Creative Communications Specialist

Sarasota, FL (On-site)

$79K/yr – $88K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 7 days ago

Job Summary

Own the creation, production, and governance of visual and digital content for the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office while steering multimedia storytelling, digital asset management, and public information efforts across agency platforms.

  • Visual storytelling and media production leadership
  • Website and digital asset management oversight
  • Public information and social media coordination

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • responsible for the creation, production, management, and preservation of visual and digital content on behalf of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
  • serves as the agency’s primary multimedia content specialist and is responsible for visual storytelling, photography, videography, graphic design, website administration, digital asset management, and electronic forms development.
  • supports the daily operations of the Community Affairs Office by maintaining agency digital platforms, managing agency publications and forms, ensuring website accessibility compliance, preserving agency digital assets, and assisting with social media and public information initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required in Visual Arts or a closely related field.
  • Minimum of four (4) years of professional experience in photography, videography, graphic design, digital communications, website administration, or a related field.
  • Proficiency in professional DSLR and mirrorless camera systems, lenses, lighting equipment, and photographic techniques.
  • Experience with off-camera flash systems, studio lighting, and field photography.
  • Advanced proficiency in professional video production equipment, video editing workflows, and multimedia content creation.
  • Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud applications, including Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, InDesign, and Acrobat.
  • Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat form creation, electronic document workflows, and JavaScript scripting.
  • Experience managing websites through Content Management Systems (CMS).
  • Strong graphic design, layout, branding, and visual communication skills.
  • Experience with digital asset management systems and file organization methodologies.
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Sarasota County Sheriff's Office

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The prevailing image of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is a uniformed deputy and their distinctive green and white car with the gold star. There are, however, a wide variety of exciting career opportunities throughout the sheriff's office, including sworn and civilian positions in Law Enforcement, Courts and Corrections and the Public Safety Communications Center. The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Founded in 1901
Sarasota, Florida, USA
300 employees (5 in marketing)
1% recommend to a friend

Salaries

Posted range

$79K/yr – $88K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Communications median pay in the United States

$93K/yr

Most pay falls between $70K and $136K. Based on 6,159 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
5 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
131.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
55.4%
Direct
31.5%
Referral
8.8%
Social
1.7%
Paid
0%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~300
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Creative Communications Specialist

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office · Sarasota, FL · On-site