Aaron Becerril is an award-winning videographer, photographer, editor, and certified drone pilot. He is the first civilian employee certified under the FAA’s Part 107 regulations to operate drones for both the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Fire Department.
As a key member of the City of Phoenix’s social media team, Aaron plays a vital role in keeping residents of the nation’s fifth-largest city informed through timely and engaging digital content. He writes, shoots, and edits two online video segments: the award-winning Wait... You Do What!? and PHX In About a Minute, both produced in English and Spanish. As a bilingual communicator, Aaron was instrumental in founding and developing the City’s Spanish-language social media team.
At PHXTV, Aaron has served as both an on-air and off-air multimedia journalist and as a Master Control Operator. He also held the position of Multimedia Specialist for the Phoenix Fire Department, where he worked as a drone operator and Spanish-speaking Public Information Officer (PIO).
A Phoenix native, Aaron returned to the city after earning his degree in Mass Communications with a focus on Video Production in Mexico City, where he also worked as a Studio Director at a university. His lifelong passion for storytelling and public service drives his work every day.