About the position
Duties
The Saskatchewan RCMP uses video to help tell the RCMP story. As a video and production officer, you will have professional experience as a videographer and audio/video editor, photographer/editor and delivering creative new media products within very tight deadlines. You have skills in motion graphics or text animation and are confident working in the full Adobe production suite including Premiere, Audition, After Effects, Photoshop, Lightroom, among others. You will have experience shooting video on DSLR cameras, basic lighting and audio/microphone recording skills. The products created will support policing operations and divisional goals. They’ll target internal, local and even international audiences. This position will work in tandem with communications team members and see new media products through from the pre to post-production stage.
Work environmentWHO ARE WE?
The RCMP is Canada’s national police service. In addition to Regular Members (police officers), the RCMP hires public service employees and civilian employees to carry out crucial operational and administrative functions.
Employees of Saskatchewan RCMP work in a wide variety of areas to support officers at all levels of policing and play a critical role in delivering services to our communities – including at 80 detachments across the province.
The RCMP is committed to building a diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society and providing a safe and barrier-free workplace.
WHO ARE YOU?
A career with the Saskatchewan RCMP may be right for you if you…
• Want to make a difference by engaging in meaningful work
• Thrive in a dynamic, ever-changing work environment
• Want to acquire new skills and knowledge through career development opportunities
WHAT DO WE OFFER?
• Attractive compensation package:
o Fair wage
o Health/dental plans and a great pension plan
o Flexible working arrangements, vacation, medical and other types of leave to
achieve work-life balance
• Continuous learning and advancement:
o Access to various provincial and national employee networks
o Access to internal Virtual and in-person courses, conferences and workshops
o On-the-job training, in the form of coaching and mentoring
• Access to amenities:
o Worry-free parking and easy access to public transportion (for positions in Regina)
o Indoor/outdoor gyms and fitness equipment, swimming pool, outdoor rink and
Learning Resource Centre at Depot (for positions in Regina)
o Affordable meals prepared by Red Seal Chefs at the Depot Divisional Mess (for
positions in Regina)
Intent of the process
Anticipatory Staffing - Currently there is a temporary vacancy to be staffed - A pool of qualified candidates may be created and used to staff full-time indeterminate positions.
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.
Important messages
You are applying for the following role: Communications officer - Video and production officer.
Please ensure your responses to the screening questions include or reference aspects of video production experience wherever possible.
Provide concrete examples related to the experience:
•Choose examples that illustrate a high degree of complexity and difficulty and have sufficient impact to allow you to illustrate the extent and depth of your experience.
•Examples should include the date or period when the situation occurred, the context, your role and the outcome.
•If you have talked about an experience within a team, separate your role from that of others.
Applications will be accepted online only. Please apply online at www.canada.ca/government-jobs. If you have a disability that prevents you from applying on-line please contact the hiring manager as identified on this poster.
Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Candidates are strongly encouraged to check their email on a regular basis.
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. We ask that you indicate your preference in your application.
The RCMP is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to self-declare if you belong to one of the four Employment Equity groups: women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, or members of visible minority groups. You will find the self-declaration form within the online job application.
The successful candidate will be required to provide original documentation of proof of Canadian Citizenship or permanent resident status prior to appointment. Other candidates may also be asked to provide this documentation at various stages in the selection process. The following documents will be accepted as proof: Provincial or territorial birth certificate; Naturalization certificates (issued prior to Jan. 1, 1947); Registration of Birth Abroad certificates (issued between Jan. 1, 1947 and Feb. 14, 1977); Certificates of Retention; Citizenship certificates; Permanent resident card.
Testing/interviews will be conducted at the location of the employer's choice.
Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. We thank all applicants for their interest in this position however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Candidates may be required to pay for all assessment and travel expenses.
Written communication will be assessed throughout the application, including screening questions and resume.
The successful applicant will have to obtain an RCMP security clearance. The process also requires a Security/Reliability Interview, a field investigation in matters of credit/finances, education, employment, references, on-line activities, alcohol and/or drug use, etc.
You need (essential for the job)
Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following
A degree* from a recognized post-secondary institution or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience**.
** Acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience:
• A high school diploma with at least 5 years of work experience in communications or;
• A college diploma in the field of communications with at least 3 years of work experience in communications.
Learn more about degree equivalency.
Experience in researching, writing, developing and editing a variety of communication products* to support Communication Advisors** or senior management***(or higher)
*Variety of communications products refers to a minimum of three (3) products such as news releases, media advisories, media lines, internal messages for employees, speeches, social media content or communication plans for internal and/or external partners such as federal organizations, central agencies, stakeholders, non-governmental organizations, other orders of government, or industry.
** Communication Advisor is defined as the last level before having a supervisory position. A Communication Advisor normally has their own clients and communication portfolio to manage. For candidates applying from within the Government of Canada, we consider Communication Advisors to be persons occupying a level IS-04 position.
***Senior management is defined as a manager who supervises staff, assigns tasks, oversees workload and completes performance assessments for employees for a team of two employees or more. For candidates applying from within the Government of Canada, we consider senior management to be persons occupying level IS-05 and IS-06 positions. For RCMP police officers/regular members, this is the equivalent of one or two levels under the rank of Superintendent.
Experience in responding to public enquiries or clients (internal or external)
Experience consulting internal or external partners
Experience developing video, audio, graphics or other new media products
Applied / assessed at a later date
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Ability to analyze a problem, situation or process and make recommendations
Ability to develop communication products for a variety of audiences
Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities, negotiate timelines and meet deadlines
Effective interpersonal skills
Judgement
Initiative
Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
Dependability
You may need (asset qualifications)
May be applied / assessed at a later date
Experience in corporate communications
Experience in advertising
Experience in marketing
Experience in social media
Experience writing and editing various journalistic-style content for print or online
Experience in media relations
Experience in speech writing
Experience in crisis communications
Experience in operational communications*
*Operational communications are public communications related to the organization’s day-to-day activities, which are of a safety/security nature and may include emergency components to be shared quickly with the general public.
For example, we consider these to be operational communications at the RCMP when the communication is intended for the general public and relates to:
• Active shooter
• Massive seizure of drugs
• Current anti-terrorist operation
• Arrest of criminal leader
• Forest fire evacuation
• Flood warning
• AMBER Alert
• Organized crime operation
• Foreign interference activities
• Major fraud
• Military operations in Canada or abroad
• Massive evacuation
• Etc.