Communications Advisor - Video

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Assessment accommodation

Duties

Come join our dynamic organization as a Video Communications Advisor for the Office of the Secretary of the Governor General (OSGG). We are looking for a creative, detailed oriented professional to join our small hands-on web and social media teams to produce awesome videos.
Key activities include:
• Create and produce videos from inception to completion.
• Write and develop scripts.
• Look for optimal location as well as organise and direct shoots.
• Produce, edit and contribute your artistic talent to showcase the work of the Governor General to Canadians.
• Use your cinematic skills and imagination to help fulfil the Governor General’s mandate of encouraging excellence and bringing Canadians together.

Here’s an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P29eWoZZ2E&t=4s

Work environment

The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG) is a small department part of the Core Public Administration (CPA) and is located on the historic grounds of Rideau Hall, at 1 Sussex Drive, in Ottawa.

The Office is a stimulating environment where team spirit and friendliness mix with professionalism and service excellence.

As an OSGG employee, you would work in a unique building only a few minutes from downtown Ottawa and Gatineau. The site has many amenities, including a gym, with lockers and showers, and a wonderful cafeteria. Bus routes and bike/jogging paths are nearby. The desks in our workplace environment are adaptable to your style. You can also take advantage of our well-being activities, such as yoga, organized walks and skating on the rink.

Intent of the process

The intent of this selection process is to staff one (1) indeterminate position.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff identical or similar positions with various language requirements and tenures within the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (indeterminate, acting, deployment, secondment or assignment).

Employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for a deployment before all the other candidates. However, if no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in this advertised appointment process.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 250 words (maximum) "Tell us why you would like to work for the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General."

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Notes:
1. Based on their education, training and/or experience, indeterminate incumbents of positions in the IS classification are deemed to meet the minimum education standard whenever a bachelor's degree without specialization is called for in a position classified as IS.
2. At the manager's discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience, may serve as an alternative to the minimum education standard.

Degree equivalency

Experience in providing strategic communications advice on video editing projects
Experience in planning, organizing, directing and producing video productions
Experience in writing scripts and creating story boards for video productions
Experience in video editing and post-production

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
Bilingual Imperative CCC/CCC

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

Knowledge of the Government of Canada Communications Policy and its related policies and procedures
Knowledge of government standards and policies for accessibility of Internet videos

Ability to plan, prioritize and work under pressure with tight or competing deadlines
Ability to operate several multimedia software applications such as AVID, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and Final Cut PRO
Ability to build collaborative working relationships with a wide variety of internal stakeholders in a client-service environment
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing

Creativity
Initiative
Demonstrating flexibility
Reliability

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Experience supervising video editing and post-production work
Experience in graphic design and social media

Ability to use and operate a drone
Ability to use and operate audio-visual devices as well as calibrate and maintain the equipment.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, visible minorities

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally, sometimes on short notice
Willing and able to work long and irregular hours, and to work overtime on a regular basis, on stand by, and on short notice
Willing and able to be on call during evenings and weekends
Must be eligible to receive and maintain a valid Canadian passport

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.