Project Program Coordinator (Film Commission Coordinator)
Full Time
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Posted
Job description
REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES
The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Program/Project Coordinator (Film Commission Coordinator).
**THIS JOB ANNOUCEMENT WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED AND MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME**
The Broward Film Commission which lies within the Office of Economic and Small Business Development, is a full-service Film Commission office providing locations and logistics assistance, issuing film permits for 26 municipalities, coordinating with State and Federal entities and offering referral resources. The Film Commission's mission is to attract film and television productions and nurture local content creators to create economic growth, high wage jobs, and new opportunities for small businesses.
General Job Description
The Film Commission is seeking a multi-talented professional to coordinate and report various activities related to the film permitting process, perform marketing and outreach for the Film Office, and to provide professional level administrative assistance. Duties include coordinating and issuing film permits, assisting with the reconciliation of production incentive paperwork, managing and growing social media accounts for the Film Office, be proficient with graphic designing such as creating advertisements for print and Online platforms, attending industry events, creating location photo packages, making travel arrangements and reconciling travel expenses for the Film Office, and handling general County administrative duties. The desired candidate must be a self-starter and be able to work in a quick-moving professional environment and possess a vibrant personality with a passion for promoting the film and television industry, and be proficient in creating content (video, pictures, and/or storytelling) and growing an audience for Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and other social media platforms.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business, public administration, film, journalism, communication, marketing, public relations, or closely related field.
(Two years of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.)
Requires two (2) years experience in a staff or administrative capacity managing special projects, programs or business operations appropriate to the area of assignment or closely related experience.
Special Certifications and Licenses Required
Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Class E driver's license based on area of assignment.
Preferences
- Masters degree or higher from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business, public administration, film, journalism, communication, marketing, public relations, or closely related field
- 3+ years of professional experience in social media management and content and website development
- 3+ years of experience working in an Outreach marketing capacity (event management)
- 1+ years of experience general accounting/booking duties
- 2+ years of experience administrative duties including uploading photos and entering information to databases
- 3+ years of experience using Canva or similar Online marketing designing platform
- Canva Certification
- Microsoft Office / Office 365 Certification
- Advertising or marketing certification
- Adobe Certification
- Social Media Management Certification from an accredited college or similar
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.
- Serves as chief social media coordinator for the Film Commission office. Some of the activities may include creating a monthly newsletter, designing and creating content for social media posts, develop and executing strategies to grow social media following, and researching interesting current events and job listings to post to social media.
- Creates content, monitors, and updates Broward County’s Film website.
- Creates written communications such as press releases, newsletters, or responses to media inquiries.
- Coordinates productions with regards to permit approvals and issues film permits with the film and TV industry, in a quick and efficient manner.
- Manages various activities related to the film production incentive program, including but not limited to receiving applications, confirming proper paperwork accompanies incentive applications, confirming compliance to incentive rules.
- Utilize the Reel Scout locations database and create film/photo packages. Maintains the Reel Scout contacts database and add new location photos as needed.
- Attends film and TV related events during and after normal business hours, including weekends, representing the Film Commission, and taking photos for social media.
- Serves as Film Commission office liaison and communicates to other Broward County agencies and municipal partners.
- Creates and/or assists with reports and economic impact spreadsheets.
- Acts as an administrative liaison among various County operational and administrative functions related to assigned programs and projects, including processing County paperwork, uploading photos and location descriptions to locations database, as well as making travel arrangements and reconciling travel expenditures.
- Performs related work as assigned.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Physical Demands
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.
Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.
Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)
Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.
Involves routine and frequent exposure to traffic; moving machinery.
SPECIAL INFORMATION
County Core Competencies
All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies.
- Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
- Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance
Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The ADA requires Broward County to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with the Professional Standards/Human Rights Section.
Emergency Management Responsibilities
Note: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.
County-wide Employee Responsibilities
All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.
All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.
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