POSITION TITLE: Administrative Specialist III, NTPI (TV Production Assistant)

DEPARTMENT: National Terrorism Preparedness Institute     SITE: AC

SALARY SCHEDULE: Senior Career                                       GRADE: 7

BASIC FUNCTION:

Performs responsible, advanced and highly complex administrative work which involves the coordination and/or the performance of specialized staff responsibilities. This classification is assigned to positions where complex technical expertise is required or where the activity is highly specialized within the operating unit. The level of Administrative Specialist is assigned by the college based on the responsibilities and organizational structure.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs duties of a television production assistant for network level television programs.
• Researches and writes news stories and television scripts, prepares storyboards.
• Researches and develops interview material.
• Interacts with instructional designers to develop program objectives and content.
• Assists the television producer in planning and developing programs.
• Operates television studio and remote equipment.
• Assists in organizing and setting up field shoots and studio productions.
• Researches and gathers marketing information.
• Creates and maintains specialized data, records and reports.
• Maintains statistical data and generates complex computerized reports.
• Reviews, reconciles and processes logs, documentation, data, reports and proposals.
• Assists the public, students, faculty and staff by providing information concerning the project or services of the program assigned.
• Attends meetings, seminars and conferences to explain or receive information relative to the work assignment.
• Represents the administrative supervisor at meetings and in discussions with students, faculty and staff.
• May supervise the work of a clerical staff and student assistants
• Schedules events, meeting, projects, interviews, tests and programs
• Responsible for assuring that the unit to which assigned is operating within college rules and regulations and applicable laws
• Performs advanced staff assistant tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
• Performs related duties as required.

Associate's degree relating to the area of assignment. Bachelor's degree is preferred.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Four (4) years related experience in responsible administrative work in an educational institution or comparable related experience.

KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Knowledge of the programs, procedures and operations of the unit to which assigned. Knowledge of overall college programs and operations. Knowledge of office administrative procedures and practices. Knowledge of computer applications relating to the area of work assignment. Knowledge of sentence structure and word usage. Knowledge of mathematics. Ability to maintain good working relationships with students, faculty and staff. Verbal and written communications skills. Skill in reading comprehension. Computer and calculator skills. Supervisory skills.

Revised: 09/2006