Audio Visual Specialist III

Come join our team!

Prince George’s County Government provides a dynamic and inclusive workplace where employees can thrive, learn, and grow across its 30 diverse agencies, all dedicated to serving the County's residents with essential resources and services. Nestled just minutes away from Washington, DC, Prince George's County combines urban vibrancy with serene surroundings, offering an ideal setting to live, work, and enjoy life.

This is lead/supervisory level professional and technical level work whereby incumbents are responsible for reviewing and evaluating the media requirements of a department and then providing audio visual, photographic, multi-image and related services to County departments and agencies. Incumbents function as technical experts in the audio visual field and may lead lower-level specialists on work assignments. The work is highly creative requiring an extensive degree of independent judgment and action within the framework of established departmental policies, rules and regulations.

Work assignments are performed under the general supervision of a higher level supervisor.

The mission of the Prince George’s County Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department is to serve our communities with excellence by providing the highest quality of risk reduction, fire suppression, rescue, emergency medical, and all-hazards response services to enhance the quality of life in Prince George’s County.

• Plans, directs, edits and coordinates the work of civilian, career and volunteer personnel and vendors engaged in the development, maintenance and production of audio visual, photographic and other media related programs and projects
• Produces multi-image slide productions, video; produces coherent scripts; produces audio portions of presentations and chooses music and voice over in order to reach targeted audiences and accomplish program goals and objectives.
• Creates special film effects with film titling, flashbacks, flash forwards, time lapse sequences and animation.
• Develops media production proposals and budget details which include program goals and objectives, title, content, projected audience, length and format and establishes cost, using knowledge of departmental authorities and limitations.
• Establishes and maintains procedures for storage, inventory and maintenance of audio-visual equipment and materials, photographs, film and video libraries in order to ensure availability of references and resources.
• Selects appropriate method to be used for converting original visual materials (historic documents, sketches, maps, photographs, etc.) into satisfactory color.
• May be required to serve as lead audio visual specialist in the accomplishment of inter/intra department/agency programs/projects.
• Participates with management in establishing, reviewing, monitoring and implementing departmental policy, guidelines and procedures which effect the audio-visual program.
• Prepares various reports indicating the status of the audio-visual program/projects/activities.
• Determines rental equipment/services to be used in the development of program/project and ensures that related bills are properly processed.
• Trains personnel in the proper use/care of audio visual, photographic and other equipment and materials.
• May be required to use automated equipment in conjunction with assigned duties and responsibilities.

Applicants must meet all minimum qualifications listed below to be eligible for additional consideration.

• Associate of Arts degree or vocational training in communications, broadcast journalism, photography, graphic design, audio visual fields
• Two (2) years of experience as it relates to the relevant duties as announced

Additional information:
An equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Salary Range Transparency: The salary range listed in this announcement reflects the offer range for this position. Offers made within this range are based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity.

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