Freelance Sports Videographer / Photographer

United Sports • Downingtown, PA

21h • Onsite

About The Position

United Sports and its affiliated sports brands are expanding their freelance creative network, seeking reliable photographers and videographers for project-based opportunities. These roles will cover tournaments, recruiting camps, and combines for brands including United Sports, YSC Sports, Sideline Soccer Solutions, Flag Football Life, Premier Sticks Field Hockey, and United Lacrosse. Applicants can be considered for one or multiple roles based on their experience, equipment, and portfolio.

Requirements

• Professional camera equipment appropriate for sports and event coverage
• A portfolio demonstrating relevant photography or videography experience
• Reliable transportation
• Strong communication and time-management skills
• Ability to follow creative briefs and meet assigned deadlines
• Comfortable working independently in active, fast-paced environments
• Availability for some evenings, early mornings, and weekends
• Willingness to travel when an assignment requires it
• Dependability once an assignment has been accepted
• Comfortable shooting with a professional camera, editing quickly on-site, and delivering content throughout the event.
• Experience capturing both photography and video using a professional camera.
• Sports photography experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Captures and edits professional photo and video content on-site for use while an event is still happening.
• Captures professional photo and video content throughout the event.
• Edits and delivers selected photos and video clips in real time.
• Creates quick-turnaround vertical videos for social media.
• Captures action, celebrations, athlete features, crowd reactions, sponsors, vendors, and behind-the-scenes moments.
• Uses techniques such as speed ramps and time ramps when appropriate.
• Follows an event content plan while identifying spontaneous moments worth capturing.
• Coordinates with the on-site event and marketing teams.
• Captures a combination of professional photo and video content for delivery following an event.
• Captures action photography, goals, celebrations, team and player moments, awards, and the overall event atmosphere.
• Films vertical and horizontal video clips for social media, websites, advertisements, and future promotions.
• Edits and color-grades selected photos and video clips.
• Follows a creative brief and required shot list.
• Organizes and delivers all content by the assigned deadline.
• Provides original-frame or uncropped versions when requested.
• Focuses specifically on professional event photography and delivering a complete edited gallery following the event.
• Photographs game action, athletes, teams, coaches, spectators, awards, sponsors, and venue details.
• Captures a mix of close-up, wide-angle, candid, and environmental images.
• Edits and color-corrects selected photographs.
• Delivers social-media-ready and uncropped versions when requested.
• Organizes and uploads the final gallery by the assigned deadline.

Benefits

• Flexible schedule

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed