Responsibilities

• Lead still photographer and a key contributor to brand-level visual storytelling.
• Planning and producing photography that supports institutional priorities and executive-level communications across digital, editorial, and marketing channels.
• Providing limited video support as part of a collaborative creative team.
• Lead end-to-end visual planning and execution for assignments ranging from enterprise storytelling to time-sensitive, high-profile moments.
• Excellent project planning and production management—scoping needs, developing shot lists and schedules, coordinating logistics, and balancing multiple concurrent deadlines—often in support of senior leadership and institutional initiatives.
• Hands-on photography with creative concepting, editing, asset management, and mentorship of student employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Five or more years of professional experience in photography, including demonstrated expertise in capturing and editing still imagery in a professional or institutional context.
• Demonstrated portfolio showcasing a wide range of photographic work, subjects, and visual storytelling approaches.
• Demonstrated proficiency with professional photography equipment and post-production tools.
• Experience working across digital platforms, including web and social media, with an understanding of platform-specific visual requirements.
• Strong organizational, planning, and project management skills, with the ability to independently scope work, set priorities, and manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated experience working with senior leadership and high-level stakeholders, including the ability to operate with discretion, prepare effectively, and produce on-brand visual assets in high-visibility settings.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and collaborative work environment.

Preferred

• Experience producing photography for marketing, communications, or editorial use within established brand guidelines is desirable.
• Experience working with digital asset management (DAM) platforms such as PhotoShelter or similar systems is desirable.
• Experience creating and preparing visual assets for digital and social media platforms is desirable.
• Experience working within a higher education, nonprofit, or similarly complex organizational environment is desirable.