Media Production Specialist

Role Description

This position will serve as the Media Production Specialist for the Unemployment Insurance Agency, reporting to the Communications Manager. It is responsible for promoting the Agency, its goals, and its staff by participating in all stages of the multimedia development process including:

• Planning
• Script writing
• Coordinating
• Selecting locations
• Shooting
• Editing a full range of multimedia projects

The Media Production Specialist collaborates closely with the UIA Communications Manager to assist UIA Executive Leadership with decision-making on how best to align content with the Agency’s goal of creating a national model for fast, fair, and fraud-free service through modernization and transformation. The person in this position will work closely with the Strategy and Planning Division and Communications leadership to coordinate and oversee multimedia communication strategies. The specialist is expected to become an authority on UIA programs and policies, and proactively and effectively communicate to internal staff and the public in the appropriate style and voice.

Must stay current with best practices and emerging trends in multimedia production and proactively make recommendations to Leadership on best practices.

Qualifications

• Possession of a bachelor's degree in communications arts, journalism, digital media and information, broadcast and cinematic arts, video and media production, multimedia design, or television and radio.

Requirements

• Media Production Specialist 9: No specific type or amount is required.
• Media Production Specialist 10: One year of professional experience in directing, producing and writing media related programs equivalent to a Media Production Specialist 9.
• Media Production Specialist P11: Two years of professional experience in directing, producing and writing media related programs including one year equivalent to a Media Production Specialist 10.
• Alternate Education and Experience:
  • Completion of 60 semester (90 term) credits including 24 semester (36 term) credits in any combination of course work in the following areas: communications arts, digital media and information, video and media production, multimedia design, or television and radio, AND two years of experience directing, producing, and writing media related programs may be substituted for the education requirement.
  • OR Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school and four years of experience directing, producing, and writing media related programs may be substituted for the education requirement.

Additional Requirements and Information

• Please attach a cover letter, detailed resume, examples of previous work, and your official college transcript(s) to your application.
• For our purposes, "official college transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred, date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), and the Registrar's signature and/or seal.
• A scanned or electronic copy is acceptable, if it contains the elements listed above. The college/university does not have to send the transcript directly to LEO.
• Applicants who possess a degree from a foreign college or university must have their academic credentials evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents unless the degree has been recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
• Failure to provide this evaluation at the time of application may result in you being screened out of the process.
• Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions. Unsupported responses may not be considered further.
• All classified employees are subject to Civil Service Rule 2-8 Ethical Standards and Conduct and will be expected to disclose any personal and financial interests that may conflict with official duties as a classified employee.
• All newly hired state employees are required to submit and pass a pre-employment drug test prior to their actual appointment.
• Certain positions within the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity may also require state criminal, fingerprint-based and driving record background checks. Any position offer will be conditional until results of the background checks and drug test indicate eligibility for employment.
• The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
• Applications must be submitted through NEOGOV. If you have questions or need assistance uploading and/or attaching your documents, please contact the NEOGOV applicant support at View phone number on remotive.com.
• Salary for this position is entirely federally funded. Under federal law an employee whose salary is entirely federally funded may not be a candidate for public office in a partisan election.

Accommodations

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact the ADA coordinator for the agency that posted this position vacancy.