Campus Photographer - Charlotte

Elon University • Charlotte, NC

42d • Onsite

About The Position

The Campus Photographer plans, creates, edits and archives high-quality photographic work that captures the full range of activities across Elon University’s Charlotte locations, including the Queens campus and South End-based programs, and reflects the university’s visual identity. In addition to photography, this position may provide occasional support for short-form video and multimedia storytelling projects. The role supports a wide range of marketing and communications efforts to advance institutional priorities and promote visual storytelling throughout the university.

Requirements

• Minimum of five years of experience in photography or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating excellence in photography, visual storytelling and content creation across digital and print platforms is required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, including photo editing, color correction and image optimization for print and digital platforms.
• Experience using Photo Mechanic or similar software for photo ingestion, captioning and metadata management, as well as PhotoShelter or a comparable digital asset management system.
• Experience organizing and maintaining large image libraries, including the application of metadata, keywording and archival best practices.
• Experience with professional photography equipment, including cameras, lenses, studio lighting and location lighting setups.
• Ability to plan and execute a variety of photographic assignments, including event coverage, portraits, storytelling features and marketing photography.
• Strong organizational, communication and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments and priorities simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in higher education, an in-house marketing team or a creative agency preferred.
• Experience using project management and collaboration tools, such as Trello, Asana or similar platforms, is preferred.
• Basic video capture and editing experience for digital storytelling and social media applications is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality photography for a wide range of print and digital publications that reflect the university’s visual identity.
• Create digital assets for use across university websites, including photography for institutional news and storytelling platforms, and contribute images to university social media accounts when needed.
• Plan and produce photography for key events and initiatives across Elon’s Charlotte locations, providing images for departments and offices as appropriate.
• Participate in planning for publications and consult with designers and project managers on the use of photography.
• Support priority-driven requests from admissions, academic programs and administrative units in Charlotte, in alignment with University Communications goals and available resources.
• Collaborate with University Communications colleagues to prioritize photography assignments using established workflows and institutional priorities to ensure effective use of resources.
• Provide photography support for select institutional priorities and events on the main Elon campus as needed, in coordination with University Communications.
• Capture short-form video content when appropriate to support integrated digital storytelling efforts.
• Maintain a common directory of graphic images and photographs on the University Communications digital asset management system.
• Oversee the cataloging of digital visual elements in the digital asset management system.
• Maintain and ensure the use of the established keywording system so that all assets are easily searchable and retrievable.
• Assist in the identification of archival visual assets for use by the university.
• Coordinate and hold photo sessions to ensure faculty and staff across Charlotte locations have current portraits for use in the online directory and other university publications.
• Maintain the use of portraits in the university directory.
• Maintain an inventory of photography equipment owned by the Office of University Communications.
• Keep up to date with digital imaging technology and recommend changes and upgrades to ensure that the university remains current in its photographic services.
• Work in collaboration with University Communications colleagues (design, content and marketing) to ensure photography supports integrated communications and marketing efforts.
• Coordinate with colleagues across campuses to align visual storytelling priorities and ensure efficient use of resources.
• Ensure all photography aligns with Elon’s visual identity and brand standards.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and engagement with Elon’s foundational commitment to relationships, mentoring and collaboration in a close-knit residential community.
• Embrace the shared responsibility to foster inclusive excellence within a strong residential community.
• Engage in professional development to support the shared responsibility of enriching diversity, equity, and inclusion through meaningful relationships and mentoring at Elon.
• Attend or participate in campus activities such as College Coffee, Numen Lumen, campus cultural events, athletic events, continuing education, professional development opportunities and trainings, employee resource groups and other university-sponsored activities to demonstrate an active commitment to the Elon community.

Benefits

• 28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.
• Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses
• Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.
• Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.
• Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.
• Free use of campus fitness facilities.
• Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and our Division I Phoenix athletics.
• Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service.
• After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level