MEDIA SERVICES TECHNICIAN

Job Description

*CANDIDATE MUST BE IN THE MEDIA SERVICE TECHNICIAN TITLE

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 NYPD strives to foster a safe and fair city by incorporating Neighborhood Policing into all facets of Department operations, and solve the problems that create crime and disorder through an interdependent relationship between the people and its police, and by pioneering strategic innovation.

The mission of the Professional Standards Division’s Compliance Section – Body Worn Camera Unit is to ensure compliance with department policy, New York State and Federal Law as well as adhere to and ensure compliance with federally mandated use of force reporting practices. The Compliance Section strives to create relevant reports and data accessibility resources to ensure Command and Borough/Bureau level compliance as it pertains to body-worn camera use.

The Compliance Section – Body Worn Camera Unit seeks a qualified Media Service Technician, Level I to:
- Review body-worn camera videos to assist in ensuring NYPD compliance with processes and procedures and all applicable laws, regulations, rules, and policies.
- Performs video duplication, redaction, and editing for confidentiality in press releases and for training purposes.
- Conducts routine monitoring of the Video Management Systems to ensure procedural compliance.
- Conducts research for video files for comparative statistics and analyses.
- Facilitates the viewing of body-worn camera footage for Plaintiff Counsel Review sessions.

WORK LOCATION
375 Pearl St., New York, N.Y. 10038

HOURS/SHIFT
Monday - Friday; Between 0700 – 1800

TO APPLY
Please visit: https://cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID #715571

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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 unemancipated 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.

NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a program.

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Qualifications

1. 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; or

2. 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, maintaining, and repairing audio-visual, video and related broadcast
production equipment; or

3. A certificate or diploma in electronics or another area of study described in ""2"" above from an accredited vocational or technical high school, approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and two years of satisfactory full-time experience as described
in ""2"" above; or

4. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and three years of satisfactory full-time
experience as described in ""2""above; or

5. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to ""1"",""2"",""3"", or ""4"" above. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent. Two years
of certified exp