Help Wanted: City of New Bedford hiring Assistant Public Access Director

CITY OF NEW BEDFORD
ASSISTANT PUBLIC ACCESS DIRECTOR $41,899 – $51,107
CABLE ACCESS

Supervises programming, instruction and technical responsibilities of the Channel 95 Public Access Station. Develops and conducts TV production classes, covering studio and field production and non-linear editing, for incoming community producers. Provides production guidance and technical assistance to community producers with studio and field production, and non-linear editing. Keeps accurate inventory of NBCN-95 equipment and media (completed programs and raw footage).Maintains accurate and secure records of community producer information, and programming and resource usage.

Schedules equipment and facility reservations with community producers. Works with NBCN-95 Public Access Director to recruit new members through outreach to community groups, committees and residents. Assists with program schedule and community bulletin board for NBCN-95. Upkeep of NBCN’s social media accounts. Collaborates with NBCN staff for larger scale NBCN productions or City events, including (but not limited to) videography and video editing.

Associate’s Degree (Bachelor’s Degree preferred) in Communications/Media and at least two years of relevant experience. Strong video production skills, including (but not limited to) non-linear editing, videography and studio production. Prior public access employment experience a plus. Any equivalent combination of education and experience. Strong organizational, interpersonal and teaching skills. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups of people. Must have own reliable means of transportation. Bilingual in Spanish and/or Portuguese helpful. Mandatory CORI (Criminal Offender Record Investigation) background check per City Council Ordinance effective May 14, 2013.

For application/complete job description, please visit www.newbedford-ma.gov or contact the Personnel Dept., 133 William St., Room 212, 508-979- 1444. Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is found. New Bedford has a residency requirement. EEO