
Examples of Work Performed
- Designs and prepares graphics for social media, the Senate’s electronic signage system, brochures, reports, booklets, and pamphlets; arranges contents in the most effective manner for presentation.
- Videos legislative action, including live and still scenes in black and white and color for public viewing, reports, exhibits publications, social media, etc.
- Arranges scenes and videos to be taken, selects shooting angles, determines illumination, and positions equipment.
- Determines correct calibration of equipment.
- Prepares for video shoots, including scouting locations, scheduling, and equipment.
- Records appropriate videos for multimedia uses.
- Cuts and edits videos for presentation.
- Set up or takes down lighting, background and other equipment.
- Research new techniques, processes, and equipment.
- Maintains inventories and requisitions supplies.
- Prepares and presents slide or video shows.
- Maintains the Senate video equipment and studio in a clean and organized manner.
- Maintains records and prepares reports and correspondence relative to the work.
- Plans artwork and video layouts for reports and publications.
- Exercises discretion and maintain confidentiality related to work on tasks for Senators.
- Performs other related duties as required.
- Knowledge of theory and techniques of modern videography.
- Knowledge of the equipment, tools and supplies used in the taking, processing, enhancing, and use of recording videos
- Knowledge of the uses and effects of various types of lighting and methods.
- Knowledge of using Sony and Canon equipment, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and related tools
- Knowledge of videography layouts for reports and publications.
- Ability to choose proper settings on cameras and videographic processing equipment.
- Ability to select the appropriate camera angles, video composition, filtering, lighting, or other treatment necessary to produce a desired message or special effect.
- Skill in operating camera equipment.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to perform preventive maintenance on camera equipment.
- Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
- Ability to complete assigned work projects on a timely basis.
- Ability to work as part of a team and assist other team members with tasks related to multimedia and instructional design services for the Senate.
- Ability to take direction on prioritization of work projects and shift quickly between time sensitive tasks.
- Ability to work independently to maintain a familiarity with current events that impact the Florida Legislature.
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and two years of experience in photography, visual communications, or graphic arts.
- A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in communications can substitute for one year of the required experience.
- Professional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education
Salary commensurate with experience.
The Legislature offers a competitive benefits package.
Application Deadline
Open until filled.
Accommodation for Disability
If an accommodation is needed for a disability, please notify Human Resources at (850) 488-6803.
Working for the Florida Legislature includes a lucrative benefits package, including affordable health insurance options, free dental, long-term disability and employee life insurance, as well as competitive retirement. Employees have access to a college tuition waiver program, an employee assistance program, paid annual and sick leave, and paid holidays. Learn more below!
Health and Dental Insurance
Employees have a choice of participating in the State Self Insured Plan or a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) if available in the county of residence or employment (Standard and High Deductible Investor plans are available). Full-time employees pay $30 per month for family coverage or $8.34 per month for individual coverage. Part-time employees pay premiums based on the total hours of work. For dental insurance, the Legislature offers a PPO plan that offers choice of dentist and pays from 50 to 100 percent of usual, customary, and reasonable charges. There is a $1500 maximum benefit per plan year. The Legislature pays the total premium for full-time employees and part-time employees pay premiums based on the total hours of work.
Leave Accrual Benefits
Annual Leave accrues as follows based on creditable state service:
Up to 5 years - 11 hours per month 5 to 10 years - 13 hours per month Over 10 years - 15 hours per month
Sick Leave accrues at 9 hours per month for all full-time employees.
Life and Disability Insurance
Group Term life Insurance with an accidental death and dismemberment benefit provides $25,000 coverage. The Legislature pays the total premium for full-time employees and part-time employees pay premiums based on the total hours of work. For disability insurance, the Legislature offers a Group Long Term Disability Insurance Plan that provides a monthly benefit of 60 percent of covered monthly earnings after an elimination period of 360 days. The Legislature pays the total premium.
Retirement
Participation in the Florida Retirement System is compulsory for all salaried staff, except certain re-employed retirees. New employees have until the end of the eighth month following their first month of employment to select a retirement plan, from the traditional pension plan or the investment plan. New employees will receive an informational packet approximately two months after the hire date. Members and staff contribute 3% of their salary towards retirement and the Legislature pays the remainder of the premium.
Florida Pre-Tax Plan And Deferred Compensation Plan
This state sponsored program includes Supplemental Insurance Plans, Health Savings Account (when enrolled with an Investor Health Plan), and a Flexible Spending Program on a pretax basis. The Supplemental Insurance Plans include hospitalization, cancer/intensive care, dental, vision, and accidental/disability. The Flexible Spending Program includes healthcare and dependent care accounts. A competitive Deferred Compensation Plan is also offered. The State of Florida Deferred Compensation Plan offers a number of investment options including variable annuities, mutual funds, and a bank, with a variety of contract providers.
Paid Holidays
New Year's Day - Martin Luther King Day - Memorial Day - Independence Day - Labor Day - Veteran's Day - Thanksgiving Day - Friday After Thanksgiving - Christmas Day - Personal Holiday
Total Compensation Statement
The Total Compensation Statement provides a monetary value of each benefit listed below as well as a total annual compensation estimate. The annual salary amount used in this example is $40,000. Note: All values are based on individual plans.
Salary : $8 - $30
