Photographer - Office of Communications & Marketing - UTK at University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Knoxville, TN

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Photographer - Office of Communications & Marketing - UTK

Knoxville, TN (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

The role centers on leading photography work that aligns with the university’s brand, with strong technical and creative requirements in image editing, metadata, and DAM archiving. It favors candidates with solid Lightroom/Photoshop skills and DAM experience, plus collaboration with campus partners. Preferred qualifications include PhotoMechanic and higher education experience, and the benefits package is highlighted. The position emphasizes professional development and a collaborative environment.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Works with the manager of photography, art directors, and other team members across the division to ensure consistent adherence to the university's brand guidelines and visual identity in all photography assignments.
Makes technical and creative decisions about which angles, positions, times of day/year, and equipment would best achieve goals of the assignment.
Orchestrates photo shoots, including managing the environment and timeline.
Takes photographs on location and in the studio.
Stays current with latest photography trends, styles, and techniques.
Networks with campus partners to find story and visual ideas to generate content in support of internal and external communication and marketing goals.
Assists manager of photography for high profile, high production shoots.
Edits, manipulates, and alters images with industry standard photo editing software to ensure best possible photographs are produced and delivered.
Uses industry standard software to ensure proper and appropriate metadata is embedded in all images.
Archives photographs in the university's digital asset management (DAM) system.

Requirements

High School Diploma and at least 5 years photography experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified; OR,
Associate’s degree and at least 3 years photography experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified; OR,
Bachelor’s Degree and at least 1 year photography experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified (student or part-time employment qualifies)
Strong knowledge of composition, lighting, and other technical aspects of photography.
Ability to process RAW images in Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop
Strong knowledge of manipulating/retouching photographs in industry standard photo editing software
Ability to complete an entire photo shoot from planning through image distribution
Ability to work independently as well as in a group
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to act in a professional manner

Preferred

Advance knowledge of PhotoMechanic
Work experience in higher education
Experience with PhotoShelter
Experience with Canon camera systems

Benefits

The university offers a highly competitive benefits package that includes health insurance and retirement plans through the State of Tennessee, generous annual and sick leave accruals, longevity pay, tuition waivers and discounts, discounted athletics tickets, and more.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville. Founded in 1794, it is the flagship institution of the statewide University of Tennessee system with nine undergraduate departments and eleven graduate departments and hosts more than 26,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries. In its 2009 ranking of universities, U.S. News & World Report ranked UT 118th among national universities and 52nd among public institutions of higher learning. Its ties to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, established under UT President Andrew Holt and continued under the UT-Battelle partnership, have positioned the University as co-manager and allow for considerable research opportunities for faculty and students enjoyed by few other institutions of comparable standing.Also affiliated with the University are the Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility, and the University of Tennessee Arboretum, which occupies 250 acres of nearby Oak Ridge, Tennessee and features hundreds of species of plants indigenous to the region. The University is a direct partner of the University of Tennessee Medical Center, the only Level I trauma center in the East Tennessee region and a self-proclaimed 'teaching hospital' due to its aggressive medical research programs and position as the primary career destination for most medical school graduates of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Memphis.

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

9.2K employees (547 in marketing)

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