Photo and Video Services Specialist

Description

Experience Requirement:

• 3 5 years of professional experience in videography and video editing

Position Overview

• The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) is seeking a full-time videographer who will also serve as a video producer and editor to support the departments communications and outreach efforts. This position will be responsible for capturing producing writing and editing video content that highlights Tennessee agriculture TDA programs initiatives events and partners across the state.
• The ideal candidate is a strong visual storyteller with hands-on experience in both video production and post-production editing and is comfortable traveling statewide to capture content in the field.
• In addition to video production this role will support broader social media content creation efforts including contributing visual assets and creative concepts that support TDAs digital presence.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan shoot and edit high-quality video content for use across multiple platforms including websites social media and internal communications
• Support social media content creation by producing visual assets and collaborating on creative concepts that align with campaign goals and platform needs
• Travel throughout Tennessee to capture video at events farms facilities and other on-location settings
• Collaborate with the communications team to develop video concepts and social media content including visual storytelling asset development and content planning. ensuring alignment with departmental messaging and branding
• Edit raw footage into polished final products including graphics music captions and color correction
• Design and produce basic graphic and visual content to accompany video projects and support social media posts and campaigns.
• Ensure video content meets accessibility and ADA compliance standards including captioning requirements
• Manage video equipment footage organization file storage and archives
• Balance multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated professional experience in videography and video editing
• Proficiency with professional video equipment and editing software (e.g. Adobe Premiere Pro After Effects Final Cut Pro or similar)
• Experience contributing to social media content creation beyond video including graphics visual assets or campaign support
• Basic graphic design experience using tools such as Adobe Photoshop Illustrator and/or Canva is a plus
• Strong storytelling organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Experience creating content for government nonprofit or public-sector organizations is a plus
• Familiarity with social media video formats and best practices is preferred

Work Environment

• Full-time position
• Temporary/contract role (9-12 months)
• Frequent in-state travel required for filming; some flexibility for remote editing when appropriate

Application Requirements

• Applicants must submit:
• A current resume
• A portfolio or work samples demonstrating videography and video editing
• experience