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Job Description
Are you an experienced Video Producer, ready for a unique opportunity to grow with an environmental state agency?
Join TCEQ! We bring passion and drive to carry out our mission of protecting our state's public health and natural resources.
YOUR FUTURE TEAM
As part of TCEQ's Office of the Executive Director, you would contribute to video communication initiatives for TCEQ and its Take Care of Texas program. See details about what we do.
This position is a member of our External Relations Division.
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Produce professionalquality video content for internal and external audiences, including direction of staff, crew, and nonprofessional talent, as well as videography, lighting, audio capture, and production assistance.
• Produce, shoot, and edit video projects, including researching, planning, scripting, capturing highquality video and audio, and graphics creation. Productions include documentarystyle storytelling, social media creation, and publicfacing instructional videos.
• Provide photographic services using DSLR cameras to document events both on and off the TCEQ main campus.
• Research and collaborate with the creative team and agency leaders and their programs to develop targeted content and messaging for a variety of channels and audiences.
• Serve as the agency's pointofcontact for accepting and processing staff YouTube requests.
• Assist with the recording and publishing of highquality live meetings & webinars for both agency staff and public audiences.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with video production, including field and studio videography.
• Experience with video postproduction, including editing, and current video distribution methods.
• Experience with writing scripts and narration that contribute to visual storytelling.
• Experience creating visual productions that contribute to the communications and outreach strategy of an agency, corporation, or foundation.

Required documents and/or links for position consideration:
Must submit links (within the application (under work experience) and/or resume) to one or multiple video portfolios (demo reels) demonstrating your creative and technical abilities.
Important! Provide sufficient details to clearly identify the type of content being presented and your role in its creation.
NOTE: Only YouTube links will be accepted. No other video hosting solutions will be considered.
Portfolio pieces should include :

• Two or more examples of your social media videos intended for YouTube, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, or similar, and be corporate, promotional, and/or informative in nature.
• Two or more examples of motion graphics you have created incorporating text, such as motion graphics used in social media, title sequences, and/or infographics.
• Three or more examples showcasing your videography and lighting skills. Examples should be lifted from finished productions, without additional edits or modifications. Consider examples that include interiors, exteriors, and oncamera interviews. Do not provide a highlight reel of individual shots or drone footage. Minimum run time of these 3+ examples: 2 minutes each.
• Two or more video examples, demonstrating your nonfiction writing, as part of a video's narration or oncamera delivery. Minimum run time of these 2+ examples: 2 minutes each.
• Three or more examples highlighting your comprehensive video production skills. Examples should demonstrate your ability to generate engaging content from start to finish. Examples are to be lifted from finished productions, without additional edits or modifications. Minimum run time of these 3+ examples: 2 minutes each.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Four (4) years of fulltime experience in video production, including coordinating, scheduling, and managing productions.

• Must obtain a Remote Pilot Certification for Unmanned Aircraft Systems within six months of hire date and complete recurrent training every 24 months to maintain certificate (facilitated through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.)

Preferred qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Communications, Media Production, Journalism, or related discipline, plus 4 years of fulltime experience in video production, including coordinating, scheduling, and managing productions or combination of both.
TRANSCRIPT/ COLLEGE HOURS or COURSE WORK:
See instructions on how to attach documents. A copy of your official college transcript or evaluation of foreign credentials in CAPPS is required if needed to meet the qualifications listed above.
Work Schedule
Standard business hours are MF, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Individual and work group schedule determined by the External Relations Division.
BENEFITS

• Optional 401(k) and 457 plans
• Insurance: Health, Vision, Dental, and optional FSA
• Paid day(s) off from work on national holidays and holidays that the state observes
• Professional development opportunities
• Longevity pay based on your number of years working for the state
• Wellness Program and Activities
• Onsite Nurse Practitioner in HQ
• WorkLife Balance

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT
TCEQ will conduct a criminal history records search, driving history (if required for the job) on candidates offered employment.
In compliance with ADA, if you need accommodation during the employment process, please contact HRSS for assistance at (512) 2390102.
MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) CODES
Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes can be found at: https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions/. Please click the hyperlink under 'Occupational Category' for the respective Class Title.
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.