Salary: $79,414.00 - $87,734.00 Annually
Location : 6010 Cattleridge Blvd, Sarasota FL 34232
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:Division/Bureau: Community Affairs
Section (Cost Center): COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Opening Date: 10/26/2026
Closing Date: 11/8/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
All applicants are required to upload the following documents with their application submission: Drivers License with current address, signed Social Security card, birth certificate issued by state or local government authority, High School diploma/GED, College transcript, DD214 Member-4, Name change documents, FDLE certification documents (certified positions), official arrest/charge documents. If a document does not apply to you, please upload an attachment with N/A, if a document is unavailable at the time of application, please list status of documentation (ordered, requested, in search of, etc.)
If ALL requested documentation is not uploaded, your application will not be processed.The term "experience," refers to active full-time employment, either in the same position, or directly related to the position applied for. The experience must have occurred within the three (3) years prior to application with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.
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RAP BACKCREDIT WAIVER Job Description Reporting to the Community Affairs Manager, the Creative Communications Specialist is responsible for the creation, production, management, and preservation of visual and digital content on behalf of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. This position 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.The successful candidate must possess advanced creative and technical skills and the ability to communicate complex information through compelling visual and digital communications. This position requires extensive knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud applications, website content management systems, database systems, and emerging communication technologies.The Creative Communications Specialist 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. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, highly organized, innovative, and capable of managing multiple projects while producing high-quality work with minimal supervision.
General Description of Duties Reporting to the Community Affairs Manager, the Creative Communications Specialist is responsible for the creation, production, management, and preservation of visual and digital content on behalf of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. This position 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.The successful candidate must possess advanced creative and technical skills and the ability to communicate complex information through compelling visual and digital communications. This position requires extensive knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud applications, website content management systems, database systems, and emerging communication technologies.The Creative Communications Specialist 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. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, highly organized, innovative, and capable of managing multiple projects while producing high-quality work with minimal supervision.
Minimum Requirements Reporting to the Community Affairs Manager, the Creative Communications Specialist is responsible for the creation, production, management, and preservation of visual and digital content on behalf of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. This position 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.The successful candidate must possess advanced creative and technical skills and the ability to communicate complex information through compelling visual and digital communications. This position requires extensive knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud applications, website content management systems, database systems, and emerging communication technologies.The Creative Communications Specialist 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. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, highly organized, innovative, and capable of managing multiple projects while producing high-quality work with minimal supervision.
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office requires all employees to have either an associates degree, 60 equivalent hours from an accredited college or university or the Wonderlic Basic Skills Test. The Wonderlic Basic Skills Test measures verbal and quantitative skills. Sworn *Law Enforcement and Corrections Deputies must achieve a minimum passing score of Verbal - 267 and Quantitative - 241. Civilians must achieve a minimum passing score of Verbal - 248 and Quantitative - 241.
*Law Enforcement Deputies/Recruits must meet additional requirements to qualify.
Local institution to administer the Wonderlic: Suncoast Technical College 941-924-1365 ext. 62322. Fee $40 Hours of Operations: Monday through Thursday 7:30am to 3:00pm Friday 7:30am to 2:00pm. TESTING IS SCHEDULED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
If you are out of town, please contact your local technical institute. A complete report of passing scores must be submitted directly to the SCSO.
If chosen for processing you will be required to submit to the following screening procedures: a comprehensive background investigation, a polygraph examination, medical examinations, drug and tobacco screening, psychological examination (certified and communications positions). By submitting this application you are agreeing to have a background investigator with the SCSO review any social networking websites that you might belong to. If you are not willing to submit to the above mentioned procedures, please do not submit an application.
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Do you have any tattoos on your head, scalp, face, neck, or hands?
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Have you used, tried, tasted, experimented with or possessed any illegal drugs, prescriptions not prescribed to you, or marijuana (or its derivatives) even in a state marijuana was legal within the last 12 months prior to this application?
- Yes, I have used drugs within 12 months of this application date.
- No
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Do you have a Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university?
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Do you have a minimum of four (4) years of professional experience in photography, videography, graphic design, digital communications, website administration, or related field that has occurred within the last three (3) years? (The term "experience," refers to active full-time employment, either in the same position, or directly related to the position applied for. The experience must have occurred within three (3) years prior to application with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.)
- Yes, I have at least four (4) years of experience that has occurred within the last three (3) years.
- No, I am not eligible for this postion.
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Do you confirm your application has been reviewed in its entirety for accuracy and includes all necessary documentation prior to submission?
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All information and documents you provide in this application must support your selected answers and will be verified, and additional documentation may be required. By completing this application and supplemental questionnaire, you are attesting what has been provided is accurate. Any misstatements, omissions, or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or result in dismissal.Have you read all the questions and answered them truthfully?
- YES- All answers and documentation are TRUE and ACCURATE.
- No- Not eligible for employment.
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