Photo and Video Production Specialist

City of Tucson • Tucson, AZ

9d • $27 - $40 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Tucson Police Department is looking for a creative visual storyteller to help bring the department’s work, people, and stories to life through compelling visual content. The Photo and Video Production Specialist develops story ideas and creates high-quality video, photography, and visual communications that support recruiting, community engagement, public education, transparency, and the department’s overall brand.

This position will create video content for a variety of audiences and purposes, including employee recruiting, community engagement, public education, department initiatives, storytelling, and internal communication and training. The specialist may also develop social media content and visual materials, including flyers and other graphics, to support department communications and outreach. Beyond video production, this position serves as a department photographer capturing the people and moments that document and commemorate department activities, events, employee achievements, community interactions, and significant moments.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical and creative skills with an ability to understand how powerful visuals can inform, connect, and build trust, and who can translate complex or important topics into engaging content for both internal and external audiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Three (3) years of relevant experience
• Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.
• Must possess a valid and unrestricted Arizona Class D driver license
• All applicants MUST upload a resume to be considered for this position. Applications received that do not contain a resume will be considered incomplete and will not be considered further in this recruitment process.

Nice To Haves

• Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
• Two years of experience with video and photo editing software (Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, etc.)
• Two years of experience in marketing, communications, or public information
• Two years of professional experience with social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Creates and distributes recruiting, training, educational, and transparency videos.
• Captures department activities, events, and community engagement through photographs.
• Creates and distributes social media content, marketing packages and communications materials.
• Builds and executes social media strategy through audience research.
• Develops plans or materials to communicate organizational activities that are beneficial to public safety.
• Performs all other duties and tasks as assigned.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA coverage
• pension plan
• optional Roth and pretax deferred compensation savings
• 38 paid days off in the first year of employment, with time off increasing steadily in subsequent years
• twelve weeks of paid parental leave
• paid tuition reimbursement
• student loan repayment
• off- and on-the-job training
• employee resource groups
• paid volunteer hours

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level