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Job Description
**Only candidates who are reachable on the Open-Competitive list (Exam #3088) may apply. Please include your Notice of Result card. You will not be considered for an interview if you do not meet the mentioned civil service criteria. **
The Kings County District Attorney's Office, located in the Metrotech area of Brooklyn, New York, is accepting applications for a Media Services Technician position.
The primary duties of a Media Service Technician are as follows:
-Under supervision is assigned jobs of moderate to significant difficulty.
-The Media Services Technician transports, sets-up, installs and operates audio and visual equipment and records and/or plays back testimony, statements, press conferences, training sessions and other office events and activities.
-The MST performs preventive maintenance of moderate to significant difficulty, on such audiovisual recording and playback equipment such as video cameras, laptop and computer components, videocassette recorders, public address systems, and related accessories.
-Under supervision, MST's record agency related training's, conferences, events and statements at remote locations (i.e. precincts, hospitals, courtrooms etc.) of defendants, victims, witnesses, crime scenes and surveillance locations. The MST also retrieves surveillance, video and photos from remote locations. Must have a detailed knowledge of audio and video production, included but not limited to redaction, extraction, video blurring and editing with knowledge of video formats and conversions.
-Under supervision the MST supports with production of video and Photography for internal and external use, such as but not limited to social media, intranet, internet, news media etc.
-Under supervision, the MST is required to be knowledgeable of procedures and protocols of the office to perform duties, answering telephones, evidence processing and operation of general office equipment maintaining records and custody of recorded and retrieved materials, video, audio and evidence libraries.
-Under supervison the MST provides support to ADA's with court room technology, evidence preparation, and maintaining equipment for Grand Jury, Trials and hearings.
-Under limited supervision, the MST is responsible to testify in court as a witness to corroborate the evidence.
Preferred Skills
-A minimum of two years technical related work, preferably in media related areas such as television, cable, video, audio, film, photography, print media, graphics and computers operations; and a degree from an accredited college.
-Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Power Point), and digital audio & video editing software, i.e. Adobe Audition, Premiere, Final Cut Pro.
-Working knowledge of Windows 2000, and XP, data entry procedures which are used for all activities related to rides, evidence history and daily activities.
-A valid NYS driver's license.
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 experience as a member of a high school audio-visual squad, or one year of work-study experience in an approved NYC Department of Education program which included work with audiovisual or related electronic equipment, may be substituted for six months of the experience described in ""2"" above. College education above an associate degree including the 12 specialty credits, but
less than a baccalaureate degree including the 24 specialty credits, can be substituted for experience on the following basis: 5 college credits including 1 specialty credit, can be substituted for 1 month
of experience.
Driver License Requirement: By the time you are appointed to this position, you must have a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Job Description
**Only candidates who are reachable on the Open-Competitive list (Exam #3088) may apply. Please include your Notice of Result card. You will not be considered for an interview if you do not meet the mentioned civil service criteria. **
The Kings County District Attorney's Office, located in the Metrotech area of Brooklyn, New York, is accepting applications for a Media Services Technician position.
The primary duties of a Media Service Technician are as follows:
-Under supervision is assigned jobs of moderate to significant difficulty.
-The Media Services Technician transports, sets-up, installs and operates audio and visual equipment and records and/or plays back testimony, statements, press conferences, training sessions and other office events and activities.
-The MST performs preventive maintenance of moderate to significant difficulty, on such audiovisual recording and playback equipment such as video cameras, laptop and computer components, videocassette recorders, public address systems, and related accessories.
-Under supervision, MST's record agency related training's, conferences, events and statements at remote locations (i.e. precincts, hospitals, courtrooms etc.) of defendants, victims, witnesses, crime scenes and surveillance locations. The MST also retrieves surveillance, video and photos from remote locations. Must have a detailed knowledge of audio and video production, included but not limited to redaction, extraction, video blurring and editing with knowledge of video formats and conversions.
-Under supervision the MST supports with production of video and Photography for internal and external use, such as but not limited to social media, intranet, internet, news media etc.
-Under supervision, the MST is required to be knowledgeable of procedures and protocols of the office to perform duties, answering telephones, evidence processing and operation of general office equipment maintaining records and custody of recorded and retrieved materials, video, audio and evidence libraries.
-Under supervison the MST provides support to ADA's with court room technology, evidence preparation, and maintaining equipment for Grand Jury, Trials and hearings.
-Under limited supervision, the MST is responsible to testify in court as a witness to corroborate the evidence.
Preferred Skills
-A minimum of two years technical related work, preferably in media related areas such as television, cable, video, audio, film, photography, print media, graphics and computers operations; and a degree from an accredited college.
-Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Power Point), and digital audio & video editing software, i.e. Adobe Audition, Premiere, Final Cut Pro.
-Working knowledge of Windows 2000, and XP, data entry procedures which are used for all activities related to rides, evidence history and daily activities.
-A valid NYS driver's license.
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 experience as a member of a high school audio-visual squad, or one year of work-study experience in an approved NYC Department of Education program which included work with audiovisual or related electronic equipment, may be substituted for six months of the experience described in ""2"" above. College education above an associate degree including the 12 specialty credits, but
less than a baccalaureate degree including the 24 specialty credits, can be substituted for experience on the following basis: 5 college credits including 1 specialty credit, can be substituted for 1 month
of experience.
Driver License Requirement: By the time you are appointed to this position, you must have a motor vehicle driver license valid in the State of New York. This license must be maintained for the duration of your employment.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
