Production Assistant

Company Description

A best-in-class city that attracts best-in-class talent, Philadelphia is an incredible place to build a career. From our thriving arts scene and rich history to our culture of passion and grit, there are countless reasons to love living and working here. With a workforce of over 30,000 people, and more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia offers boundless opportunities to make an impact. 
As an employer, the City of Philadelphia values inclusion, integrity, innovation, empowerment, and hard work above all else. We offer a vibrant work environment, comprehensive health care and benefits, and the experience you need to grow and excel. If you’re interested in working with a passionate team of people who care about the future of Philadelphia, start here.

What We Offer:
•    Impact - The work you do here matters to millions. 
•    Growth - Philadelphia is growing, why not grow with it? 
•    Diversity & Inclusion - Find a career in a place where everyone belongs.
•    Benefits - We care about your well-being.
 

The Office of Innovation & Technology (OIT) is the central IT agency for the City of Philadelphia headed by the Chief Information Officer (CIO). OIT oversees all major information and communications technology initiatives for the City of Philadelphia - increasing the effectiveness of the information technology infrastructure, where the services provided are advanced, optimized, and responsive to the needs of the City of Philadelphia’s businesses, residents, and visitors. OIT responsibilities include: identifying the most effective approach for implementing new information technology directions throughout city government; improving the value of the city’s technology assets and the return on the city’s technology investments; ensuring data security continuity; planning for continuing operations in the event of disruption of information technology or communications services; and supporting accountable, efficient and effective government across every city department, board, commission and agency.

Job Description

The Cable TV Unit performs two main functions for the City: It oversees the daily operation of the Government Access Channel, and it houses the Cable Franchise Authority, which is responsible for regulating the cable franchises in the City. 

Philadelphia’s Government Access channel is used by the City to convey important information to the citizens of Philadelphia regarding their City and City Government. The majority of our programming consists of live broadcasts and replays of public hearings, press conferences and City meetings such as Phillystat and Planning Commission meetings. Our channel can be viewed over both Comcast’s and Verizon’s cable systems, and we also stream the channel from a link that can be found at the City’s website. 

A/V Setups                                                                                                                             

The CATV Unit is also in charge of the daily audio and video setups for the Mayor and City Council in City Hall. This includes all meetings/public hearings/events/press conferences. 

Other duties:
The CATV Unit is often asked to provide DVD or digital copies of video recordings or to transcode recordings for online streaming.  And the Unit maintains and operates the City Hall tower cameras, Council Chamber’s security cameras, the audio/visual conference rooms in One Parkway Building, the PhillyStat room and also assists City Departments with Audio/Visual requirements at various meetings & events.

Government Access Studio
On the 7th floor of City Hall is our Television Studio which offers all our clients the ability to create videos or even produce a live broadcast for the Government Access channel.  

The Television Station Producer is responsible for operating cable television broadcast and recording equipment, filming and sound production of cable directed broadcast and providing technical solutions pertaining to audio and visual hardware problems, operating systems, software and network problems.  The Associate Cable Television Technician may assist other members of the Cable Television Office in broadcast production issues and application problems.

The Associate Television Station Producer assists with service request by recording, prioritizing, tracking, escalating and assigning television programs issues.  The Associate Cable Television Technician monitors television broadcast servers, production activity, and assists with any special projects as determined by the Cable Television Administrator.

Essential Functions

• Assist the PHLgovTV Producers with Public Service Announcements, press conferences, and special programming
• Assist PHLgovT