What are the responsibilities and job description for the Digital Media Director position at South Carolina Forestry Commission?
Overview
Manages all aspects of the South Carolina Forestry Commission’s social media operations. Serves as the official agency photographer and videographer. Serves as one of the agency's official spokespersons. Performs other general public information, external outreach and educational assistance for the agency.
Responsibilities
- Manages all aspects of the South Carolina Forestry Commission’s social media operations – specifically Facebook, X, Instagram and YouTube – leading the creative development of engaging, impactful and relevant content through a dynamic combination of writing, photography, graphic design and especially video production; collaborates with all agency stakeholders, internal and external, to raise awareness of the agency's mission, people and activities as well as achieve continued growth; develops analytics measures and reporting procedures to validate the effectiveness and impact of visual and digital communications efforts as they relate to the execution of the agency's communications strategy; stays abreast of emerging platforms to ensure the relevance, currency and vitality of agency communications.
- Serves as the official agency photographer and videographer, traveling as needed to document agency activities, personnel and events as well as provide content for agency publications and other vehicles; manages all aspects of video production, editing and dissemination, including official public service announcements, promotional content, educational products, training videos and ad hoc projects of considerable variety; responsible for all visual/digital media resources, assets and needs, including camera equipment inventory, photo libraries and request fulfillment; executes the visual and digital components of the agency's comprehensive communications strategy to facilitate effective, timely and impactful informational and educational communications.
- Serves as an official spokesperson who also represents the agency publicly in the media and at partner-led, education-related and community events (Wood Magic, FASC annual conference, Woodland Clinic, etc.), providing accurate, timely and transparent media responses and interviews about wildfires, emergency situations and agency services, among others, while protecting the agency's brand, image and reputation.
- Responds to requests for information and assistance from media, landowners, citizens and partners about everything from prescribed burns and wildfires to smoke complaints and agency services, among others.
- Performs other duties as required in support of the agency’s mission and strategic initiatives.
Minimum and Additional Requirements
- A bachelor's degree with two years of relevant experience related to the development and dissemination of informational material via visual media and digital platforms, specifically writing, producing, editing, packaging and distributing video, digital and social media content for a variety of internal and external audiences and purposes.
- Must possess a valid driver's license.
- A criminal background check and drug test are required.
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Pay: $56,052.00 - $73,135.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $56,052 - $73,135