Media Producer and Video Editor- Department of Technology (1767)

• Application Opening: Monday, December 29, 2025
• Application Deadline: This job will close no sooner than Monday, January 5, 2025 (11:59 PM).

Are you ready to make an impact in one of the most innovative cities? The Department of Technology (DT) is looking for passionate IT professionals to help shape the future of technology in San Francisco! As the centralized technology services provider for the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF), DT delivers critical infrastructure and services to over 33,000 employees—supporting public safety, municipal broadband, cybersecurity, cloud solutions, and more! With a $140M+ annual budget and a team of 300+ experts, DT is leading the charge in digital transformation. DT provides services through our core areas of IT Excellence:  

• IT Project Management Office 
• Enterprise Application Services 
• Cloud Center of Excellence 
• IT Operations and Support including the Service Desk and NOC 
• City Infrastructure including the Network, Telcom and Data Centers 
• Office of Cybersecurity including Cyber Defense, Identity Management and Disaster Recovery 
• Public Safety Systems and Municipal Broadband Fiber 
• SFGovTV Broadcasting Services 
• IT Finance and Administration Services 
• Emerging Technologies 

Why Join Us?  Innovative & Impactful Work At DT, you won’t just work on IT—you’ll power a city. Your expertise will directly impact the residents of San Francisco, from closing the digital divide to ensuring secure, efficient city operations. 

Benefits of Working for CCSF: In addition to challenging and rewarding work, the City provides a generous suite of benefits to its employees. 

• Competitive pay, benefits, and retirement options 
• Career growth opportunities through training, internal mobility, and subsidized education 
• Diverse work environment in a diverse city 

Join the team that’s shaping the future of technology in San Francisco. Apply today and be part of a dynamic, innovative, and mission-driven IT team!  

SFGovTV is San Francisco’s Government Television station is a division of The Department of Technology (DT).  DT is the enterprise technology services provider within San Francisco City & County government, delivering technology infrastructure and services to approximately 28,000 employees and 800,000 citizens.  The department has an annual operating budget of over $97M and contains over 200 employees.  Core service areas include: Technology Architecture & Security, Technology Service Delivery & Management, Client Services & Project Management Office, Public Safety Systems & Wiring, Technology Administration, Policy & Governance, and Public Communications & Television. 

SFGovTV delivers the best of City Hall to your home 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. SFGovTV's programming includes live gavel-to-gavel coverage of Board of Supervisors meetings and City Commissions, the latest announcements from the Mayor, and a wide variety of exciting city events, meetings and summits. Discover San Francisco's diverse cuisines, cultures and opinions as SFGovTV journeys through the City’s neighborhoods to uncover the hottest issues and trends.

The City & County of San Francisco’s Emmy Award Winning television station, SFGovTV, is looking for a creative and dynamic Media Producer / Video Editor.  SFGovTV and SFGovTV2, San Francisco's Cable Channels 26 and 78, provide the citizens of San Francisco access to quality government programming.  SFGovTV’s YouTube channel provides original programming and information on city events, city services and city life. Take a journey through the city's neighborhoods and experience its culture with programs that highlight the unique character of San Francisco.  SFGovTV showcases the work of city departments and the people that makes our city move.

In addition to the much needed broadcasts that support open government access for citizens, SFGovTV creates and provides original content that is creative, entertaining and informative. For example; our Quick Bites and Shop & Dine in the 49 original programs which highlights the enviable food scene that our city is known for, was the recent recipient of a highly coveted Emmy Award.  Our goal to reach more milestones such as this, will require the creativity of great story tellers/video editors that can continue to deliver quality programming and elevate production capabilities. The successful incumbent will coordinate and perform production, post- production and maintenance work tasks to facilitate the creation of video programs for television, web, YouTube and social media.

Essential duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Supports coverage of  public meetings using broadcast and virtual meeting technology.
• Performs production, post production video editing for SFGovTV programming for client and original productions.  Integrates knowledge of nonlinear editing systems (Adobe Premiere Pro or Avid Media Composer or similar NLE), media management, graphics integration, workflow with audio post production, video encoding, and delivery.
• Determines the best way to convey a message or tell a story through editing while working with a producer or serving as your own producer.
• Maintains archive of master clips and b-roll selects.
• Designs graphics for video deliverables utilizing Adobe Photoshop and/or After Effects.
• Develops video programs for television, website, social media, YouTube in alignment with station regulations.
• Creates scripts, produces, coordinates production logistics, directs on-camera talent and crew and operates video production equipment for the recording and/or live transmission of original programs and City government meetings and events.
• Develops and maintains social media content to engage constituents to increase viewership.
• Performs related duties as required.

• Experience: Four (4) years of broadcast production experience.
• License and Certification: Possession of a valid California Driver's license.
• Substitution: A certificate from a recognized media production program may substitute for one (1) year of the required experience. OR Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in broadcasting, graphic design, or a related field may substitute for two (2) years of the required experience.

Note: Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted. One-year full-time employment is considered equivalent to 2000 hours (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment

Desirable Qualifications

Ability to: set-up, operate and troubleshoot a variety of audio and video equipment (hardware & software) including professional studio, ENG, and robotic video cameras, character generators, video and audio mixers, light and grip equipment, audio & video switchers, and video editing applications; operate a variety of office equipment, set up and maintain records, track resources; format, edit and update information into viewable and readable "on-air" public information; recognize deficiencies in video and sound; shoot digital still photos; communicate effectively in writing and verbally; establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with public, city staff and programming sources and communicate clearly producers; respond to public in a polite and tactful manner.

Appointment Type: Temporary Exempt (TEX) Full Time position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the appointment officer. The anticipated duration of this project position is up to twenty-four (36) months and will not result in an eligible list or permanent civil service hiring. Project-based positions cannot be ongoing or exceed 36months.

Work Location: Incumbent will conduct the majority of work at the SFGoTV / Department of Technology, (City Hall , 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, SF, CA 94102).  However, there may be situations where the incumbent will be required to work at other sites throughout the City of San Francisco as necessary.

Nature of Work: Incumbent must be willing to work a schedule as determined by the department 40 hours per week. Travel within San Francisco may be required

To find Departments which use this classification, please see: https://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Forms-Documents/Position-Counts-by-Job-Codes-and-Department-FY-2022-23.pdf. 

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco: 

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

How to Apply

Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately as this recruitment may close at any time, but not before Monday, January 5, 2025 (11:59 PM).

• Your application MUST include a resume.  To upload, please attach using the "additional attachments" function
• You may contact Elbi Magana via email at [email protected] with questions regarding this opportunity.
• Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. Mailed, hand delivered or faxed documents/applications will not be accepted.

If you have any questions regarding the application process, you may contact Elbi Magana via email at [email protected] with questions regarding this opportunity.

Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. Mailed, hand delivered or faxed documents/applications will not be accepted.

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from [email protected] that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

We are committed to ensuring that the City's services are inclusive, efficient, equitable, and culturally competent for San Franciscans of all races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, and sexual orientations. This commitment requires comprehensive review and thorough analysis of existing practices and policies to remove barriers to real inclusion.  

We are also committed to ensuring that we have a safe, equitable, and inclusive workplace for individuals of all races. This includes creating opportunities for hiring, promotion, training, and development, for all employees, including but not limited to Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC).

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.