Media Services Technician, Level 1

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The New York City Police Department strives to foster a safe and fair city through the strategic deployment of resources, focusing on both crime prevention and addressing quality‑of‑life concerns while building lasting community relationships.

The Legal Bureau serves as in‑house counsel to the Department and assists members of the service in interpreting local, state, and federal laws. The Bureau represents the Department in a variety of civil matters, produces records and video footage for external oversight bodies and for litigation, reviews and negotiates complex contracts and memoranda of understanding, and assesses Department policies, practices, procedures, and forms for legal sufficiency and conformance with the law.

The Legal Bureau’s Body‑Worn Camera Unit evaluates legal issues when dealing with body‑worn camera video releases to various outlets. The unit searches, reviews, and conducts preliminary investigations related to video‑footage requests, and applies appropriate red actions to footage where necessary. It is responsible for producing footage in response to requests from government agencies, Freedom of Information Law requests, and in matters related to criminal and civil discovery.

As stated above, the Legal Bureau’s Body‑Worn Camera Unit handles requests for footage from various governmental agencies, Freedom of Information Law requests, and matters related to criminal and civil discovery.

• Searching NYPD applications to locate responsive footage.
• Tagging all responsive footage, creating a case to share the footage, and completing necessary paperwork documenting a search.
• Reviewing responsive footage and applying appropriate red actions and edits to such footage in accordance with all applicable laws and Department policies.
• Downloading and making copies of responsive footage in any given case to ensure its proper production.
• Performing such tasks in response to requests for criminal discovery from local and federal prosecutors in compliance with relevant discovery rules, as well as related to civil discovery matters.

375 Pearl St, New York, NY 10038

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In compliance with Federal Law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unmarried children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre‑tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional, or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in one or a combination of the following areas of study: electronics technology, television production, broadcast communications, film production, audio production;
  
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• An associate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional, or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), including or supplemented by 12 semester credits in one or a combination of the following areas of study: electronics technology, television production, broadcast communications, film production, audio production, still photography, graphic arts, or in a related field and one year of satisfactory full‑time experience operating,…