Responsibilities

• Photographs assigned events, ceremonies, and campus activities on location; such as staff, faculty, and leadership portrait sessions on campus including photographing research laboratories, facilities, and field environments.
• Serves as the still photographer on featured story shoots partnering with writers and videographers, capturing imagery that complements the written and video narrative.
• Plans equipment, lighting, and shot approach for each assignment within established creative direction and university brand standards
• Consults with the supervisor on assignments that are new in scope or unusually complex.
• Adapts to varied and sometimes unpredictable shooting conditions while maintaining a professional, courteous presence with university faculty, staff, students, research subjects, and external stakeholders.
• Serves as day-to-day steward of ORP’s digital asset library. Ingests, culls, organizes, tags, and maintains photographic and related visual assets using the team’s established taxonomy, metadata conventions, and file-naming standards so that assets remain findable, accurately described, and properly documented.
• Monitors library health by identifying duplicates, missing or inconsistent metadata, outdated imagery, and gaps in subject coverage, and recommends improvements to the supervisor.
• Maintains records of model releases, usage permissions, photo credits, and licensing documentation so that image use complies with university requirements.
• Work is reviewed periodically for accuracy and consistency with established standards.
• Selects, edits, retouches, color-corrects, and exports images using Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, and Bridge, sizing and optimizing files for web, social media, print, presentations, reports, and media use.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive according to the University Fleet Safety Policy.

Benefits

• Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!
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