Audio Visual Technician

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Assessment accommodation

The Manitoba RCMP is searching for a creative and innovative employee to produce videos and other multimedia products for the web and social media platforms to support RCMP operations and programs.

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HOW TO ANSWER SCREENING QUESTIONS

When submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer screening questions concerning the essential education, and the essential and asset experience qualifications. Your responses to these questions will be used as a primary source of information and your resume may only be used to validate this information. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

• Provide responses in sentence format.
• Each response must include concrete, specific examples that speak directly to the experience sought.
• Each example must include WHEN and WHERE the example took place, background of each situation, WHAT you did, HOW you did it, what your role was in the situation, and what was the outcome.
• Focus on what you did. In referring to an experience achieved in the context of a team, set your role apart from the role(s) of others.
• Simply listing your job duties, or indicating 'refer to resume', is not sufficient.
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Work environment

A CAREER NOWHERE NEAR ORDINARY!! The RCMP offers an exceptional career, letting you make a real difference in your community and your country. No other police force in Canada provides the levels of services and variety offered by the RCMP, as well as opportunities for continued learning and growth. As an employer of choice for over 26,000 men and women, the RCMP promises a career like no other. With over 140 years of tradition and service, the RCMP is Canada's national police service. Proud of our traditions and confident in meeting future challenges, we commit to preserve the peace, uphold the law and provide quality service in partnership with our communities.

Intent of the process

Intent is to fill one (1) term position. A qualified pool of candidates may be established and may be used to staff this position or similar positions or for future term, acting, assignment, secondment, deployment, or indeterminate opportunities.

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives (see Note 1)

Note 1:
1. The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are:
o A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or
o An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience in video and audio production in a professional environment.

Experience in video and audio editing in a professional environment.

Experience operating digital audio consoles and video cameras in a professional environment.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Ability to work independently and in a team environment
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally
Ability to establish priorities in order to meet deadlines

Adaptability
Planning and organizing
Demonstrating integrity and respect
Showing initiative and being action oriented
Thinking things through

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

Successful completion of a certificate, diploma or degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in audio/visual production, creative communications, digital technology/media, or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed.

Degree equivalency

Experience in social media content creation, developing social media campaigns, and/or social media management.

Experience using Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, InDesign, Lightroom, Photoshop, Illustrator), or Final Cut Pro or iMovie.

Conditions of employment

Security Clearance: RCMP Enhanced Reliability Status

Ability and willingness to work overtime, on short notice.

Ability and willingness to travel on occasion.

Ability to lift and carry items up to twenty (20) pounds when loading, unloading and moving production equipment.

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

Communication for this process will only be sent via email. As the applicant, it is your responsibility to ensure accurate contact information is provided and that you inform our office via email of any updates as required. Ensure you include an email address you can access from home and that it accepts email from unknown users. You are strongly encouraged to check your email on a regular basis, including your junk mail folder.

An exam may be administered. An interview may be administered. Reference checks may be sought.
All communication relating to this process, including e-mail correspondence and responses to screening questions, may be used in the assessment of qualifications, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Assessment for this process will take place in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The cost to attend the assessment will be the candidate's responsibility. If you are currently employed with the Federal Public Service, please let us know by email your current group, level, tenure and the Department you are working for.

All applicants for positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be subject to a thorough security clearance process which includes an interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to), reference checks, previous employment, on-line activities, credit checks, alcohol and/or drug use.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.