What are the responsibilities and job description for the Videographer position at City of Sunrise?
Description
ABOUT OUR CITY
The City of Sunrise is more than a workplace — it’s a community built on our Three Pillars: Customer Service, Collaboration, and Transparency. We’re committed to creating an environment where innovation thrives, teamwork is celebrated, and every employee has the opportunity to grow and make a lasting impact.
As a full-service municipality and one of South Florida’s premier cities, Sunrise offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development opportunities, and a strong culture of recognition. Whether you’re helping residents, shaping policy, or improving city operations, you’ll be part of a team that’s passionate about service excellence and community pride.
We take pride in being home to the back-to-back NHL Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers, a vibrant arts and entertainment district, and a diverse community that truly embodies what it means to Live, Work, and Play in Sunrise.
Looking ahead, the City is exploring an Alternative Work Schedule designed to further support employee work-life balance — providing eligible staff with two three-day weekends per month through an every-other-Friday-off model. This initiative is expected to roll out in the early part of 2026, reflecting our continued focus on flexibility and employee well-being.
NATURE OF WORK
This is a technical and creative position responsible for creating high-quality video productions and still photography. Under the direction of the Marketing and Communications Director or designee, an employee in this classification conceptualizes, storyboards, scripts, lights, films, edits, and adds graphics and sound to videos and other multimedia communications to strengthen and advance the City of Sunrise brand and reputation through video and photographic stories across digital and social media platforms, including the City’s website and for broadcast, as needed. The individual in this position will also serve as City photographer at City Commission meetings, City events, and activities, as required. The position will require attendance at select weekend or after-hours special events to capture and create content.
Examples of Duties
Essential Job Functions
EDUCATION
Work Environment:
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
SUPERVISORY/PROFESSIONAL
HIRED ON OR AFTER 10/1/18
The description of benefits for which, an employee may be eligible have been generally summarized in this information sheet for your convenience; however, you must refer to all applicable City ordinances, collective bargaining agreements and/or plan documents for specific terms and conditions. These benefits may be affected by future changes in policy, collective bargaining, City ordinances and/or legislative actions. The City reserves the right to increase, modify, decrease or eliminate benefits at any time. No benefit is created or maintained simply based on this document, and its contents do not give rise to any contractual rights related to continuing employment or receipt of benefits between the City of Sunrise and its employees. The information contained herein supersedes any prior benefit sheet(s).
The City of Sunrise is an economic powerhouse in western Broward County encompassing more than 18 square miles. As the host of Sawgrass International Corporate Park – the largest business park in South Florida – Sunrise has its own flourishing job market and currently employs approximately 1,100 employees and numbers continue to rise.
The City takes a very active role in business development, recruitment and prides itself on creating job opportunities for its residents. There are very few communities of similar size that welcome the tens of millions of visitors that we do here in Sunrise, or that can boast the magnitude of regional assets found in our City.
Our City shines and we understand in order to shine brighter; we must continue to recognize our employees as one of our most valuable assets. The City of Sunrise takes great pride in recruiting future employees and developing and retaining current ones by offering our comprehensive compensation and benefits package throughout an employee's career.
5% Supplemental Pay:
Supervisory/Professional employees shall receive a five percent (5%) supplemental pay calculated on the employee’s base rate of pay.
City-Paid Medical Benefits
Based on successful completion of full-time, continuous service with the City, employee shall receive the following:
Years of Creditable Service Longevity Benefit*
10 Years 2.5%
15 Years 2.5%
20 Years 5.0%
Employees receive the following City-paid holidays:
Annual leave may be taken as earned. Maximum accumulation each fiscal year is 360 hours. At time of resignation or retirement, employee is paid for all annual leave accrued at their current rate of pay. Annual leave is accrued based on continuous, full-time service with the City, as follows:
Completed Months of Service Total Hours/Days Accrued Annually
Up to and including first 60 months 128 hours/16 Days
Greater than 60 months through 120 months 168 hours/21 Days
Greater than 120 months through 204 months 208 hours/26 Days
Greater than 204 months 248 hours/31 Days
Annual Leave Cash Out
Employee can opt to receive a non-pensionable cash payment twice per year for up to forty (40) hours of annual leave, provided accrued annual leave bank does not fall below eighty (80) hours.
Floating Holidays
Upon completion of (26) weeks of full-time employment with the City, employee shall be entitled to utilize up to five (5) floating holidays per fiscal year. Floating holidays shall not carry over to the next fiscal year.
Perfect Attendance
For every six (6) months period (April 1 - September 30) and (October 1 - March 31) in which, no sick or unpaid leave is utilized, an employee shall receive ten (10) hours of annual leave credited. Employees who qualify for a consecutive Perfect Attendance benefit shall receive (14) hours of annual leave credited for each consecutive earning period.
Sick Leave
Each employee earns (96) hours (12 days) of sick leave annually with no waiting period for use and maximum accrual of 1,440 hours. Upon separation of City employment due to resignation, employee shall receive payment of all accrued sick leave at a rate of twenty- five percent (25%) of the employee’s current rate of pay at time of resignation. Upon separation of employment due to retirement, employee shall receive payment of all accrued sick leave at a rate of fifty percent (50%) of the employee’s current rate of pay at the time of retirement.
Sick Leave Conversion
After completion of one (1) year of continuous, full-time employment with the City, an employee may convert their unused portion of their first six (6) days (maximum of forty- eight (48) hours) of accrued sick leave into annual leave. Conversions are subject to the following: A minimum of 96 unused sick leave hours accrued prior to hours being converted, total eligible sick leave hours to be converted shall be reduced hour-for-hour by any sick leave hours utilized during the eligible benefit period, and conversion subject to annual leave accrual cap.
Bereavement Leave
Qualifying City-paid Bereavement Leave as follows:
After (2) two years of continuous full-time employment:
We Florida Financial Bank & Credit Union – 8890 NW 44th Street, Sunrise, FL 33351
Optional Voluntary Benefits (paid By The Employee)
Please describe your highest level of education completed. PROOF OF THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COMPLETED EDUCATION MUST BE SUBMITTED AS AN ATTACHMENT WITH APPLICATION. (Applications without attached proof of education will not be processed for consideration.)
Please describe how many years of professional work experience performing video production and editing.
Do you have a valid Driver's License?
If yes, please provide Driver's License number and Date of Issue:
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Do you hold a current FAA Part 107 Drone Pilot License?
Do you possess experience working with promotional/event/magazine photography?
ABOUT OUR CITY
The City of Sunrise is more than a workplace — it’s a community built on our Three Pillars: Customer Service, Collaboration, and Transparency. We’re committed to creating an environment where innovation thrives, teamwork is celebrated, and every employee has the opportunity to grow and make a lasting impact.
As a full-service municipality and one of South Florida’s premier cities, Sunrise offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development opportunities, and a strong culture of recognition. Whether you’re helping residents, shaping policy, or improving city operations, you’ll be part of a team that’s passionate about service excellence and community pride.
We take pride in being home to the back-to-back NHL Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers, a vibrant arts and entertainment district, and a diverse community that truly embodies what it means to Live, Work, and Play in Sunrise.
Looking ahead, the City is exploring an Alternative Work Schedule designed to further support employee work-life balance — providing eligible staff with two three-day weekends per month through an every-other-Friday-off model. This initiative is expected to roll out in the early part of 2026, reflecting our continued focus on flexibility and employee well-being.
NATURE OF WORK
This is a technical and creative position responsible for creating high-quality video productions and still photography. Under the direction of the Marketing and Communications Director or designee, an employee in this classification conceptualizes, storyboards, scripts, lights, films, edits, and adds graphics and sound to videos and other multimedia communications to strengthen and advance the City of Sunrise brand and reputation through video and photographic stories across digital and social media platforms, including the City’s website and for broadcast, as needed. The individual in this position will also serve as City photographer at City Commission meetings, City events, and activities, as required. The position will require attendance at select weekend or after-hours special events to capture and create content.
Examples of Duties
Essential Job Functions
- Administers complete video production projects independently. This includes pre-production (concept development, storyboarding, campaigns, and script writing), filming, and editing to advance the City of Sunrise’s brand.
- Publishes content to a variety of distribution channels, such as YouTube, social media networks, and a website content management system, utilizing ADA-compliant formatting.
- Upholds a high standard by making all technical (audio, color, lighting) and creative (dialog, action, angle, etc.) adjustments necessary to achieve superior results.
- Demonstrates an understanding of innovative post-production techniques such as animation, motion graphics, AI-powered tools, custom video effect creation and editing, and other recent visual arts trends.
- Maintains any sets, studio, and storage space in an organized manner.
- Attends City events that require videography, livestreaming, photography, or other visual content.
- Collaborates with the Marketing and Communications Team in all aspects of digital marketing campaigns.
- Participates in special events logistics, coordination, and promotion.
- Ensures all content aligns with the department’s project goals and stylistic guidelines.
- Explores additional multimedia opportunities and suggest changes.
- Stays current on emerging and new digital trends, the latest in video production, best practices in video production, and the latest social media platforms.
- Manages, troubleshoots, and maintains all hardware and software related to videography and makes recommendations for program improvements.
- Develops creative concepts that uphold the City’s brand and utilize compelling storytelling.
- Coordinates project participants, providing exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.
- Serves as liaison to commercial production companies and contracted photographers for select projects.
- Creates and oversees the City’s library of video assets and related digital distribution platforms.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in video production, marketing, photography, or similar. Or an acceptable combination of education, experience, and training.
- Considerable professional work experience performing video production and editing.
- Experience with promotional/event/magazine photography required.
- Possession of a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
- Must obtain a valid Florida driver's license prior to hire.
- Required to hold a current FAA Part 107 Drone Pilot License or willing to take and pass an FAA exam.
Work Environment:
- Some work is performed in a standard office environment, and some work is performed at a variety of indoor and outdoor events.
- Scheduled events on the division calendar will frequently occur outside of typical office hours; time management and flexibility will be necessary to cover projects on evenings, weekends and holidays.
- Tasks are occasionally performed with moderate exposure to adverse environmental conditions, including inclement weather, severe temperatures and exposure to water.
- The position may require occasional travel to various locations in the Tri-County area.
- Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through personal contact, the use of the telephone and/or other City-issued technology devices.
- Must have a finely calibrated ability to detect differences in sight and sound in order to thoroughly compose, analyze, and edit works of video.
- Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work outdoors, at remote indoor locations, and in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach and twist under and around furniture and equipment; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull moderate to heavy amounts of weight up to 50 lbs.; to operate equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine motor coordination, including use of a computer and camera; and to verbally communicate to exchange information. Occasional climbing on ladder or stool to reach or mount equipment.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing is essential.
- Skilled at short-form, long-form, and streaming content creation, as well as distribution strategies and tactics.
- Proficiency in motion graphics and visual effects, multi-media, and presentation software such as Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro and/or Final Cut Pro X, Photoshop, Audition, and more.
- Ability to operate a video camera and video editing software to produce compelling video content for social media.
- Ability to operate a digital camera to capture still photos.
- Ability to manage time and prioritize projects.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other agencies, and the public.
- Knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and adjust to last-minute programming changes.
SUPERVISORY/PROFESSIONAL
HIRED ON OR AFTER 10/1/18
The description of benefits for which, an employee may be eligible have been generally summarized in this information sheet for your convenience; however, you must refer to all applicable City ordinances, collective bargaining agreements and/or plan documents for specific terms and conditions. These benefits may be affected by future changes in policy, collective bargaining, City ordinances and/or legislative actions. The City reserves the right to increase, modify, decrease or eliminate benefits at any time. No benefit is created or maintained simply based on this document, and its contents do not give rise to any contractual rights related to continuing employment or receipt of benefits between the City of Sunrise and its employees. The information contained herein supersedes any prior benefit sheet(s).
The City of Sunrise is an economic powerhouse in western Broward County encompassing more than 18 square miles. As the host of Sawgrass International Corporate Park – the largest business park in South Florida – Sunrise has its own flourishing job market and currently employs approximately 1,100 employees and numbers continue to rise.
The City takes a very active role in business development, recruitment and prides itself on creating job opportunities for its residents. There are very few communities of similar size that welcome the tens of millions of visitors that we do here in Sunrise, or that can boast the magnitude of regional assets found in our City.
Our City shines and we understand in order to shine brighter; we must continue to recognize our employees as one of our most valuable assets. The City of Sunrise takes great pride in recruiting future employees and developing and retaining current ones by offering our comprehensive compensation and benefits package throughout an employee's career.
5% Supplemental Pay:
Supervisory/Professional employees shall receive a five percent (5%) supplemental pay calculated on the employee’s base rate of pay.
City-Paid Medical Benefits
- Group Health Insurance: The City pays for 100% of the cost for single coverage for full-time employees and 66.66% of cost for Dependent/Family Coverage. Upon retirement and separation from City employment, employee receives a monthly stipend of $350 per month, applicable toward retiree health coverage.
- Life Insurance: $50,000
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D): $50,000
- Eye Care Reimbursement – Up to $250 every two (2) fiscal years (Employee only)
- EKG/Stress Test – Up to $150 reimbursement per fiscal year (Employee only)
- Physical Examination – Up to $250 reimbursement per fiscal year (Employee only)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Cigna Behavioral
- Employee Contribution = 8%
- Vesting = 10 Years
- Average Final Compensation (AFC) = 2.5% of pensionable earnings for each year of creditable service
- Maximum Benefit = 80% of AFC, not to exceed $80,000.
- Normal Retirement = Age 62 and ten (10) years of creditable service.
- Early Retirement = Age 57 and ten (10) years of creditable service, 3% annual reduction for each year prior to normal retirement age.
- 13th check based on monthly retirement, payable if the pension plan funding status is equal to or greater than 100%. Paid in December each year following retirement.
- Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) = 4 years/48 months maximum.
- DROP Interest Rate = 4%, compounded annually.
Based on successful completion of full-time, continuous service with the City, employee shall receive the following:
Years of Creditable Service Longevity Benefit*
10 Years 2.5%
15 Years 2.5%
20 Years 5.0%
- Longevity Benefit calculated on employee’s base rate of pay
Employees receive the following City-paid holidays:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Day
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- 4th of July, Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Veterans’ Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Friday after Thanksgiving
- Christmas Day
Annual leave may be taken as earned. Maximum accumulation each fiscal year is 360 hours. At time of resignation or retirement, employee is paid for all annual leave accrued at their current rate of pay. Annual leave is accrued based on continuous, full-time service with the City, as follows:
Completed Months of Service Total Hours/Days Accrued Annually
Up to and including first 60 months 128 hours/16 Days
Greater than 60 months through 120 months 168 hours/21 Days
Greater than 120 months through 204 months 208 hours/26 Days
Greater than 204 months 248 hours/31 Days
Annual Leave Cash Out
Employee can opt to receive a non-pensionable cash payment twice per year for up to forty (40) hours of annual leave, provided accrued annual leave bank does not fall below eighty (80) hours.
Floating Holidays
Upon completion of (26) weeks of full-time employment with the City, employee shall be entitled to utilize up to five (5) floating holidays per fiscal year. Floating holidays shall not carry over to the next fiscal year.
Perfect Attendance
For every six (6) months period (April 1 - September 30) and (October 1 - March 31) in which, no sick or unpaid leave is utilized, an employee shall receive ten (10) hours of annual leave credited. Employees who qualify for a consecutive Perfect Attendance benefit shall receive (14) hours of annual leave credited for each consecutive earning period.
Sick Leave
Each employee earns (96) hours (12 days) of sick leave annually with no waiting period for use and maximum accrual of 1,440 hours. Upon separation of City employment due to resignation, employee shall receive payment of all accrued sick leave at a rate of twenty- five percent (25%) of the employee’s current rate of pay at time of resignation. Upon separation of employment due to retirement, employee shall receive payment of all accrued sick leave at a rate of fifty percent (50%) of the employee’s current rate of pay at the time of retirement.
Sick Leave Conversion
After completion of one (1) year of continuous, full-time employment with the City, an employee may convert their unused portion of their first six (6) days (maximum of forty- eight (48) hours) of accrued sick leave into annual leave. Conversions are subject to the following: A minimum of 96 unused sick leave hours accrued prior to hours being converted, total eligible sick leave hours to be converted shall be reduced hour-for-hour by any sick leave hours utilized during the eligible benefit period, and conversion subject to annual leave accrual cap.
Bereavement Leave
Qualifying City-paid Bereavement Leave as follows:
- In State = Up to 3 Days
- Out of State = Up to 5 Days
After (2) two years of continuous full-time employment:
- 100% reimbursement for a grade of A or B
- 50% reimbursement for a grade of C
- $500 books/lab reimbursement per semester
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Optional Voluntary Benefits (paid By The Employee)
- Single or Family Dental Insurance
- Single or Family Vision Insurance
- Accident Advantage
- Life Insurance
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- Long Term Care Insurance
- Short Term Disability Insurance
- Critical Care Protection
- Cancer Protection Assurance
- Mission Square Retirement Programs
- 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
- 401(a) Governmental Purchase Plan: Newly hired
Please describe your highest level of education completed. PROOF OF THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COMPLETED EDUCATION MUST BE SUBMITTED AS AN ATTACHMENT WITH APPLICATION. (Applications without attached proof of education will not be processed for consideration.)
- No High School/GED
- High School/GED
- Some College
- Associate's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Doctoral Degree
Please describe how many years of professional work experience performing video production and editing.
- No Experience
- Inexperienced (Less than 6 months)
- Basic (6 months – 1 year)
- Reasonable (1 – 3 years)
- Considerable (4 – 6 years)
- Extensive (7 – 9 years)
- Broad (10 years)
Do you have a valid Driver's License?
- Yes
- No
If yes, please provide Driver's License number and Date of Issue:
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Do you hold a current FAA Part 107 Drone Pilot License?
- Yes
- No
Do you possess experience working with promotional/event/magazine photography?
- Yes
- No
- Required Question
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