Multimedia Journalist

Multimedia Journalist

Summary: The Multimedia Journalist is a deadline-driven, fast-paced position! It informs and engages those who live, work, visit, and play in Odessa, Texas, on various platforms while following and implementing strategic plans of the Communications Department. This position works as a team to initiate, plan, develop, and produce video, audio, marketing material, and communication projects to support community outreach. The Multimedia journalist will assist and support other members of the City's communications team with social media, newsletters, events, meetings, website, customer service, and more.

Essential Functions: Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Graphic Design

• Produce/update graphics flyers and brochures for website, social media channels, and print.

Video/Photography Production

• Produce original video content for Government Access Television Channel and web/social.
• Maintain/update Channel programming.
• Ensure the recording of all City Council Meetings and post to the website.
• Produce content for video information kiosks in City Hall.
• Produce all audio recordings for the City.
• Serve as City videographer/ content creator for events and department projects.

Web/Social Media

• Strong Writer
• Helps with website, including user database, content creation, and revision as needed.
• Administrate Midlandtexas.gov user database, content creation, and revision as needed.
• Administrate City apps.
• Draft social media posts and news flashes at the direction of the Communications Director.
• Monitor and route inquiries received via social media and email.
• Collate analytics for City website and social media outlets.

Public Information Office

• Provide excellent customer service to internal and external clients.
• Serve as backup to Communications Director: answer phone calls/requests from media, transmit information in accordance with guidelines and standards, follow the chain of command notifications, and create press releases.
• Actively participate in strategic and task-specific communication planning.
• Ability to be on call some weekends on a rotating schedule
• This position is designated as "essential personnel" and must be available for immediate call-in due to any natural or manmade disaster or any event the Director of Communications or the City Manager deems necessary. The Director of Communications manages an on-call schedule.
• Must have and maintain a cell phone for City use to hold this position.
• Supports departmental operations with regular and timely attendance.
• Supports the relationship between the City of Odessa and the public by demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with visitors and City staff; maintains confidentiality of work-related issues and City information; performs other duties as required or assigned.

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class; employees may be assigned duties which are not listed