Seasonal Production Assistant I & II

Salary : $18.44 - $23.25 Hourly

Location : Coon Rapids, MN

Job Type : Part time Seasonal

Job Number : 202500341

Department : Community & Recreation Services

Division : CTN Studios

Opening Date : 02 / 27 / 2025

Closing Date : 3 / 10 / 2025 4 : 30 PM Central

Summary of Position

Are you a motivated and detail-oriented individual who loves the world of local television? Join our team as a Seasonal Production Assistant and play a key role in supporting our creative endeavors. Check out the minimum qualifications and apply now to be a part of our live broadcasting for all home St. Paul Saint games! We have a great opportunity to join our CTN video production team as a temporary part-time Production Assistant I or Assistant II! We have opportunities to work with our remote production truck at a variety of sporting and community events. Some of our productions include the St. Paul Saints baseball games, and Coon Rapids High School sporting events. If you enjoy working a variety of production events and have on average 8-10 hours per week to dedicate to us we want to hear from you!

Duties vary by position but may include : camera operation, audio board, graphics operations, and video replay. Part-time hours fluctuate depending on department needs, and will include afternoon, evening and weekends hours.

Works under the general guidance and direction of the Station Manager to assist in the City's video productions and production service projects. Seasonal part-time hours fluctuate throughout the period of hire depending on department needs, but average approximately 8-10 hours per week for up to six months. These hours include evening and weekend hours.

Hiring salary range :

Seasonal part-time Production Assistant I : $18.44 - $19.51 / hour

Seasonal part-time Production Assistant II : $21.98 - $23.25 / hour.

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The City of Coon Rapids employs a great team of people dedicated and service centered! Our mission revolves around the understanding that only together, can we provide outstanding leadership and services that strengthen our community. Serving our Citizens and local businesses is essential in our work. Our vision is to strengthen our community with a respectful, collaborative, and innovative employee culture that values employee growth, personal balance, and contagious enthusiasm. Our core values include dedication to essentials such as trust, teamwork, innovation and commitment to excellence! No doubt we have something great here! The City of Coon Rapids is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively seeks a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. The City welcomes, and encourages any qualified applicant to apply regardless of race (including traits associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and hair styles such as braids, locks and twists), color, creed, religion, familial status, sex (including pregnancy or related conditions, gender identity / expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, marital status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors or any other basis protected by law.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

• Operates television camera, parabolic dish microphone, or utility grip during studio and remote productions in a fast-paced environment.
• Sets up and tears down equipment and cables for remote and studio productions.
• Provides effective and respectful communication and interactions with other employees, supervisors, individuals from other organizations, and citizen customers.
• Follows oral and written instructions such as supervisor's work orders and equipment operation manuals.
• Maintains positive professional working relationships with all staff levels, other jurisdictions and outside agencies, and the general public.
• Regular and reliable attendance during scheduled work hours and outside regular hours as necessary.
• Effective and respectful communication and interactions with other employees, supervisors, individuals from other organizations, and citizen customers.
• Performs other related functions as apparent or delegated.
• Performs essential position duties and responsibilities under the working conditions and physical demands described herein.

Required Knowledge and Abilities

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and / or abilities required.

Production Assistant I :

Production Assistant II :

Qualifications and Other Information

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Production Assistant I :

A combination of training and experience substantially equivalent to the following :

One year post secondary school in Communications field or work experience in television production field.

Production Assistant II : High School diploma or equivalent and a combination of training and experience substantially equivalent to the following : Three years post-secondary school in Communications field or work experience in television production field.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires repetitive motions and occasionally requires standing, walking, reaching with hands and arms and lifting; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision, vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and / or small parts, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires exposure to wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, working in high, precarious places and exposure to outdoor weather conditions and occasionally requires exposure to fumes, airborne particles and exposure to the risk of electrical shock; work is general in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

EQUIPMENT / JOB LOCATION : The noise level and exposure to inclement weather varies, as work involves both location shoots and studio work. This position works closely with others.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT :

The position description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

The City of Coon Rapids is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Position is not eligible for benefits.

By checking yes below, you indicate you have thoroughly completed the City application, which includes providing all previous employers and reasons for leaving all past jobs. Incomplete responses or a response that refers us to "See Resume" or "See Previous Response" may disqualify your application. If you haven't thoroughly completed the application, you will need to go back and complete the information to be considered an applicant. Additionally, you acknowledge that you have completed the all of the supplemental questions. Failure to provide complete responses to all of the supplemental questions may negatively impact further advancement in the hiring process. I have read and understand the above instructions regarding my application.

Which position are you applying for?

Do you have a high School Diploma or equivalent?

Do you have work experience setting up professional full-size camera equipment for mobile TV Productions (excluding experience for academic credit)?

If you answered yes to the previous question, describe your experience. Including names of employer(s), duration, and responsibilities.

Do you have work experience as a utility grip for TV Productions (excluding experience from academic credit)?

If you answered yes to the previous question, describe your experience. Including names of employer(s), duration, and responsibilities.

Approximately how many sports productions have you operated a camera at?

Do you possess other experience covering sports for mobile TV productions?

If you answered yes to the previous question, describe your experience. Including names of employer(s), duration, and responsibilities.

Have you worked for CTN studios or another community station in the past in this or similar capacity?

How many years of paid on-the-job experience do you possess in television production (excluding experience for academic credit)?

Are you pursing, or have you completed a college degree in television production, communications, or a related field of study?

Are you eligible for veteran's preference points?The City of Coon Rapids operates under a point preference system, which awards points to qualified veterans to supplement their application. Ten points are granted to non-disabled veterans on open competitive examinations; 15 points are awarded if the veteran has a service connected compensable disability as certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA).To qualify for preference for a competitive exam, you must have a passing score for the position and be a qualified veteran. Qualified veteran means a citizen of the United States or a resident alien separated from active duty under honorable conditions from any branch of the United States armed forces : 1) after having served on active duty for 181 consecutive days; OR2) by reason of disability incurred while serving on active duty; OR3) who has met the minimum active duty required as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, Title 38, Section 3.12a; OR4) who has active military service certified under section 401, Public Law 85-202.Active military service must be certified by the United States Secretary of Defense as active military service and a discharge under honorable conditions must be issued by the Secretary. Veterans preference may be used by the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran and by the spouse of a disabled veteran who, because of the disability, is unable to qualify. You are ineligible to receive points if are were divorced from the veteran or were widowed and have remarried.Claims must be made on this application and documentation submitted within seven days of the application deadline for the position for which you are applying. The information you provide will be used to determine your eligibility for veteran's preference points. You are not required to supply this information, but we cannot award veteran's preference points without it. You must submit a copy of the "Member Copy 4" of your DD214 or other military documents to substantiate the service information requested. Additional preference is awarded to qualified disabled veterans. Disabled veterans must also supply a letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Spouses applying for preference must supply the "Member Copy 4" of the veteran's DD214 and the veteran's letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or proof of death.Documentation must be within seven days of the application deadline. If your supporting documentation is not submitted within seven days of the application deadline, Veterans Preference Points will not be awarded.

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