Digital Content Creator

The Opportunity

The City of Grande Prairie is hiring a Digital Content Creator to create video, photo, and audio content that promotes the City of Grande Prairie through informational and storytelling lenses.

As the the Digital Content Creator, you will collaborate closely with graphic designers, marketing and communications strategists, and others across the organization to create quality media that supports Council's Strategic Priorities. This position reports to the Director Corporate Marketing and interfaces with virtually all City departments including Mayor and Council.

If you are a confident and passionate creator storyteller, and demonstrate your commercial and artistic ability through a modern portfolio that showcases a wide variety of recent work, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality video from start to finish using prosumer A/V equipment.
• Understand and edit for various subject types including training, informational, events, promotional, and others.
• Understand and edit for various media types including traditional video and photos, social media, websites, and others.
• Capture engaging video and photos of landscapes, City facilities, sporting events, public events, and more that follow City of Grande Prairie brand standards.
• Collaborate on producing vlog-style videos and voiceovers.
• Present well-thought-out creative ideas for digital media projects that support Council's Strategic Priorities.
• Manage digital media projects, estimating the required resources and timelines.
• Develop scripts and storyboards in collaboration with the Corporate Marketing and Corporate Communications teams, conduct interviews, and direct the subject/cast/crew.
• Ensure all media is fully compliant with copyright and privacy legislation.
• Produce graphics and other digital assets to support and enhance internal projects and coordinate with Graphic Design to implement design assets into produced material.
• Be willing to work outside of regular business hours, including weekends and holidays.
• Develop cross-functional skills within our team to assist with digital media production.

You Bring

Education and Professional Experience

• 3 years of experience with video production and photography in a professional capacity.
• Experience managing successful projects and coordinating with others toward a shared vision.
• A current portfolio that reflects your creative ability, technical skill, and professionalism.
• Scriptwriting, storyboarding, and directing experience is an asset.
• Creative agency or studio experience is an asset.
• Photography, videography, and production techniques.
• Audio production techniques.
• Scriptwriting, storyboarding and directing.
• Knowledge of Canadian copyright and privacy legislation, model consent, and release requirements.
  
• Production of video subtitles and audio descriptions.
• Illustration and animation skills are an asset.

Software and Technical Skills

• Fully experienced with photography and video equipment including SLR and mirrorless cameras, lighting, tripods, 360 camera, drones, wireless mics, teleprompters, audio equipment.
• Proficient with Adobe Premier Pro, After Effects, Audition, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Experience with other Adobe Creative Cloud products is an asset.

Professional Skills

• Comfortable in front of a camera and microphone.
• Ability to transform constructive feedback into improved end-products.
• Ability to translate high-level direction into tangible results.
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills.
• Project management, strategic planning, and budget management.
• Ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities.
• Attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
• Initiative and independent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to learn new tools and technologies quickly and independently.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex industry concepts to non-industry professionals.
• Effective team collaboration and extraordinary interpersonal skills.
• Independent thinker with good judgment.

Location

Main location is City Hall, but locations can vary on a day-to-day basis throughout Grande Prairie.

Hours

35 hours per week. Core hours are Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and are flexible with evening, weekend, and holiday hours as required.

Salary/Wage

$35.40 (D Band) per hour.

Selection Process

We thank you in advance for your interest. Those selected for an interview will be contacted by phone or email. We will contact those who did not make it to the interview stage by email within 60 days of the closing date of this job posting.

1. Submit a cover letter and resume using the "Apply Now" tab on this web page.

2. Resume review will be ongoing with interviews being scheduled as qualified candidates apply.

Note: Once you apply and upload a resume you should receive an email confirming that your application has been submitted for this position. If you receive this email, there is NO further need to contact us regarding this position.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive per job posting, we cannot answer job-specific questions before the interview stage. If you are successful in getting to the job interview stage, we will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have at that time.