The Texas General Land Office primarily serves the schoolchildren, veterans, and the environment of Texas. The agency does so by preserving our history, maximizing state revenue through innovative administration, and through the prudent stewardship of state lands and natural resources. This position is with our Office of Communications area of the agency.

Performs multimedia operation and production work involving the design, preparation, and production of multimedia content using photographic, audio, and video equipment.

Military Crosswalk information can be accessed at:

Military Crosswalk for Occupational Category - Information and Communication (texas.gov)

In order to receive Veteran's preference, a copy of the DD #214 is required at the time of interview.

Benefits:

• Free Parking
• Defined Retirement Benefit Plan
• Optional 401(k) and 457 accounts
• Medical Insurance - State pays 100% of the health plan premium for eligible full-time employees and 50% of the premium for their eligible dependents. State pays 50% of the eligible part-time employee’s premium and 25% for eligible dependents.
• Optional Benefits such as dental, vision, and life insurance
• Minimum of 96+ Hours of Annual Leave a year **Annual leave increases with length of service.
• Telework policy

Essential Job Elements:

• Captures and produces professional-quality audio and video products including broadcast PSAs, outreach features, and internal communications. Creates video projects in support of division initiatives, which includes video photography, editing, encoding, and archiving. Produces web and social media content. Provides advice to leadership, staff and general public on creative and technical issues regarding all media created by the agency.
• Edits HD and 4K video and produces motion graphics, including Chroma-key compositing, title screens, lower-third name keys and closing credits using Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and Photoshop. Works with the press team to ensure text is written and edited in accordance with GLO Standards and Guidelines. Serves as production coordinator and video editor of assigned video products to include audio mastering, editing and mixing. Ensures preproduction, production and postproduction parameters, timelines and distribution goals are met. Coordinates studio setups and the transportation of equipment and staff to on-location shoots.
• Produces and edits weekly marketing content for the Veterans Land Board (VLB) and other programs as assigned. Develops, implements, and makes recommendations to leadership regarding video communication distribution strategies for targeted content and instructional videos.
• Maintains and upgrades the agency's audio and digital video and photography archives. Oversees and maintains video-production equipment and studio-control room facilities. Provides input on future video-production software and hardware purchases for the agency to ensure continued quality content. Identifies internal and external communication needs, establishes production quality standards, operating procedures, and production procedures for a multimedia audiovisual studio.
• Performs still photography, determines, and selects photographs for distribution or publication. Manages livestreaming for School Land Board (SLB) and VLB meetings.
• Serves as a multimedia producer for agency public events. Ensures high quality audio/video for every event, utilizing GLO staff and external contractors in cooperation with GLO staff and Communications Director. Operates studio equipment such as teleprompter, camera and lighting for live television appearances and podcast tapings. Manages contracts with vendors for dependable and cost-effective event audio/visual services, as needed.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in computer graphics, communications, film, fine art, or a related field is generally preferred. Three (3) to five (5) years’ experience in video and photography.

Preferred Qualification:

Live Streaming/ Live media Production- for studio and press conferences

Cinema and Mirrorless Cameras - C300, C200, C70, R3, R6

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the principles of graphic design, still and video photographic techniques, and production methods and procedures.

• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite/ Adobe Creative Cloud.

• Skill in creating graphics and special effects and in editing photos, audio, and video.

• Skill in Video Editing - Premiere Pro, Lightroom, Photoshop, Audition.

• Ability to design pages, and to communicate effectively.

• Ability to serve as a lead worker providing direction to others.

Physical Requirements:

This position requires the employee to primarily perform sedentary office work; however, mobility (moving around the work-site) is routinely required to carry out some of the duties. normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall, and apply certain practices and policies; marginal or corrected visual and auditory requirements; constant use of personal computers, copiers, printers, and telephones; the ability to move about the office to access file cabinets and office machinery; requires the stamina to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions; frequent sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position; ability to move and transport records, documents, boxes and all related information and materials, weighing up to 20 pounds; the ability to work under deadlines, as a team member, and in direct contact with others; and the ability to remain stationary for long periods of time when commuting to and from assigned destination and when traveling on state business including field work and training assignments.

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